About.The Campaign for Children’s Rights in Football is a wholly independent and impartial organisation campaigning for, and promoting the realisation of, children’s rights in football internationally.
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Established in 2024In July 2023, a collaborative workshop was held at Loughborough University bringing together a range of stakeholders interested in realising children's rights in football.
A follow-up meeting in February 2024 led to the creation of a formal group. In March 2024, our Youth Voice Group chose to call this group - the Campaign for Children's Rights in Football (CCRF). Our Constitution explains how we work. |
Our GoalOur Manifesto for realising children's rights in football calls for all stakeholders in football to help create ‘Another way to play’ .
Our strategic vision is set by a Youth Voice Group comprised of children and young people to ensure that children’s views are given priority with adults on our Management Committee offering support and advice as and when needed by the Youth Voice Group. We also have an Advisory Panel made up of experts in relation to children's football and / or children's rights. |
CCRF Youth Voice Group
Ije Amaechi
Youth Voice Group Facilitator
Keir Doherty
Youth Voice Group Member.
Aaron Joseph
Youth Voice Group Member.
More details about further YVG members coming soon.....
CCRF Management Committee
Alana Curtis
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
James Esson
Professor James Esson (Professor of Geography, Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Professor of Geography at Loughborough University) is a human geographer specialising in human trafficking and children's rights. His research, funded by UKRI and UNICEF, addresses the importance of recognising and realising children’s rights particularly within the context of sports.
Debbie Sayers
Dr Debbie Sayers is a solicitor with a PhD in human rights law. She founded Salisbury Rovers FC in April 2016. The youth football club takes a human rights-based approach to sport, prioritising the rights of children in practice. The club has gained recognition nationally and internationally for its ground-breaking work.
Alex Twitchen
Dr Alex Twitchen (Senior Lecturer Sport Coaching Practice and Learning, The Open University). Alex is an experienced coach and coach developer with a passion for understanding and exploring how coaches learn and improve their practice. Alex devised the Open University free programme on children's rights in football called 'Putting the child before the player'.
Serhat Yilmaz
Dr Serhat Yilmaz (Lecturer in Sports Law, Loughborough University) is a sports law specialist. His research expertise is on the intersection of sport, law, and children's rights, with a specific focus on sport's adverse rights impacts on young athletes and their trafficking in the industry. Serhat's research has been funded by UNICEF and the European Commission.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW
James Esson
Professor James Esson (Professor of Geography, Queen Mary University of London and Visiting Professor of Geography at Loughborough University) is a human geographer specialising in human trafficking and children's rights. His research, funded by UKRI and UNICEF, addresses the importance of recognising and realising children’s rights particularly within the context of sports.
Debbie Sayers
Dr Debbie Sayers is a solicitor with a PhD in human rights law. She founded Salisbury Rovers FC in April 2016. The youth football club takes a human rights-based approach to sport, prioritising the rights of children in practice. The club has gained recognition nationally and internationally for its ground-breaking work.
Alex Twitchen
Dr Alex Twitchen (Senior Lecturer Sport Coaching Practice and Learning, The Open University). Alex is an experienced coach and coach developer with a passion for understanding and exploring how coaches learn and improve their practice. Alex devised the Open University free programme on children's rights in football called 'Putting the child before the player'.
Serhat Yilmaz
Dr Serhat Yilmaz (Lecturer in Sports Law, Loughborough University) is a sports law specialist. His research expertise is on the intersection of sport, law, and children's rights, with a specific focus on sport's adverse rights impacts on young athletes and their trafficking in the industry. Serhat's research has been funded by UNICEF and the European Commission.