Football has the power to change lives. It can bring communities together, rebuild peace and break down barriers. And for children in the poorest parts of the world, football can encourage education, a key factor in moving out of poverty.  

That’s why we’re here.

We’re Football Action, a small charity with big ambitions. It’s our mission to educate and inspire children living difficult lives through the world’s most popular game.

Since 2009, we’ve delivered and funded sport for education programmes across East Africa and Central America in partnership with local charities and schools. Having started out as a group of 3 football enthusiasts from the UK and Ireland travelling to rural Ethiopia to build a football pitch, Football Action is now an established charity with projects in four countries of the world.