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Imagine growing up watching your brother or father juggle a ball for hours in the backyard, but when it’s game day, you aren’t allowed to watch him play in the stadium. You can only see him play on TV or hear from others about that time he scored that amazing goal or made a tackle that saved the game. This is unfortunately the reality of daughters, sisters, wives and mothers today in certain countries where gender equality is not enforced.
Read MoreWhen you think of education, an image of a classroom with a group of students sitting at desks most likely comes to mind. The truth is, education comes in many forms – and isn’t just restricted by the premises of a classroom. Meyers FC believes that education means providing individuals with the proper resources to get desired opportunities in life. Naturally, they will be playing for GOAL #4: Quality Education.
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Team SHE’S WORTH MORE is made up of soccer girls from Weston High School in Fairfield County, supporting Save the Children and playing for GOAL #5: gender equality. They stand up for the rights of the Girl Child.
Meet Team Feminist Camp. They will be bringing the organization’s mission to Global Goals World Cup, playing for GOAL #5: Gender Equality.
"A lot of people say they’re feminist but haven’t paused to find a way to make it more specific to their lives.” Says Founder and team captain Amy Richards
It is so easy to be discouraged and think: "It will not make a difference what I do. I am just one person"
But, at the Global Goals World Cup, you are not alone. You have your team!
Why shouldn't the women you work, study, play and sweat with be the women you change the world with?
Meet Team ASK For Choice a group of former college athletes from Harvard and Columbia University. They will unite with their former rivals on the soccer field, to bring their mission to Global Goals World Cup, playing for GOAL #5: Gender Equality.
Read MoreMobilizing for the Global Goals
Sport is probably the single most universal source of mobilization in the world. All over the planet, across time zones, religions, social class and ethnic divides, people will gather around TV sets and devices to experience the big moments in sport in real time. We will hold our breath, feel our hearts pound, jump out of our seats and roar! In one, huge, collective human movement. –Pretty amazing when you think about it...
Giving voice to the struggle of the people of Dominica
People in the Commonwealth of Dominica are living in fear of natural disasters, which is why Team Climate Reality will be playing for GOAL #13, Climate action, at Global Goals World Cup.
Meet Team BIG FC
“As architects, designers and facilitators of the built environment, it is not only our possibility, but even our responsibility to change the surface of the planet for the better – and to make our physical world a bit more like our dreams, or our fantasies,”
What: Sport meets advocacy in this highly entertaining Street Soccer event: 24 teams of inspiring women from 5 continents compete to win the Five-a-Side Global Goals World Cup trophy.
To qualify, each team has led a campaign of advocacy and action for their favourite UN Global Goal, and they compete by a unique set of rules that decides games based on action, mobilization, style and soccer skills.
Celebrity referees, DJ’s and high level addresses are mixed in with the fast paced games.
We are proud to announce the next GGWCup Tournament will kick off in Bangkok on September 30th.
The event will be hosted by the NIST International School in partnership with Chelsea Foundation and UNDP.
Once again, our amazing honorary referee Nikolaj Coster-Waldau will be making sure that everyone plays fair.
While specific goals like zero hunger or quality education target issues that many countries face, radical change would still be impossible without GOAL #17: Partnership for the Goals. SDGChangemakers is a team coming from the Tri-State Area (New York, Connecticut and New Jersey) to represent the importance of this initiative.
Read MoreWe are so excited to present the teams who have qualified to play in the GGWCup New York.
Over 150 amazing ladies are lining up to play for the world they want on Septemer 19th.
Read more to find out who the teams are, and what goal they play for.
Team Sauce is playing for goal #6: Clean Water and Sanitation. Drinking water is often taken for granted and Team Sauce is coming to New York to remind us that clean water is still denied to many parts of the world.
Read MoreMamas United, representing Maternity Foundation, will be competing in Global Goals World Cup in New York. They are playing for the UN Global Goal #3: Health and Wellbeing and they also competed in GGWCup in Kenya in March.
Read MoreQualiteam is traveling from Ecuador to compete in Global Goals World Cup, playing for the fourth goal: quality education. Each team member works for KAHRE, a non-profit organization that promotes human rights and social entrepreneurship. They specifically support vulnerable groups such as women and children. Karla Morales, the Executive Director of KAHRE and a Qualiteam player,
Read MoreMeet Dina Smailova
She was raped, shamed and rejected by her family. But one day Dina Smailova stood up and spoke up! Not just for herself but for all victims of sexual violence in Kasakhstan: "we are not the ones to be ashamed, our attackers should be ashamed and prosecuted" She says.
It is TEAM TIME!!
Presenting the first 10 teams who have qualified to play in the GGWCup NYC on September 19th.
We are humbled by the diversity of the teams, and their cool plans for action.
How about a GGWCUP in Dubai?
We We are thrilled to introduce Sutainable Mindz as our partner in the MENA region.
Vineetha Mathew, Dima Maaytah and Noora Mohammad are the founders of this boutique consulting agency and knowledge center. They draw on years of industry specific experience to guide companies in a more socially and environmentally sustainable direction.
Whether you are into soccer or not, chances are that you have heard the name Pelé.
The legend of the elegant soccer player from Brazil reaches way beyond the confines of his sport. So it is not entirely surprising that his daughter would be an amazing force of nature when it comes to promoting women's rights and equality in "The Beautiful Game". But we are honored beyond words that she has decided to join the ranks of GGWCUP trailblazers. Sharing our vision of an alternative, women's amateur world cup, where activism for the world we want is fusing with our love of sport and the power of team-spirit.
