By Deb Baxter-The Body Shop
The Homeless World Cup is a world-class, annual, international football tournament that uses football as a catalyst to help people who are homeless to change their lives; and to change the attitudes of governments, media, public and key influencers to create better solutions to homelessness around the world.
The global event unites teams of people who are homeless and excluded from society to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their country in an unique street soccer tournament.
The global event unites teams of people who are homeless and excluded from society to take a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to represent their country in an unique street soccer tournament.
At the sixth Homeless World Cup in Melbourne on December 1-7, 2008, 56 nations will be united for the biggest Homeless World Cup ever, including the first women’s cup.
The Homeless World Cup has triggered and supports grass-roots football programs in over 60 nations engaging 30,000 homeless players each year.
The event’s legacy will be the roll out of 30 street soccer programs across Australia.
To find out more about the Homeless World Cup go to http://www.homelessworldcup.org/
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