Generation Amazing describes new mental‑health unit, community clubs and festival plans

Nasser Al Khouri, executive director of Generation Amazing Foundation, described the group's recent program work and upcoming events, saying the organization has created a psychosocial support unit, is developing community clubs in five countries and plans youth festivals tied to major sporting events.

Generation Amazing, the legacy project of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, joined Football for the Goals in 2022 and said it uses sports to address social issues and bring communities together. “We joined Football for the Goals in 2022,” Al Khouri said, adding that sport can be “a universal language” that helps promote peace and unity.

Al Khouri said the foundation recently created a unit focused on psychosocial support and mental health. “What makes me most proud, is well, more more recently, we created a unit around psychosocial support and mental health,” he said, and described work with patients in Qatar who are receiving medical attention to help them recover from trauma. He also referenced conflict areas including Palestine when describing the unit's purpose.

The foundation said it is developing community clubs intended as safe spaces that combine infrastructure and programming for youth. Al Khouri listed countries where clubs are in the pipeline this year: the Philippines, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Jordan.

Generation Amazing also described plans to host or co‑host youth festivals tied to major tournaments. Al Khouri said the group is considering events around the UEFA European Championship (the Euros) and the Paris Olympics, and is planning festivals in the lead‑up to the 2026 World Cup cycle across the U.S., Canada and Mexico in partnership with CONCACAF and other partners. “We have festivals across this part of the world between US, Canada, Mexico with CONCACAF and other partners,” he said.

Al Khouri framed these activities as programmatic pillars that use large sporting events to bring youth together and provide platforms for them to voice opinions and address community needs. He described Generation Amazing’s work as both programmatic—creating community clubs and festivals—and needs‑based, with an emphasis on psychosocial support in medical and conflict‑affected contexts.

The presentation did not specify funding sources, timelines for the community clubs, or exact dates for the proposed festivals. No formal actions, votes, or binding commitments were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt.

The foundation and Al Khouri highlighted the organization’s broader mission of using sport to promote social development, noting the World Cup legacy role of Generation Amazing and its alignment with the values underpinning the United Nations and Football for the Goals.