Football reaching 30,000 homeless in 64 nations

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

Homelessness is a global issue affecting every nation on the planet with an estimated one billion people currently homeless in our world today. What is needed in addition to aid and housing are fresh, innovative solutions that put the homeless person themselves at the center of the solution, empowering them to take responsibility for and change their own lives and their communities.

Activities

The Homeless World Cup is a unique, pioneering social enterprise which exists to end homelessness. It uses football to energise homeless people to change their own lives. The person suffering exclusion on the margins becomes part of a team, adopts a routine, healthy lifestyle, self respect, and are trained in coaching skills. They change their life and become leaders working with more homeless people to change.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: £12,598
Remaining Goal to be Funded: £2,673
Total Funding Goal: £15,271

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

Over 70% of players participating have significantly changed their lives for the better. There are now programmes operating in 64 nations reaching 30,000 homeless people annually. Homeless players are now coaches, leaders changing their communities.

Project Message

Through playing for my country at the Homeless World Cup I have discovered a new person inside of me. I feel like a citizen for the first time in my life.
- Joao Semedo, Player with Team Portugal

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Megan Owens,
Social Media Manager
Easter Road Stadium
63 Albion Road
Edinburgh, EH7 5QY
United Kingdom
+44 0131 652 8190
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organisation

Homeless World Cup Foundation
Easter Road Stadium 63 Albion Road
Edinburgh, . EH7 5QY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)131 652 8190
http://www.homelessworldcup.org

Learn more about Homeless World Cup Foundation and the project team.

Homeless World Cup Foundation's Current Projects on GlobalGiving

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Latest Update from the Field

Rio Provides International Springboard for Alex

By Mary Ogilvie - Project Leader , January 18, 2011 11:39 AM

Alex is training to represent Guatemala

A USA player at the Rio 2010 Homeless World Cup, Alexander Lux Bal holds the ambition of representing his birth nation, Guatemala, at the FIFA 2014 World Cup.

Alex is currently training for the national trials, in the hope of being selected to play for the Guatemalan national team in the qualification stages of the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Alex said: "I enjoyed the Homeless World Cup because I was shown respect that I had never received before and people admired me. I never knew that I would receive that type of respect. The crowd cheered, praised and hugged me and that was when I realized that I was good at soccer."

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Homeless World Cup Website

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