Length:6.09 mins Date:Oct 2006 Subject: Community, identity, teens
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Title: On the right Side Mahamud Osman started a football club in his local park in Moss Side to give the Somali youth in his area something to do. It gives them something to look forward to all week and now young people from other communities are joining them.
Other films: Coaching Session: Osman takes the video camera to one of the coaching sessions and finds out just how important the football club is to the kids, the parents and everyone involved in it. Watch this video
Doing it for the kids: Osman says its important to give young people in his community something to do and hopefully some valuable skills for the future. Watch this video
Coming to the UK: Osman's family fled to the UK to escape the civil war in Somalia. He found football was a universal language and helped him make friends. Watch this video
Muslimah I think osman is doing a great job..this is a wonderful idea and i belive there should be more awareness about these activites across manchester :) keep it up bro's!!