social entrepreneurship
«Lidl Arena is home to Playoff Academy, a social enterprise.
Playoff Academy Ltd. has concluded a grant agreement No 254213/SU0000218 with JSC «Development Finance Institution »ALTUM««.
Playoff Academy Ltd organises the following events:
* free knowledge quizzes for families;
* free football for families;
* free sports training for children from orphanages, children with disabilities and children from Ukrainian refugee families;
* children's and youth football tournaments;
* children's parties;
* corporate events.
Playoff Academy Ltd aims to carry out social entrepreneurship, improving the quality of life of society. Special care is given to families with children and the group of people at risk of social exclusion - orphans, as well as Ukrainian refugee families. All these groups are provided with the conditions for a healthy and active lifestyle. Sport is a way to improve and strengthen not only physical but also mental health. Football, bicycle trainers, gymnastic equipment - all these activities available in the hall strengthen both the individual and the collective spirit and skills of the whole.
Playoff Academy Ltd targets three specific groups:
1) for families with children;
2) orphans;
3) Ukrainian refugee families.
Between 15 February 2021 and 15 September 2022, Playoff Academy Ltd organised:
* 144 sports sessions for orphans, children with disabilities and Ukrainian refugee children. A total of 120 children attended the classes;
* 36 family events - i.e. sports activities;
* 6 family events with educational content - namely knowledge quizzes, in which 36 families participated.
Playoff Academy Ltd has hired five Ukrainian refugees (coaches) to support the training process.