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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...
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THE
-FIFA
(the world cup organizing body)
over 250 million
SOCCER (FOOTBALL)
WORLD’S MOST POPULAR SPORT.
IS ARGUABLY CONSIDERED THE
SOCCER players world wide.
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
staggering.
-bloomberg.com
R$30 billion reais
brazil’s finacial cost to host the world cup:
COST OF HOSTING A WORLD CUP IS THE COST
($14.5 billion usd)
DID YOU KNOW,
THERE IS ANOTHERLESS FAMOUS
WORLDCUP?
-sportsillustrated.com
2010 south african world cup hosted over 3 million attendees.
-international soccer star
david beckham’s 2013 salary.
$5.7 million uSD
PLAYERSTHE
ARE NOT
.
THEY DO NOT LIVE IN
.
THERE ARE NOT
OF SCREAMING FANS.
BUT EACH PLAYER PLAYS FOR SOMETHING BIGGER THAN MONEY, FAME OR FORTUNE.THEY PLAY FOR A SECOND
CHANCE IN LIFE.
THIS IS THE
THE OTHER WORLD CUP.
TO IMPROVE THE LIVES OF THE HOMELESS THROUGH SOCCER.
ONE GOAL:
THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP IS A SOCCER TOURNAMENT WITH
“HOMELESS WORLD CUP INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS MANAGER
-DEBORAH BALL
FOOTBALL IS OUR WAY OF ENGAGING WITH AND PUBLICIZING THE PROBLEMS SURROUNDING HOMELESSNESS AROUND THE WORLD.
-UNITED NATIONS COMMISSIONON HUMAN RIGHTS, 2005
AN ESTIMATED 100 MILLION PEOPLE WORLDWIDE ARE
HOMELESS.
ALL HOMELESS WORLD CUP PLAYERS ARE HOMELESS.
SOME BATTLE ADDICTIONS AND MENTAL ILLNESS.
-national coalition for the homeless
20-25% of single adult homelesspopulation suffers from some form ofsevere and persistent mental illness.
SOME ARE DISPLACED BY WAR, UNEMPLOYMENT, NATURAL DISASTERS, OVERCROWDING... GLOBALLY ESTIMATED, THERE ARE:
-The National Law Centeron 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.
SHUNNED ANDEVERYDAY THEY ARE
.
David Pirtleformerly homeless
“Most of the despair in being homeless comes from being
treated like you don’t exist,”
BEING PART OF A TEAM GIVESTHE PLAYERS SOMETHING
INCLUSION.MOST NEVER RECEIVE:SOMETHING
EACH PLAYER MUST PRACTICERESPONSIBILITY,good COMMUNICATION,
TRUST, AND TEAMWORK.
THESE SKILLS ARE TRANSFERRED TO DAILY LIFE
CHANGEYOUR LIFE.PROVING YOU CAN
Off the field as well.
WITH OVER 70 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS,THE HOMELESS WORLD CUP ORGANIZATION
PROVIDES ACCESS TO PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
PLAYERS HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO RECEIVEEDUCATIONAL, HEALTH, LEGAL,
AND EMPLOYMENT SERVICES.
IT ALSO ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO BECOMEmodel ambassadors
TO OTHERS FACING SIMILAR SITUATIONS.
“
-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,
YES YOU CAN.
SO CAN YOU.I DID.
STREET SOCCER scotland FOUNDERFORMER HOMELESS WORLD CUP PLAYER
6 MONTHS AFTER THE COPENHAGEN 2007 HOMELESS WORLD CUP:
-copenhagen 2007homeless 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.
A SIMPLE GAME
PLAYED WITH
one ballCAN CHANGE LIVES.
YOU MAY NOT HAVE A home oR a Job...
...BUT A BALL CAN TEACH YOU
teamwork.
discipline....A BALL CAN TEACH YOU
YOU HAVE THE CHANCE TO MAKE A
...
...ALL BECAUSE OFA
WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY ONLINE FOR FREE:
TO LEARN MORE VISIT:
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
LET US HELP YOU SCORE A GOALWITH YOUR NEXT PRESENTATION
CLICK TO VISIT:
GO USA
CREATED BY: ANNA
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