2022 was a landmark year for CONCACAF in many ways, but one of the major milestones that took place was the launch of Generation Amazing in 10 countries across the CONCACAF region, which has now landed in Bermuda.
The Generation Amazing Foundation (GAF) is the flagship human and social legacy program of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 and CONCACAF to enable CONCACAF Member Associations to optimize their own grassroots coach education curriculums and provide more local coaches with the skills they need to deliver fun, safe, and engaging football sessions for young people in their communities.
Helping spearhead this initiative is CONCACAF CSR Coordinator Jennifer Roche, who says that the aim is to have Generation Amazing in place in all 41 CONCACAF MAs before the start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America, Mexico & Canada.
“The base of our program is education and capacity building. We have an education package that we co-developed. From the CONCACAF side, we have our understanding of sport for development, as well as our first full eight-hour course on safeguarding and child protection, which is very important,” said Roche in an exclusive interview with CONCACAF.com.
