UEFA: the "Match for Solidarity" on 21/04/2018 raised €684,400 for the UEFA Foundation for Children

"A total of €684,400 was raised, and was made available to the UEFA Foundation for Children to support a group of projects worldwide," announced UEFA on 25/04/2019 regarding the "Match for Solidarity" jointly organised last year by the European body and the United Nations, at the Stade de Genève in Geneva (SUI) on Saturday 21/04/2018.

"The objective laid down by the committee was to support initiatives that use sport, and especially football, as a way to promote inclusion amongst children living with disabilities," said UEFA who added that the projects were "selected by a committee of representatives from UEFA, the United Nations Office at Geneva and the Geneva Stadium Foundation."

The funds generated by the Match for Solidarity are being used in a local project in Geneva, as well as for projects in Argentina, Bangladesh, Greece, Mali and Sri Lanka (newsletter available to download).

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