It has been 2 years since we start our page on GlobalGiving. We are so thankful for your support, so many thing we have done and achieve in the past two years. Most of the story are the preparation for the girls to attend the Street Child World Cup which has done in October 2022. Our message remain the same from we start this project, to "Kick Out Discrimination! Promoting gender equality.The girls team continue their task as ambassador in our sports program. Bringing message to their peer group, to young people that girls deserve equal opportunity and treated respectedly, just like boys does.
In February until March, we went to Cianjur to give psychosocial support for children and friends in Cianjur who survive earthquake that happen in November 2022. There are people that still live in the camp and temporary shelter. The girls share their experience and playing few games with children there. At the same period, the girls follow COURAGE Training, a group therapy session to overcome traumatic experience. In line with our campaign and awareness to promote Equality, on April the girls had coaching clinic and game session with Indonesia Women Football Association (ASBWI). This collaboration streghten the message that girls should have equal opportunity in sports and treated with respect.
"Kick-Out Discrimination" not only means to kick gender discrimination, but also economy discrimination. Right now to rent a futsal field in Jakarta, it could cost about 150,000-200,000 IDR per hour. Usually to practice and playing could spend 2 hours of training or equal with $20 - $25. It has been increased in the past two years. This is why we need your support to enable us give the equal opportunity for under priviledge children. It become more difficult and expensive to find a futsal field and practicing sports for under priviledge children. We are glad that in April we got new partner named gelora.id, an organization that promoting community to do sports. Throug projet called "Game Donation", gelora.id provide free space of futsal field for us to facilitate a tournament and coaching clinic sessiong. You can also donate to us to give this opportunity to the children.
Together, we can Kick-Out Discrimination out of sports! Let's play for equality!
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We made it to the world stage! The Girls team that has been formed in the past 9 months attend the Street Child World Cup (SCWC) 2022 in Doha, Qatar. For 10 days, from 7 - 16 October 2022, the Girls join the event with competition, child conference and cultural performance that they had prepare during the camp. It is an amazing experience to join hands with street connected children around the world.
During their time in Doha, they could make friends with children from other country. Although language is a barrier, they can find a way to communicate. It is amazing when we try to understand each other. The girls had chance to visit few places in Doha before the tournament start. They also perform a dance to introduce Indonesian culture with a beautiful costume.
In the tournament, Indonesia join the group A, with Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia, Philipines, Qatar, and Palestine. Our performance is not bad, we win against Qatar, draw against Palestine. We ended on the fifth at the group stage and not able to make it to Quarter Finals. In Quarter finals, all 4 teams from group A, Colombia, Bolivia, Philipines and Brazil continue to the semifinals. Brazil comes out as the champion of the girls tournament.
One of the important session in SCWC is the conference to talk about street connected girls issues. In the conference the girls speak up their voice about street children situation in Indonesia. They demand the commitment from the government and society to give more attention, to contribute to make change for children's future with five key points :
This message has been presented on SCWC conference and two weeks later, we delivered to the minister of child protection and women empowerment on stop child marriage campaign on 30 October 2022. It is amazing to see these girls speak up their voice, represent their country, and hopefully will inspire other girls in the community to strive for a better future. Girls voice matter!
Other than the SCWC 2022, the project continue the regular training session in the community accross Jakarta. 300 children participate in the project this whole year and we had a series of tournament in September for U-10, U-14, U-17 both for boys and girls. We had an amazing year!
Last but not least, we would like to say thank you for your kind support!
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One of our value in the project is equality. We want to promote gender equality in the community where girls should be treated equally, having the same opportunity with boys for their future. The numbers of girls participate in the project has increase since the previous year. Althouth some of them missing during Covid, but now we are glad that girls from marginal community could participate in the project.
This year is a special year for girls. We are currently prepare girls team to represent Indonesia in Street Child World Cup 2022. The event will take place in Doha, Qatar on October 2022, a few weeks before the FIFA World Cup 2022. This will be the third participation of Indonesia since 2014 and 2018. Through the event, girls have a chance to show their talent, representing Indonesia girls voice in the forum, and bring awareness to people that girls can play football too.
Actually the selection process has started since September 2021, with 40 girls, age between 14 to 17 years old taking the team audition. Right now, we are getting close to top 15 girls, selected from several region in Jakarta and Bekasi where the project has run for more than 2 years. They take weekly preparation, consist of football training and capacity building to understand child rights to promote equality for girls. You can check their profile and voice of girls in our Youtube PROGRAM BOLA. You can see our weekly preparation there.
We need your support to bring this girls for a life changing experience. They deserve it, they could be an inspiration and bringing hope to other girls in their community. Together, we could give them a chance to inspire others and create a brighter future. Thank you so much for all your support until now. Girls voice Matter!
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Happy new year 2022! Thank you so much for your support all this time. We continue the program and survive 2021 with gratitude. We able to bring the happiness for children in community, give them alternative activity, spirits, and positive energy through futsal. We are glad that all children we reached stays healthy until now. The regular training conducted every two weeks in 8 communities and reached 337 children by the end of the year.
Beside the regular training, we prepare Indonesia girls team to participate in Street Child World Cup (SCWC) 2022 which will be held in Doha, Qatar on October 2022. The event suppose to happen in March but being postponed after increase of Covid cases. The girls not only playing soccer in the event, but also speak up their voice about child rights, about girls issue in Indonesia, hoping for the country awareness in protecting children and girls.
We also have a good news to share. The Van has arrived! We want to say thank you to anyone who gave donation for the Van through GlobalGiving. About a month ago, someone gave direct donation to us, a van to support the training program. We named it "Mobil Sahabat". "Mobil" means car or van and "Sahabat" means close friends in Bahasa Indonesia. A car that given by a friend, to reach children who also our friend. so we could be friendly to everyone. With the van, we could reduce our cost of transportation to bring all the equipment and soon we will have two new community join the program. Van-tastic!
It has been a month in 2022 and we planned to do the training session once a week. However, we have a little doubt due to increase of Covid cases in Jakarta. Children are waiting for the session. Most of them said that having physically activity is good for their mental health. They also said that they learn new things through the discussion after the training. Most important of all, we can share happiness.
Let's hope that everyone stays healthy both physically and mentally! Be happy and stay healthy!
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After case of Covid increase significantly at the end of June, we decide to stopped all of the activity in community. Meanwhile, we look for a way to support the children and family as their parents potentially having difficulties to earn money or having meals. Thankfully most of them are fine and we could distribute groceries and funds support for a few who having difficulties.
With the support of local government and collaboration with private sector, we able to help children above 12 years old and adults in community to get a dose of vaccine. In marginalized community the initiative to get vaccine and following health protocols still very low. The BOLA team trying to build their awareness by sending message, reach them in community and bring the mask wherever they go. In August, there are 200 adults and children who get vaccinated in one community at West of Jakarta.
After the covid case decreased at the end of August, we start again the futsal activity in September. It was a special months as we prepare the girls team for Street Child World Cup (SCWC 2022) . As we mention in the previous report, we have a plan to participate in SCWC 2022 in Doha, Qatar next year. There are 15 girls selected to follow the audition of Indonesia girls team and will prepare themselves until October 2022. They will be equipped with kinds of skills such as communication, leadership, and football technique. We still need your support for BOLA program.
We don't know when the pandemic will be over. What we know is to keep on moving, make a change, create an opportunity for children. No one left behind when everybody joining hands. Thank you for your kind support for the project. Let's keep on moving!
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