After less than a month in Malawi, the CaC team has been featured on almost every national media outlet. During a press conference in Blantyre, Malawi, Sophie Legros was the center of attention for her thoughts on how soccer can change and improve the lives of young girls. Focusing on her own life that led her from Belguim to France and now to Harvard University in the United States, Sophie conducted a number of radio and press interviews and talked about how Coaches across Continents has helped young girls choose their futures by giving them a voice. She spoke clearly about how young men change their views on women in developing communities when they are able to share time on the field and how attitudes and teenage pregnancies have dropped in Blantyre due to the success of the after school football programs.
The next week, after several interviews with local journalists, stories about the CaC team’s work were featured in the Daily Times and the Malawi Nation, two of the country’s most prominent newspapers. A picture of Adam Rousmaniere showing off his foot skills featured prominently in the Times' sports section.
Christian Aviza and David Williams, two other members of the CaC team working in Malawi, were both interviewed after their two undefeated Streetfootball matches at Blantyre Market last Sunday morning and appeared on prime time news on the nationally broadcast Malawi Television Network. They were asked about their impressions of Malawian football and their thoughts on youth development in the country.
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