Scottish youth football coaches supporting the children of Rwanda through a shared love of football
Football coaches, doing our bit
As kid's football coaches, we know all about the the early starts and long hours, lugging equipment around and setting up the pitch, being role models and mentors to young kids - being responsible for keeping their love of football alive…
It’s hard work but incredibly rewarding
Scottish Football for Rwanda takes that to the next level, by helping children in one of the World’s poorest nations
“Daunting, unknown, challenging, emotional, exciting, rewarding, amazing, something everyone needs to do in their life!”
Travel to Africa and volunteer as a football coach for 10 days…
Making an impact
Every trip not only brightens up the lives of the kids we meet, but we do our best to make a material difference, from funding to equipment - no matter how small, it all counts
Experience of a lifetime
An overused phrase sometimes, but these trips truly are the experience of a lifetime for the coaches involved
Rwanda has a recent history that we can only shake our heads at in disbelief and horror, and it has crippling levels of child poverty. Yet the people you’ll meet show an incredible resilience and zest for life - it changes your perspective on what really matters in life
"I felt every possible emotion on this trip and used virtually every adjective to describe it. An incredible experience that I'm proud and honoured to have been a part of."
“How far Rwanda and its people have come in such a short period of time is truly inspiring. A real life impacting experience. Any coach who gets the opportunity, go!”
What’s involved?
Over 8-10 days a group of 14 coaches will visit several parts of Rwanda, from the capital Kigali to the Western Provinces, organising football sessions for kids of all ages and abilities, from Rwanda’s leading professional clubs to disabled children
Many of these sessions will be to an outreach organisation, to which the group will also make a donation of funds and/or equipment
The trip will also visit several Genocide Memorial sites, to put everything into perspective
Most recent……Feb 2024
Future trips….
February ‘25 - coaches…spaces available
June ‘25 - 2008 youth players & coaches…1/16 youth & 2/4 coach spaces available
June ‘26 - 2009 youth players & coaches…spaces available
June ‘27 - 2010 youth players & coaches…spaces available
June ‘28 - 2011 youth players & coaches…spaces available
Please get in touch if you are interested in any of these future trips carey@rwandafootball.org
Youth player trips…
Each June we take a group of 16 year old Scottish footballers to Rwanda, along with 4 experienced coaches, for the experience of a lifetime