Stichting Nowruz · SC Nowruz
Impact & Media.
A foundation and a football club, rooted in Apeldoorn and reaching more than a dozen countries — the same belief, in different places.
Two Arms, One Mission
Our story
Foundation · Football club · Since 2021
Told through film.
Told through film.
Lived through football.
Stichting Nowruz travels to places that rarely make the headlines, to listen before it films. SC Nowruz is the football club that grew out of that same community in Apeldoorn. Together, they carry one mission: building bridges.
Where We've Been
Our story
2022 · Kurdistan, Iraq
Rawandiz
Meeting Mamosta Zrar, a respected music teacher, in the mountains near Rawandiz.
2022 · Guernsey
2023 · Fez & Al Hoceima, Morocco
Where it began abroad
One of the first journeys the team took together, long before there was a club.
Nowruz × Morocco: the journey is the film
A documentary premiere at Gigant Apeldoorn.
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2023 · Srebrenica, Bosnia
The Children of Srebrenica
Walking the Mars Mira, 100km in memory of the 8,372 victims of the genocide.
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2023–2026 · Togoville, Togo
Togo Academy
A football academy and a children's festival, with Stichting De Thuishaven and Make A Kid Happy.
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2024–2026 · Maluku, Indonesia
Salam Sarane
A story of brotherhood between Muslims and Christians — and we're going back.
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2026 · Medellín, Colombia
Somos El Futuro
A street football tournament, and Camila's story of travelling three hours just to train.
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As Seen In
Indische Nederlanders gingen geruisloos op in de samenleving. Nu willen filmmakers hun verhalen vertellen.
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Het Parool
Salam Sarane opent eerste Molukse filmfestival in Nederland — aanstekelijke zoektocht naar verbondenheid via zaalvoetbal.
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De Stentor
Voor Camila verandert alles als deze Apeldoorners haar wijk binnenstappen.
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De Stentor
SC Nowruz is meer dan een sportclub: wij willen vooral verbinden.
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Follow along
The story
The story
keeps going.
New places, new people, the same belief that brought us here in the first place. Follow the journey, or come be part of it.