Help Homeless World Cup change lives in 56 nations
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Summary
An international football tournament & 56 national projects work with homeless people all year with football coaching, to become part of a team, gain self esteem - 77% change significantly.
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Project Needs and Beneficiaries
There are one billion homeless in our world today. We use football as a trigger to inspire and energise people who are homeless to change their own lives. By this approach the Homeless World Cup creates better opportunities for people who are currently homeless and excluded and reduces homelessness on a global level. 77% of players change their lives regaining self esteem and coming off drugs and alcohol, getting into homes, jobs, training, education and repairing relationships.
Activities
An international football tournament has triggered and supports over 50 national football projects working with homeless people around the world. This improves health, self esteem and provides education and support to change lives.
Funding Information
Total Funding Received to Date: $2,296
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $72,703
Total Funding Goal: $75,000
Additional Documentation
This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).
Resources
- Project's External Homepage (http://www.homelessworldcup.org)
- Meet 48 national teams at the Homeless World Cup (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/groups)
- Read about the courage of the players (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/content/players)
- Short film: Copenhagen 2007 Homeless World Cup (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/content/copenhagen-2007-homeless-world-cup)
Why this Project is Important
Potential Long Term Impact
By 2012 we aim to support and fund local grassroots football projects in over 75 nations that will involve between 100,000 and one million homeless people to change their lives. Sport has tremendous power to change lives, to change the world.
Project Message
Homeless people have low self confidence, are isolated, feeling lonely. In a team at the Homeless World Cup they stand proud, they change. Football can be used to tackle the world's biggest problems.
- Mel Young, Founder
Who is Running This Project
Contact
Katherine Byles
Communications Director
51 Timber bush
Edinburgh, EH6 6QH
United Kingdom
+44 (0)7901 701 334
Email:
Project Sponsor
Organization
Homeless World Cup Foundation
Easter Road Stadium 63 Albion Road
Edinburgh,
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EH7 5QY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)131 652 8190
http://www.homelessworldcup.org
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Where this Project is Located
Country
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United Kingdom
and can also be found under 
Sport.
For more information about United Kingdom, read the Human Development Report on United Kingdom or the Wikipedia entry for United Kingdom.
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 January 3, 2008
Latest Update from the Field
Ukraine win Homeless World Cup 2009
By Lynn Jarvis - Ukraine defeat Portugal 5-4 , September 16, 2009 12:48 PM
Mel Young, President, Homeless World Cup, closing the competition said: "Congratulations to the players. Your spirit of fair play, courage and determination is a true example to the human race. This is what the united nations can look like. People standing together creating change. A ball can change the world."
Milan officials handed over to Brazil for the Rio 2010 Homeless World Cup in a high energy display of samba and colour with the Brazilians promising to deliver the best tournament ever next year.
77% of players involved in the Homeless World Cup experience a significant life change; no-longer using drugs and alcohol, moving into homes, jobs, education, training, repairing relationships and becoming coaches or players with semi-pro teams. 94% claim to have a renewed motivation for life.
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