GGWCUP Kosovo 2025
The Global Goals World Cup makes its historic debut in the Balkans this Summer 2025.
For the first time Kosovo will host the world-renowned GGWCUP football tournament, putting the capital Prishtina and the country on the global map.
A pre-event will kick off the tournament in festive style. Stay tuned for more details!
It's Kosovo's time to shine!
Despite lacking full international recognition, Kosovo possesses true potential and strength. The GGWCUP Kosovo 2025, held in Prishtina, will be a global platform to showcase this.
Led by women, this unique 5-a-side football tournament merges sports and activism. Each team champions one of the UN's 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), taking concrete action to address them.
A young European nation with a population of only 1.8 million, Kosovo makes a powerful statement by hosting this international women's tournament. It bolsters women's empowerment, raises awareness about girls' rights and gender equality, and tackles the multifaceted approach of the Global Goals (SDGs) to improve women's lives. These women and teams don't just compete; they support each other, lead local sustainable development efforts, and amplify their call to action on the global stage.
Your Voice Matters: Register Now for the GGWCUP Kosovo 2025
The winning team of GGWCUP Kosovo 2025 will be able to represent the Republic of Kosovo at the Global Goals World Cup 2026 Finals.
Women aged 18 or older can play.
A GGWCUP team consists of 7 to 10 women and can represent an organization, a company, a village, or just yourselves. Every woman is welcomed!
To register, each team needs to select one of the 17 Global Goals they will advocate for. More about the Global Goals.
You must be available to be in Prishtina on the 2 days the tournament takes place. Unless otherwise indicated by the organizers, teams must cover their own travel and accommodation.
We can't wait to hear your story about why you want to play and champion a Global Goal. For inspiration, check out past GGWCUP teams and the actions they took for their Goals.
Partnerships
Together for Kosovo
Discover the organizations and individuals who are joining us in our mission to build GGWCUP Kosovo.
GGWCUP Host
Bernarda Radoncic
At 6, Bernarda began playing football at a local Danish club. Her coach, GGWCUP co-founder Majken Gilmartin, became her role model and mentored her for 10 years, making Bernarda's dream a reality.
Fast forward, now Bernarda Radoncic has co-founded WeAct (coexistence advocacy), been a podcaster/editor, and made history as the sole female under 30 from the Albanian Diaspora to run for Kosovan parliament elections in 2021. Currently, she serves as the chairman of the Danish branch of Levizja Vetëvendosjë while volunteering for Kosovo's Ministry of Health.
Bernarda holds a master’s in Biomedical Engineering and has balanced a football career (Danish U17 National Team) with studies at Copenhagen University og Technical University of Denmark - DTU.
After coaching and organizing sport activities in the Copenhagen area, and once in Beirut, Lebanon as well, she won "Coach of the Year" with the international known organization GAME, her social impact focus continued.
In 2020 Bernarda founded the Summer Institute for Engineering World Health (EWH) Denmark in Kosovo and founded the Danish branch of the Albanian Medical Federation. Her professional background spans biomedical technician work (Nepal), a dialysis machine project (Nicaragua), and recent work at Sierra Leone's Masanga Hospital.
GGWCUP Partners
Become a GGWCUP Kosovo Partner
If your company or organization is passionate about driving social change, we invite you to join the GGWCUP Kosovo partner team. You will be part of building a spectacular event and strengthen our connection to the local community.
For more information and sponsorship opportunities, contact co-founder Majken Gilmartin and organizer Bernarda Radoncic.