AFC-AFDP CSR seminar ends successfully

The two-day AFC-AFDP Dream Asia CSR seminar, hosted by Asian Football Confederation, Asian Football Development Project and the All India Football Federation (AIFF) ended successfully here today.
The recommendations from the seminar participants focused on three primary goals each with their own sub-objectives.
On of the important goals is to develop a CSR Regional Hub (regional coordinator) for football in South & Central Asia mandated by the AFC with an objective to coordinate national football associations, national sport authorities/governments, national player associations, chamber of commerce, corporates, NGOs, foundations, local communities, the media, as well as a celebrity/figure heads.
The second objective is to support the implementation of the AFC Child Nutrition Campaign at national and regional level as this is of particular concern to South Asia.

It also aims to link football to prevention of issues, which are of primary concern in the South & Central Asia Region.
It was also said that FICCI and AIFF are proposing to include sports as a part of the 10 listed areas which fall under the purview of such investments by the corporate.

The group recommended that the key stakeholders should focus on constructive creation of footballing projects along with corporate community rather than focus on business exchange through such initiatives.
"There is tremendous potential in South and Central Asia for both development through football as well as football development. Both streams are interconnected and that is why football associations, the private sector and NGOs working through football must join their efforts," said Prince Ali, chairman of the Social Responsibility Committee at the AFC and chairman of AFDP.

"This seminar has been the perfect meeting place for all stakeholders to exchange their experiences for the first time and chart out the way forward for social responsibility in football in India and the region," he added.