Football without Limits

Sport has the power to change children’s lives. It is essential to their healthy development and happiness.

UNICEF Viet Nam
Sport has the power to change children’s lives. It unlocks girls’ power and makes them unstoppable!
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Empowered. United. Unstoppable

Girls are changing the face of football, and football is changing their lives. Women and girls are playing toward their dreams and encouraging millions of girls around the world.

Girls can do it! 

"Sport is one of the great human pursuits – a model of teamwork, a platform for individual excellence, a driver of economic growth for all of society. "

UN Secretary-General António Guterres

UNICEF Viet Nam Representative Rana Flowers getting a football signed by UN Secretary-General António Guterres at GOUNH, Ha Noi, Oct 2022
UNICEF Viet Nam\Truong Viet Hung UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, signs a soccer ball with UNICEF Representative, Rana Flowers, during his visit to Viet Nam in October 2022.

SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT

Sport has the power to change children’s lives.

It boosts their self-esteem and helps build essential skills: strategic thinking, teamwork, confidence, contribution, learning to bounce back from defeat, respect and collaboration. 

Sport unlocks girls’ power and makes them unstoppable! 

Inclusive sport

Around the world, children need the free time, space and fellowship to enjoy sport and play. While the need for the activities of sport are global in scope,

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Why sport?

For many people around the world, sport and play are immediately and inextricably tied to the notion of childhood.

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Training materials for primary school

Training materials for primary school teachers on renovating PE for primary school age children

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YOU WILL LOVE THIS!

Watch these videos of your favorite sport people and get inspired to sport!

Sport promotes inclusion, bringing together people from different backgrounds. Sport improves our physical and mental health, helps improve performance at school and builds skills that are essential to equip children for their future. 

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UNICEF Viet Nam

World Children’s Day 2022

One team for every child

Just as teamwork is key to success in football, a shared commitment is critical to ensure all children in Viet Nam are healthy and safe; that they are nurtured and learning; and they are empowered to participate and become agents of change in their life and their communities. 

And, just as fair play is essential in sports, children need a fair chance to reach their full potential. 

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UNICEF Sergio Ramos: It doesn’t matter which football team you support this World Cup –when it comes to children, there is only #OneTeam
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UNICEF Viet Nam Nguyễn Bích Thủy mời bạn trở thành Đồng Đội để đảm bảo trẻ em được sống trong một môi trường an toàn, phát triển và học tập. Chúng ta cần đoàn kết để nắm lấy cơ hội biến điều này thành hiện thực cho mọi trẻ em tại Việt Nam.
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UNICEF Viet Nam I want to invite everybody to join the #OneTeam for children
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UNICEF Việt Nam Huấn luyện viên Kim Chi mời bạn trở thành Đồng Đội để hỗ trợ trẻ em và khai thác sức mạnh của thể thao để thay đổi cuộc sống của các em.
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UNICEF Viet Nam Sports raises confidence and pride when I reach my full potential on the football field
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UNICEF Viet Nam Sport is not only a right for every child, but a powerful driver of change

Stories of determination, inclusion and positive change! Watch them!

Story of Dang Thuy Linh

Fighting for the rights means walking the talk

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Story of Lo Thi Say

When dreams travel beyond boundaries

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Story of Folktale

Rewriting gender stereotypes for the future world

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Story of Nguyen Thi Xuan Na

Finding voices through the uniqueness of the self

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RESEARCH AND REPORTS

If you are a teacher, a school or your work and decisions can drive positive change for children, check these resources to learn more about the situation and identify how you can make a difference for children.

Your action can help improve children’s mental well-being, education, health, while building their transferable skills and competencies.

Sport and play are an important part of children’s lives.
UNICEF Viet Nam\Truong Viet Hung Sport and play are an important part of children’s lives.

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Study on adolescents mental health and well-being

Schools are one of adolescents’ most important psychosocial environments, offering mental health risk factors, protective factors and opportunities...

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SDG indicators on children and women survey

The General Statistics Office of Viet Nam and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Viet Nam Country Office are happy to release the findings...

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The State of the World's Children 2021

On My Mind: Promoting, protecting and caring for children’s mental health.

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Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Children:

To identify a set of priority actions to effectively prevent childhood overweight and obesity, a landscape analysis was undertaken in Viet Nam.

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PARENTING SKILLS

There’s a lot we can do as parents to promote our children’s bonding, learning and development. Check these parenting resources!

 

 

When does learning begin?

 

Self esteem

 

The importance of interaction

 

Human capital

 

One Team for Every Child