Help Slava's Russia Homeless World Cup Team

Support Russia homeless world cup

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Help Slava's Russia Homeless World Cup Team

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Summary

This project provides people who are homeless and excluded the opportunity to be part of a team, to join the football training and receive support to take appropriate steps to change their life. read updates from the field

How You Can Help

Make a donation

$10 - provides a football to kick off football training for Russia's homeless population
$20 - provides a football kit (game uniform) for one homeless person to join Russia's training and trials
$50 - provides a month's travel for one homeless person to get to and from football training
$100 - provides food and drink for homeless players attending training sessions for one week

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Received $1,015 from 30 donations from people like:

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More Information About this Project

Project Needs and Beneficiaries

There are 5 million homeless in Russia due to the political system. We work in Saint-Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Angarsk, Tiumen’, Arkhangelsk where we offer football training, psychological support, assistance to find a job, training, and education to enable people to change their lives. The national football tournament gains media attention to raise awareness and discuss this issue publically, which is currently taboo.

Activities

We offer football training and coaching to people who are excluded and a national tournament gives the opportunity to win, to represent Russia at the Homeless World Cup. 2/3 of people change their lives coming of drugs, alcohol, finding jobs.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $1,015
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $23,985
Total Funding Goal: $25,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

Resources

Project's External Homepage (http://www.homelessworldcup.org/groups/russia)

Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

There are 5 million homeless in Russia. This issue is taboo. Football creates a safe platform to raise this issue and improve lives. We will have a national street league and tournament with 30 teams and 5000 homeless people to change their lives.

Project Message

Legally I do not exist I have no rights as a citizen, as a human being. I always dreamed of being a world champion, to bring great joy to my village, to my country. We only think of winning.
- Slava, Beneficiary

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Lynn Jarvis
Fundraiser
Non-Commercial Partnership "New Social Solutions"
magazine Liteiny prospect, 61, ap. 10, office 39
St. Petersburg, 191104
Russia
+7-812-940-12-27
Email:

Project Sponsor

GlobalGiving

Organization

Homeless World Cup Foundation
Easter Road Stadium 63 Albion Road
Edinburgh, . EH7 5QY
United Kingdom
+44 (0)131 652 8190
http://www.homelessworldcup.org

Learn more about Homeless World Cup Foundation and the project team.

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Russia and can also be found under Human Rights.

For more information about Russia, read the Human Development Report on Russia or the Wikipedia entry for Russia.

Latest Update from the Field

Russian homeless football

By Arkady TYURIN - From the snow to the sun, January 31, 2010 10:15 PM

Fair Play Award congratulations letter from UEFA

Football signed by UEFA President Michel Platini

The end of 2009 year was marked for homeless Russian team by receiving UEFA Fair Play Award — congratulation letter signed by UEFA Senior CSR Manager Patrick GASSER and UEFA Champions League football signed by UEFA President Michel PLATINI —from UEFA headquarters.

It is the only Fair Play Award in Russian Football history — and it was won by homeless players!

Now they have their trainings in the snow and dream about hot sun of Brazil, where next Homeless World Cup will take place…

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