Why is it in the news?
Footballs distributed at PM SHRI Kendriya Vidyalaya under F4S initiative.
Promotes sports-based life skills in school education.
Category: Misc
Important Points:
● Run by FIFA in collaboration with UNESCO
● Aims to benefit around 700 million children
● Seeks to integrate football into school education systems
● Promotes life skills and competencies through sports
● Aligned with SDGs and UNESCO’s Kazan Action Plan
● Linked with WHO Global Action Plan on Physical Activity (GAPPA)
● Launched in mid-2019 with pilot projects in Puerto Rico and Lebanon
● Implemented in India by DoSEL, Ministry of Education
● Supported by AIFF and Sports Authority of India (SAI)