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DANIR 2022 | Our involvement

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FC ROSENGÅRD

A football club and a
driver of social progress.

FC Rosengård has Sweden’s best women’s football         FC Rosengård stands on two equally steady legs,
     team, and 2022 was a year for the record books,    which are illustrated in the club’s colours. The blue
as the team took home Swedish Championship gold,        symbolises our sports efforts and the red our social
cup gold and competed in the Champions League           initiatives. In our social initiatives, the club identi-
group stage.                                            fies a need or challenge in society where we see a
                                                        potential for positive change. These might include
    The club also has another women’s team and a        a shortage of women in leadership positions, high
men’s football team, and now also boasts top-division   unemployment, or an overall increase in mental
women’s and a men’s futsal teams. Its youth activities  illness.
serve over 700 children from more than 70 different
nationalities – in keeping with its vision of being a       “	FC Rosengård stands on two
club for everyone. This vision is reflected in every          equally steady legs, which are
part of the organisation, and we work a lot with              illustrated in the club’s colours.
gender equality, equality and inclusion.                      The blue symbolises our sports
                                                              efforts and the red our social
                                                              initiatives.”

                                                        Football for Life by FCR uses football as a tool to
                                                        strengthen young girls’ self-esteem, self-confidence
                                                        and position in society. The organisation started
                                                        in eastern South Africa but is now also located in
                                                        eastern Malmö, with a focus on training young
                                                        female leaders.

                                                           Hattrick by FCR is a knowledge programme in
                                                        which the club collaborates with football associations
                                                        throughout Skåne to educate and inspire young
                                                        football players.

                                                           Every day, Boost by FCR helps, on average, one
                                                        young Malmö resident start studying or become
                                                        self-sufficient. And it’s been doing so for over 11 years.

                                                        THE YEAR IN BRIEF
                                                        This year, Boost by FCR has shifted its focus somewhat.
                                                        We have teamed up with the Upper Secondary
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