Our Challenge
385 Million Children
Worldwide are suffering from extreme poverty. One of the resulting restrictions for children lies in the limited access to football clubs, due to insufficient financial possibilities to purchase basic sports equipment, or the lack of respective infrastructure.
The access to football clubs can be crucial for children to gain important life skills such as teamwork, confidence, discipline and mental strength.
Even though more than 325.000
Football clubs are officially registered worldwide, the majority is playing football in informal set-ups, as clubs are lacking the financial resources to accommodate all children and provide sufficient equipment. Based on online interviews, this is especially true in developing countries. Without the necessary funds to provide the basic equipment and infrastructure, clubs cannot act as safe haven for children’s personal development.
"Every kid here dreams about becoming the next Ronaldinho or Neymar. But truth be spoken, most of them will never have a chance as they can‘t even afford a pair of boots."
MAICON (CHAIRMAN)Brazil
"We simply do not have the equipment to accomodate all children, who would like to play in our club."
FILLY (COACH)Ghana
"We have 50 kids in our club sharing 2 footballs. That‘s the very sad day-to-day reality in Mali."
CHEIK (PLAYER)Mali
"I want our kids to enjoy this beautiful sport. But we simply can‘t afford enough equipment."
MARKO (COACH)Serbia
"In order to afford equipment to play football, my dad went abroad to work. I hardly ever see him."
XHOELE (TALENT)Albania
"Kids in our community are desperately in need of boots, footballs and trainings kits."
AKINTOLA (CHARIMAN)Nigeria