Sao Paulo is a thriving metropolis but inequality means that many struggle to break the cycle of poverty, especially young women. Goal for Equality seeks to empower marginalised young women in Vila Albertina, a favela located in the north of Sao Paulo, by training female coaches to deliver mixed football leagues and education on gender issues to other children and young people in the community. Already supported by Cityzens Giving, your donation will help even more young people in Sao Paulo.

This project will provide essential life skills to 350 8 to 14 year old boys through futsal classes and workshops providing them with a positive pathway away from drugs and involvement in criminality. We shall occupy public hard courts in the community providing structured classes for children who only get 5 hours of schooling per day - either in the morning, in the afternoon or at night.

Sport has the power to change the world. This phrase by Nelson Mandela indicates the power of transformation of sport. In our institution, sport is a tool for education. In this way, we use sports, education and culture as instruments for the integral formation of children and adolescents in situations of socioeconomic vulnerability. The goal is to promote social leadership and develop different SDGs in order to impact the community in which they live.

Our goal is to break gender norms in sports. In what has historically been a male-dominated sport, soccer - we will provide twice-weekly indoor soccer classes for 240 female students across 6 elementary schools in Diadema, Brazil. In addition, we will utilize safe spaces in schools to provide these young girls with educational workshops centered around women's health & hygiene, gender equality and empowerment.