“We play for Goal 1, because no one deserves to live under the poverty line. We want to empower women in both small and big businesses.”

“We play for Goal 5, because we all deserve a better life. No matter the colour, the physical abilities or inabilities, faith, or which communities they come from.“

“We play for Goal 11 because we believe by producing skillful graduates, we help create sustainable cities and communities.”

“We will play for Goal 1, because we believe the greatest limitations for people to accomplish whatever they would have desired is poverty.“

“We come from from the Century Bottling Company, and we play for Goal 12. Waste management is the key!”

“We will play for Gender Equality for all women. We are a group of refuges trying to help other refuges get access to opportunities that bring good life while here in Uganda.”

“FINCA started as a women microfinance lending, and we believe Equality will lead to economic development which creates a more peaceful and happier environment. We #taketheball for Goal 5.”

“We play for Goal 5, because we believe that everyone should have the opportunities to reach their potential and have their voices heard. We want to encourages girls and women to participate in sport to decrease discrimination and increase social inclusion - especially in sport.”

“We believe that personal development, education and vocational skills development are the way to end poverty. We advocate for a better future for youth in Uganda and worldwide through all the activities and projects we do. We do everything in Partnerships.”

“We play for Global Goal 10, because we believe we all deserve to be looked at in the same way.”

“We are Team UOC Angels Uganda from Uganda Olympic Committee, and we want to use this opportunity to raise awareness about the many issues and and activism that still has to be done before we have achieved Gender Equality.”

“As a team we also believes that a girl deserves to finish school and have a bright future just like the male counterparts. That is why we will play for Goal 5.”

“We be believe in the power of sports - and we will play for Goal 5, because we want to see girls in their communities become better adults and utilise their potential and talents.”

“We play for Goal 2, because it is sad to see children going hungry within our communities and some other parts of the world.“

“We play for Gender Equality, because we want to raise awareness of the economic exploitation by women and girls in the tourism sector through information campaigns run on the Board's website and social media.”

“We will play for Goal 5, because we believe that address gender issues is one of the problems affecting the economic growth especially in families.“

“Goal 5 is one of the key goals we strive for as we break the silence on FGM, early marriage and beadin.”

“We are al about using sports for social change. We are a strong group of women, who believe that good health is the corner stone of every of the 17 Global Goals.”

“We will play for Goal 1 and raise awareness about poverty, because we want all human beings to have access to the basic like water and health.”

“We play for Global Goal 8 to help address youth unemployment and spur job creation in Uganda - and the world.”

Team The Doctors will play for Global Goal 3 because “health is very important to everyone in life and nothing can be achieved when a person's health is in bad condition.”

“We play for Goal 1 because, Zero Poverty is the ideal situation. It is the Uganda we want - it is the the world we want.”

“They want to see a peaceful world where women all over can enjoy the beautiful game of football and other sports. We play for Goal 16.”

“We will WASH Goal 6 to ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all. We are Team WASH Strikers and we want to address Water Sanitation And Health (WASH) problems in the Kampala slum areas.”

“We are playing for SDG 4 and will we involve girls and women as change agents in the community to fight the harmful use of drugs and alcohol. Sport will be our tool.”

“We will play for Goal 17, because we believe all the Goals are interconnected, and we want to work together to reach them and make our community better.”

“As a team we work with refugee youth, we have experienced gender inequality both on a professional and personal level. Therefore this makes Goal 5 very important and relatable for us.”

“We play for Gender Equality, because many young girls will dare to dream when they see female role models within the leadership."

“We have adopted Goal 5 and Gender Equality, because women deserve to have a voice in society, they deserve to be heard because we know that women are the backbone of all communities.”

“Global Goal 8 is important to us, because as grandmothers and mothers we are frustrated by the fact that some of our children and grandchildren don't have decent jobs.”

“The Soccer Divas will play for Goal 3 in Uganda on March 8th to celebrate women health and promote that women from all walks of life should have access to medical care and physical activities to prevent and treat disease like Breast Cancer.”

“We want to prevent early marriage, pregnancy and keep girls in school through teamwork & rights-based learning. Goal 5!”

We play for Global Goal 3, because we want to promote girls and women’s physical activity engagement in Kenya - and throughout Africa. We are everything sports!