Soccer (Football) is arguably considered the world's most popular sport. Over 250 million soccer players world wide. This June, brazil will host the 2014 world cup...
2. -FIFA
(the world cup
organizing body)
over 250 million
SOCCER (FOOTBALL)
WORLD’S MOST
POPULAR SPORT.
IS ARGUABLY CONSIDERED THE
SOCCER players
world wide.
3. THIS JUNE, BRAZIL
WILL HOST THE 2014
WORLD CUP.
715.1 million:
the number of people
who watched the 2006
fifa world cup finals.
-fifa
11. TO IMPROVE
THE LIVES OF
THE HOMELESS
THROUGH SOCCER.
ONE GOAL:
THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP IS
A SOCCER TOURNAMENT WITH
12. “
HOMELESS WORLD CUP INTERNATIONAL
PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
-DEBORAH BALL
FOOTBALL IS OUR WAY OF ENGAGING
WITH AND PUBLICIZING THE PROBLEMS
SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AROUND
THE WORLD.
13. -UNITED NATIONS COMMISSION
ON HUMAN RIGHTS, 2005
AN ESTIMATED 100 MILLION
PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE
HOMELESS.
ALLHOMELESS WORLD CUP
PLAYERS ARE HOMELESS.
14. SOME BATTLE
ADDICTIONS AND
MENTAL ILLNESS.
-national coalition for the homeless
20-25% of single adult homeless
population suffers from some form of
severe and persistent mental illness.
15. SOME ARE DISPLACED BY
WAR, UNEMPLOYMENT,
NATURAL DISASTERS,
OVERCROWDING...
GLOBALLY ESTIMATED, THERE ARE:
-The National Law Center
on Homelessness & poverty
20-40 million urban households that are
homeless and as many as 1.3 billion people
living in inadequate shelters because they
cannot afford to do otherwise.
16. SHUNNED AND
EVERYDAY THEY ARE
.
David Pirtle
formerly homeless
“Most of the despair in being
homeless comes from being
treated like you don’t exist,”
17. BEING PART OF A TEAM GIVES
THE PLAYERS SOMETHING
INCLUSION.
MOST NEVER RECEIVE:SOMETHING
18. EACH PLAYER MUST PRACTICE
RESPONSIBILITY,good COMMUNICATION,
TRUST, AND TEAMWORK.
23. “
-DAVID DUKE
THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP WAS THE
ROPE THAT ALLOWED ME TO PULL
MYSELF OUT OF A VERY DARK HOLE.
IT HELPED ME AND NOW I CAN HELP
OTHERS. WHEN HOMELESS PEOPLE
SAY TO ME I CAN’T CHANGE, I SAY,
YESYOUCAN.
SO CAN YOU.
I DID.
STREET SOCCER scotland FOUNDER
FORMER HOMELESS WORLD CUP PLAYER
24. 6 MONTHS AFTER THE COPENHAGEN
2007 HOMELESS WORLD CUP:
-copenhagen 2007
homeless world cup:
impact research
*71% HAVE SIGNIFICANTLY
CHANGED THEIR LIFE
*83% HAVE IMPROVED
SOCIAL RELATIONS
*32% WENT INTO EDUCATION
*29% HAVE FOUND EMPLOYMENT
*93% HAVE NEW MOTIVATION FOR LIFE
*38% IMPROVED THEIR HOUSING SITUATION
25,000 PLAYERS PARTICIPATED IN TRAINING
AND TRIALS FOR THE COPENHAGEN 2007
WORLD CUP FROM WHICH 381 PLAYERS
WENT ON TO REPRESENT THEIR COUNTRY.
29. WATCH THE
DOCUMENTARY ONLINE FOR FREE:
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CHECK OUT THESE ORGANIZATIONS TO GET INVOLVED.
WHAT ELSE CAN YOU DO?
WWW.HOMELESSWORLDCUP.ORG
HTTP://KICKINGITTHEFILM.COM
WWW.GIRLSKICKIT.ORG
WWW.SLUMSOCCER.ORG
WWW.ONEWORLDFUTBOL.COM
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