Sporting encounters
Matches and exchanges with clubs and academies in Abidjan, including ASEC Mimosas, Ivoire Académie, 2 Plateaux FC and Abidjan City.
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FIRST INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY · FEBRUARY 2024
From Meyrin to Abidjan
Pass-Sport’s first international journey established the association’s approach: travel with young people, meet Ivorian clubs with respect, share sport and equipment, then keep the relationships alive.
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FIRST INTERNATIONAL JOURNEY17Meyrin FC youth players · U15–U16delivered
2adult staffdelivered
≈ 500 kgof sports equipment transporteddelivered
Explore our journey
The beginning of a long-term commitment
From 18 to 24 February 2024, Meyrin FC’s B Youth team spent a week in Abidjan for sporting and cultural exchanges. The young players met ASEC Mimosas, Ivoire Académie, 2 Plateaux FC and Abidjan City, and experienced different neighbourhoods and local realities.
The trip combined sport with practical solidarity: equipment collected in Geneva was transported and handed to local partners. A structured donation was made to the ASEC Mimosas women’s team, including 25 pairs of boots, 4 pairs of goalkeeper gloves, balls, shirts, water bottles and bags.
On 20 February, the Swiss Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire welcomed the delegation. The young people were not passive visitors: they prepared the project, represented their club and learned directly from their hosts.
Sport is the means — people are the purpose.
A grounded activity
From Meyrin to Abidjan
Pass-Sport’s first international journey established the association’s approach: travel with young people, meet Ivorian clubs with respect, share sport and equipment, then keep the relationships alive.
Equipment sharing
Around 500 kg of equipment collected in Switzerland was transported. Items were handed over in response to needs discussed with local partners.
Learning and representation
A meeting at the Swiss Embassy, cultural discovery and direct exchanges between young people, coaches and educators.
Project milestones
A journey across several stages.
A week of sporting and educational activities in Abidjan.
The delegation met at the Swiss Embassy.
Relationships built during the trip became a foundation for subsequent exchanges and projects.
Human value & approach
What the journey teaches
A first journey outside Europe asked the young players to adapt, listen, work together and represent their club. Impact comes from the relationships as well as the equipment handed over: every community contributes its knowledge.
Status and transparency
Delivered in February 2024. The equipment figure refers to transported weight, not unique beneficiaries. Quantities for each partner are published only when documented.
Delivered in February 2024. The equipment figure refers to transported weight, not unique beneficiaries. Quantities for each partner are published only when documented.
Partners and networkPress and references
Work with named partners.
Partners involvedMeyrin FC · ASEC Mimosas · Ivoire Académie · 2 Plateaux FC · Abidjan City · Swiss Embassy in Côte d’Ivoire
Our principlesRespect · fraternity · equity · transmission · commitment · environmental responsibility
For partners
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Companies, foundations, private donors, clubs, schools and institutions can support a defined goal with funding, equipment or expertise.
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Encounters, commitments and work on the ground.
