e Ke Nako Africa - It's time!
Kempton Park, 08 June 2010. It’s time: Only two days to go, until the first FIFA World Cup™ on African soil kicks off on 11 June 2010. Ahead of the world’s largest sports event, the International Football Village opens its doors to the public on 10 June 2010 at Birchwood hotel & Conference Center, close to OR Tambo. YDF will be present at the Ke Nako Plaza throughout the World Cup. Join us for an African experience!
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Minister of Sport launches ''Ke Nako Africa - The Exhibition''
Johannesburg, 10 June 2010. "I declare the Ke Nako Africa initiative open!” On Thursday, 10 June 2010 - one day ahead of the kick-off for the World Cup - Minister of Sport & Recreation South Africa, Rev. Makhenkesi Stofile, launched the exhibition at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg.
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Youth Development through Sport – what is it all about?
Johannesburg, 11 June 2010. Role models from various strong non-governmental partners of the Youth Development through Football (YDF) project met up with Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, and Deputy Minister of Sport and Recreation South Africa, Gert Oosthuizen, for a panel discussion on the youth-development-through-sport movement.
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African Youth Forum established
Johannesburg, 16 June 2010. An African Youth Sport Forum was established at the International Football Village at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Johannesburg. Youths from eight African countries met for the first planning session during a three-day workshop, organised against the backdrop of National Youth Day.
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Discovering the world of YDF
Johannesburg, 24 June 2010. Dirk Niebel, German Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, received detailed information on YDF when he visited the project’s exhibition at Ke Nako Africa, which forms part of the International Football Village in Johannesburg. Niebel also made a stop at one of the Ulutsha Soccer Buses to learn more about YDF’s partners and approaches.
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YDF Zambia at the Global Football Village
Johannesburg, 24 June 2010. German Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Dirk Niebel, visited the YDF Zambia stand at the International Football Village on 24 June 2010. In cooperation with the Devolution Trust Fund, team members of YDF Zambia explained how they use football to develop life skills with an emphasis on the importance of clean water and hygiene.
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Football: not just a boy's sport!
Johannesburg, 26 June 2010. Moskito Manamela, a young football player from Mamelodi, faced opposition from friends and even her own family when she decided to play football: "But football was in my blood, so I went on and on.” Moskito talked about her experiences during a panel discussion on ‘Girl empowerment through football', which took place at Ke Nako Africa on Saturday, 26 June 2010. 
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Turn knowledge about HIV/AIDS into action!
Johannesburg, 07 July 2010. Scott Burnett states it clearly: "The youths of South Africa know a lot about HIV and AIDS. Our challenge is to take that knowledge and turn it into action. Within this process, football can serve as a perfect tool to bring people together, to connect communities and to develop self-esteem.” Burnett is director of the Youth Department at loveLife, one of South Africa’s largest national HIV/AIDS-prevention programmes for young people. On 7 July 2010, Burnett opened a panel discussion on ’Sport as a tool for HIV/ AIDS prevention’ at the International Football Village in Johannesburg.
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World-class and typically African
Johannesburg, 10 July 2010. "Africa’s time has come. Together, let us contribute towards upholding the spirit of the Football World Cup". On 10 July 2010 Ke Nako Africa closed its doors in the International Football Village with a round of discussions whose focal point was the question of the legacy of the Football World Cup on the African continent. There is no doubt at all: The World Cup has had a sustainable influence on South Africa and the perception of the country throughout the world and united its people.
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