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We all currently reside in Sierra Leone, West Africa. SLASA is a non-governmental organization.
2003-We were funded by FIFA to compete in England and gained international media coverage.
2005-We participated in the World Amputee Football Championship in Brazil, playing against Russia, England, Ukraine, Turkey, and Brazil.
2006-We participated in Prosthetic Outreach Foundation’s (USA) efforts to provide over 1500 amputees living in the northern districts of Sierra Leone with prosthetics.
2006-We were funded by CORDAID to compete in the Open European Amputee Football Championship in Russia.
2006-The United Nations assisted SLASA to conduct community awareness programs in Liberia.
2009-We were funded by FIFA and Africell mobile phone company to participate in the World Amputee Championship in Turkey .
2010-We took our teams to Spain to promote amputee sports in their colleges and participate in the CASA Africa program in Cadiz.
2011-SLASA won the “Best Goalie” and qualified as semifinalists to compete with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
2013-We competed in the 3rd annual Sierra Leone Nationwide Amputee League.
2013-We competed in the FIFA Football for Hope Forum in Brazil and received a commendation from Mayor Marcio Lacerda of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
**2014-PRESENT** We competed in Angola, Kenya, South Africa & Europe. SLASA has performed African traditional cultural presentations at the annual GULLAH FESTIVAL in South Carolina. WORLDWIDE there are one billion physically challenged individuals--the largest world minority. Through soccer competitions, SLASA builds bridges among athletic amputees. Our short term goals are to continue competing in the amputee soccer games held throughout Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. We also want to provide medical care access facilities and sports equipment for our players. Our long term goals are to get amputee soccer playing recognized as a worldwide Special Olympic Sport, construct handicapped accessible sports facilities/computer equipped classrooms in Sierra Leone, West Africa which will provide higher education opportunities, further sports training, develop jobs, libraries, accessible to amputees. When you donate to EMPOWERED LIVING INITIATIVE based in the U.S.A., you are donating to SLASA.
DONATE ! Support Our Spirit for Living !
We all currently reside in Sierra Leone, West Africa. SLASA is a non-governmental organization.
2003-We were funded by FIFA to compete in England and gained international media coverage.
2005-We participated in the World Amputee Football Championship in Brazil, playing against Russia, England, Ukraine, Turkey, and Brazil.
2006-We participated in Prosthetic Outreach Foundation’s (USA) efforts to provide over 1500 amputees living in the northern districts of Sierra Leone with prosthetics.
2006-We were funded by CORDAID to compete in the Open European Amputee Football Championship in Russia.
2006-The United Nations assisted SLASA to conduct community awareness programs in Liberia.
2009-We were funded by FIFA and Africell mobile phone company to participate in the World Amputee Championship in Turkey .
2010-We took our teams to Spain to promote amputee sports in their colleges and participate in the CASA Africa program in Cadiz.
2011-SLASA won the “Best Goalie” and qualified as semifinalists to compete with Ghana in the Africa Cup of Nations in Ghana.
2013-We competed in the 3rd annual Sierra Leone Nationwide Amputee League.
2013-We competed in the FIFA Football for Hope Forum in Brazil and received a commendation from Mayor Marcio Lacerda of Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
**2014-PRESENT** We competed in Angola, Kenya, South Africa & Europe. SLASA has performed African traditional cultural presentations at the annual GULLAH FESTIVAL in South Carolina. WORLDWIDE there are one billion physically challenged individuals--the largest world minority. Through soccer competitions, SLASA builds bridges among athletic amputees. Our short term goals are to continue competing in the amputee soccer games held throughout Africa, the Caribbean, and Europe. We also want to provide medical care access facilities and sports equipment for our players. Our long term goals are to get amputee soccer playing recognized as a worldwide Special Olympic Sport, construct handicapped accessible sports facilities/computer equipped classrooms in Sierra Leone, West Africa which will provide higher education opportunities, further sports training, develop jobs, libraries, accessible to amputees. When you donate to EMPOWERED LIVING INITIATIVE based in the U.S.A., you are donating to SLASA.
DONATE ! Support Our Spirit for Living !