Schalke 04 becomes Partner of the Football Club Social Alliance

Schalke 04 becomes Partner of the Football Club Social Alliance

Football Club Schalke 04 becomes Partner of the Football Club Social Alliance. In collaboration with the current member clubs, Schalke 04 will take part in diverse projects facilitated by the Football Club Social Alliance. The projects are aiming at providing support for young people that have to overcome difficult life circumstances. The Alliance delivers projects all around the world.  

In August 2017, Schalke 04 officially joined the Scort Foundation to participate in projects of the Football Club Social Alliance. Thereby, the club became the 6th member of the Alliance.

Engagement in international development work

The Scort Foundation is an operating organisation committed to the idea of a world where children can play sports despite difficult conditions, and have role models that inspire them. The main mandate of the Scort Foundation is the development and administration of the Football Club Social Alliance (FCSA). The foundation initiated this partnership of professional football clubs in 2007. As “first mover”, Scort created an innovative concept of how professional football clubs can get sustainably engaged in international development work.

Next to Schalke 04, EFDN member’s SV Werder Bremen and Bayer Leverkusen are part of the Alliance.

Schalke 04 is already for more than 10 years actively engaged in Community work in the region of Gelsenkirchen. The football clubs facilitates their activities through their foundation Schalke Hilft! Now, together with the members of the Alliance; FC Basel, Werder Bremen, Bayer Leverkusen, Austria Wien and the Queens Park Rangers, Schalke 04 will participate in world-wide projects.

Sebastian Buntkirchen, Foundation & CSR Manager of Schalke 04 says, “we are very much looking forward to the cooperation with the Football Club Social Alliance. FC Schalke 04 is taking their social responsibility very seriously. We are proud to now being able to show our support world-wide, by participating in the Football Club Social Alliance. We want to provide young people perspectives and to help, where it is needed.”

Providing support in Lebanon together with the Football Club Social Alliance

The first joint project will take place in Lebanon, where the Football Club Social Alliance works in cooperation with the UNHCR supporting refugees from Syria and Palestine.

Marc-Andre Buchwalder, Manager of the Scort Foundation states, “having FC Schalke 04 as a partner is a huge enrichment for the Football Club Social Alliance. We notice that Schalke has the goal of actively getting involved. Moreover, through their world-wide supporter network we are sure that the club will be able to have a great impact on the international programmes”.