During the final week of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™, 32 teams from across the globe will converge in Alexandra in Johannesburg for a very different football festival. For the first time ever, the social dimension of the game will be integrated into an official event of the FIFA World Cup™.

The Football for Hope Festival 2010 will showcase and promote best practice in the field of Development through Football. The teams, made up of boys and girls aged between 15 and 18, will represent local organisations that use football for positive social change in the areas of anti-discrimination and social integration, children's rights and education, health promotion, peacebuilding and environment. Participants will be selected in recognition of their personal commitment to the work of their home organisations. These organisations are Implementing Organisations of Football for Hope, a movement initiated by FIFA and streetfootballworld as part of their strategic alliance.

Mar 9, 2010: The streetfootballworld network heads to Downing Street
The DADs Festival 2010 delegation pays a visit to the British Prime Minister.

Feb 26, 2010: Football Federation Australia backs Football United
The FFA will support Football United in the run-up to the Football for Hope Festival 2010.

Sep 4, 2009: Volunteers rush to sign up for Football for Hope Festival 2010
An average of 1,500 people per day are applying for World Cup volunteer positions.

July 22, 2009: Volunteer for the Football for Hope Festival 2010!
Have the experience of a lifetime. Apply to be a volunteer in South Africa by August 31st, 2009.

July 13, 2009: Football for Hope Festival 2010 teams announced
The 32 delegations that will meet in Alexandra have now been officially announced.

The Football for Hope Festival 2010
General event announcement

Thirty-two delegations will participate in the Football for Hope Festival 2010. Some teams consist of young people from different organisations, so that more than 50 local development organisations are involved in the event. Over 40 of them are streetfootballworld network members.

Alexandra Host Team - South Africa
Altus Sport and WhizzKids United - South Africa
Coaching for Hope - Mali
Diambars - Senegal
Espérance - Rwanda
Grassroot Soccer - Zimbabwe, Zambia, South Africa
Kick4Life - Lesotho
Mathare Youth Sports Association - Kenya
Moving the Goalposts - Kenya
Search and Groom - Nigeria
Special Olympics - Botswana, Cameroon, Namibia, South Africa
The Kids League - Uganda
Zambia Street Football Network (BSA, BUSA and KSC) and Kalusha Bwalya Foundation - Zambia

Americas (8 delegations)
A Ganar Ser Paz (Fundación de las Américas para el Desarollo and Ser Paz) - Ecuador
Colombianitos - Colombia
EPROCAD and Formaçao - Brazil
Gurises Unidos and Mundo Afro - Uruguay
Red Chilena de Fútbol Callejero (Chigol, Fundación Educere, PuntaGol) - Chile
Red Paraguaya de Partidi (CDI and partners) - Paraguay
Selección Nacional de Argentina (Defensores del Chaco, Granja Andar, Club 25 de Mayo, AsEM, Cre-Arte, CDC Bongiovanni and Escuela de Deportes Alumni) - Argentina
Starfinder Foundation and Soccer in the Streets - USA

Asia (2 delegations)
Magic Bus - India
Spirit of Soccer - Cambodia

Europe (6 delegations)
Dads Against Drugs - England
Football Friends - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia
German Street Football Network (KICKFAIR and partners) - Germany
Sport Against Racism Ireland - Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland
Sport dans la Ville - France
Street League - England

Middle East (1 delegation)
The Peace Team (The Peres Center for Peace, Al Quds Association) - Israel, Palestine

Oceania (2 delegations)
Football United - Australia
Tahiti Football Federation - Tahiti