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Sporting Hearts Children's Charity

Sporting Hearts was founded by Dungannon man, Eugene Hamill after witnessing at first hand the devastating effects of the Balkan wars on the young, elderly and ethnics minorities in the former Yugoslav Republic of Serbia. Back in our humble beginnings in 2004, Sporting Hearts first took a group of Kosovo refugee children from Resnik (With money raised from busking in shopping centres in Armagh and Antrim) on a day trip to Belgrade Zoo, with the ambitious hope that this simple gesture might open a window of opportunity through which the children might catch a glimmer of a brighter future! Since then, Sporting Hearts has thankfully been able to take hundreds of children on various outings and workshops, all with an underlying educational theme were the kids can learn and develop new skills, broaden their horizons, build confidence and self esteem while learning to respect each other’s differences in a fun, friendly and caring environment.

Here are some pictures from our book launch in Belgrade which took place on the 8th of April this year (2026). The launc...
10/05/2026

Here are some pictures from our book launch in Belgrade which took place on the 8th of April this year (2026). The launch took place at the Europian Centre for Roma Art and Culture in Belgrade and was attended by luminaries from all walks of life, but perhaps most importantly we had many of the contributors to the book present at the launch which was a great honour for both the writers and the audience. The book, which is a collection of new stories based on the experiences of the Roma community in Serbia, has been hailed as a cultural icon as this is the first time a Roma woman has had her own stories published in both Roma and Serbian. The book has also been registered and archived in the Serbian national library for everyone to view.
We at Sporting Hearts would like to take this opportunity to thank all the contributors to the book and all those wonderful people who tirelessly give their time and energy to make this project happen.

The Sporting Hearts New Years party 2026. We have been working with some of these families for three generations. What a...
07/02/2026

The Sporting Hearts New Years party 2026.
We have been working with some of these families for three generations. What an honour.

Great news the much awaited release of our book "The Book Of Roma Stories" is going to the printer this week and should ...
02/05/2025

Great news the much awaited release of our book "The Book Of Roma Stories" is going to the printer this week and should be on the shelves by the end of May.

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