Support 11 young Kenyan leaders to World Cup
SummaryMoving the Goalposts provides opportunities for disadvantaged girls in coastal Kenya. It has been selected to participate in the Football for Hope Festival at the World Cup in South Africa 2010 |
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
Teenage girls in coastal Kenya lack opportunities in education and employment and have very few chances to become leaders. MTG creates opportunities for such girls and has been selected to take part in the Football for Hope Festival 2010 due to its excellent commitment and track record in the field of Development through Football. This will be a chance for girls to play on the global stage and show people their potential which they rarely get the chance to reach.
Activities
1. Training in football and leadership and preparation for the young people going to the Festival 2010 2. Travel to South Africa to participate in the Festival of the Football for Hope movement led by FIFA and streetfootballworld
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $630
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $17,370
Total Funding Goal: $18,000
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
The project will take 11 young people from Kilifi, Kenya to the Football for Hope Festival 2010. They will be ambassadors for their organisation and their country and will return to be role models for their peers in Kenya
Project Message
The Festival 2010 provides an opportunity for girls from Kilifi to perform on the global stage and show people that 'Tunaweza' (kiswahili for 'we can do it' - the MTG slogan)
- Margaret Belewa, MTG Programme manager
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Sarah Forde
M & E and Research Coordinator
po box 601
kilifi, kilifi 80108
Kenya
+254722630056
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Moving the Goalposts Kilifi
Jakobs Building Mtaani
Kilifi,
Kilifi
80108
Kenya
+ 254 722 823834
http://mtgk.org
Moving the Goalposts Kilifi's Funded Projects on GlobalGiving
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Where this Project is Located
Country
This project is located in
Kenya
and can also be found under
Sport.
For more information about Kenya, read the Human Development Report on Kenya or the Wikipedia entry for Kenya.
When this Project was Updated
Last Updated
This project was last updated on November 6, 2009.
Date Added to GlobalGiving
This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on September 9, 2009
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