GOALS receives the 2021 UEFA Foundation for Children award

The board of trustees of the UEFA Foundation for Children met by videoconference on 3 June, with the UEFA president, Aleksander Čeferin, in the chair. The board received updates on and discussed the foundation’s ongoing projects, with a special focus on the activities that will take place during the eagerly awaited UEFA EURO 2020.

The board’s spring meeting is also when the UEFA Foundation for Children selects its annual award winners among charities and other organizations working in favor of children's rights. Organizations are nominated by the UEFA member associations

“The past year has been particularly difficult, but it is encouraging to see how the NGO partners have been able to adapt and innovate to support the growing number of children in need because of this pandemic”, says Aleksander Čeferin. “We are pleased to be able to support 19 additional organizations in Europe through the 2021 UEFA Foundation for Children award.”

“GOALS is honored to be acknowledged for the work that we do. It has been a difficult couple years, but we continue to move forward and through sports bring light into the lives of children across rural Armenia”, said Teny Avakian, GOALS CEO.