Johan Cruyff Foundation

The Johan Cruyff Foundation supports and develops impactful sports and play projects all around the world. We focus on children and youngsters for whom sport  isn’t a guaranteed part of their lives. We put this into practice by sports projects for children with special needs,  by setting up outdoor sports facilities in deprived areas and social sports programs. Through these actions we create space.  

Space to grow. Space to make friends. Space to improve both their physical and mental health.  

Space to become who they are.  

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Girl power

Nadine (17 years) and Sanae (16 years) are Heroes and recently organised the final event of their Heroes of the Cruyff Courts project. Children from all around the neighbourhood participated in their football tournament.

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Equal opportunities for girls

Diversity, equality, and inclusion are the foundation of a strong society. That’s why we work to make sports more equal for boys and girls. We organise special activities for girls and promote female role models. Every step helps create a place where everyone feels welcome.

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Cruyff Foundation Conference

Equal opportunities for all children while playing outside are unfortunately not yet a given, even though it is so important for their development. Today, at the first Cruyff Foundation Conference, we explored this important theme with sports professionals.

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Innovative Cruyff Court provides townships with clean drinking water

Two of our recently opened Cruyff Courts in South Africa are equipped with an advanced water harvesting and filtration system beneath the field, providing the local community with fresh drinking water.

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Professor Erik Scherder: “Exercise is really healthy”

Both are from Betondorp: Johan Cruyff and Erik Scherder, professor of neuropsychology. Cruyff invited Scherder to a Cruyff Foundation seminar in 2014 and the contact stayed after that. Erik Scherder has since become a proud ambassador of the Cruyff Foundation.

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