Global Goals League
Playing in the special league for the Global Goals transform young players into powerful advocates
We hope to inspire leagues and partners all over to assist young women to come together and play for the future they love. Please reach out to Majken, if you would like to get involved.
“¡Felicitaciones a las chicas de La Liga del Potrero Femenina, una liga de fútbol femenina de Buenos Aires dedicada al deporte que rompe barreras de género y promueve un mundo mejor! Descubre los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible” — Leo Messi
About the La Liga del Potrero Feminina
The League is created by the Boca Juniors Foundation. The 20 participating teams consist of teenage girls from social clubs in Buenos Aires age 12 to 17 and they meet up and play games every Saturday.
In Buenos Aires 20 Girl's teams started in the league - in 2019 they will be 35 teams will play and take action for their chosen goal each week.
As part of the league structure the teams each choose one of the UN Global Goals to play and take action for throughout the duration of the tournament. The teams then go through a simple step by step process, which gives them the tools for transforming a cause into action. Each week in connection with their games the teams discuss their chosen goal and what actions they will take. Besides from inspiring and motivating each other to create impact, they also build connections with the other teams that are about much more than winning or loosing, but about their generation co-creating the world they want to grow up in.
We like to thank the Danish Embassy in Buenos Aires & Ambassador Grete Sillasen, Boca Juniors Foundation, The City of Buenos Aires, AFISI (Arla Food Ingredients), Lone Lighthouse, Coaches Across Continents, GANNI, UNDP, The IOC and Bread&Butter.
Presenting at the Youth Olympics on October 5th. We was invited to present this idea together with some of the participating teams in connection with the Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires. Here players together with IOC president Thomas Bach.
About the Global Goals Alex League
On December 1st 2018 200 young football players and 200 young musicians celebrated a musical kick-off for a new league playing for the Global Goals all created together with friends local and global partners. 12 teams will start the league and advance throughout 2019.
Everyone came onto the field to score for the Global Goals and in groups learned about the Goals while playing and dancing.
We like to thank the 400 young people from Alex, Field Band Foundation, Alexandra Northrand Local Football Association, Prime Minister of Norway Erna Solberg, Lindiwe Hani, UN Advocacy Group, Amb. Dho, SAP Next-Gen, The City of Johannesburg, The Danish Embassy in SA, The Norwegian Embassy in SA, The School Sports Council, World Largest Lesson, and Global Citizen.