Qatar Football Association (QFA) and Qatar Shell celebrated the overwhelming success of their award-winning programme ‘Il’Ab We’Yana’ with end of term festivals which took place across the country. The 24-week extra-curricular school programme uses football as a tool to develop healthy habits and positive behavioural change among young people in Qatar.
Over 1400 school children from across the country participated in the third season of the programme. ‘Il’Ab We’Yana’ is part of the award-winning KOORA TIME initiative created by Qatar Football Association in partnership with Qatar Shell. The third season of ‘Il Ab We Yana,’ which began in October 2014, included three venues dedicated to girls. Over 300 girls are now registered in the programme proving that football is not just a boy’s game. The programme’s fourth season will begin in September 2015.
The Peninsula
