The best of the world’s young female talent is heading to Chile for the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup but for many young people across South America, football goes far beyond what happens on the pitch. It’s a way of gaining confidence and learning important life skills that will give them a better chance to succeed in life.
Showcasing the power of football for social development
The South American Football for Hope Festival Chile 2008, which takes place in Santiago de Chile from December 1 to 7, will bring together projects that use football as a tool for social development from all over the region, many of them streetfootballworld Network Members.
Over 200 young people, both boys and girls, aged between 15 and 21 will take part in the festival, which will feature delegations from Chile, Peru, Paraguay, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador, Uruguay and Argentina as well as special delegations from Costa Rica and South Africa.
The aim is to share experiences of what can be achieved through football and foster intercultural dialogue. As well as an exciting street-football tournament, the festival will feature various artistic and cultural workshops.
Official element of the FIFA U20 Womens World Cup Chile 2008
The event is being organised in the framework of Football for Hope, core element of the strategic alliance between FIFA and streetfootballworld, and will be an official event of the FIFA U20 Womens World Cup Chile 2008. It will be hosted by streetfootballworld Network Member Gente Viva from Chile.
Participating delegations:
Centro para el Desarrollo de las Inteligencias, Paraguay
Escuelas Deporte y Vida, Peru
Gente Viva/Chigol, Chile (Host organisation)
Educere, Chile
Punta Gol, Chile
Selección “Fútbol Callejero” (various organisations from Argentina)
Granja Andar, Argentina
Mundo Afro, Uruguay
Gurises Unidos, Uruguay
Jovem Cidadão, Brazil
EPROCAD, Brazil
ACM-RS/Esporte Clube Cidadão,
Brazil
Colombianitos, Colombia
Fútbol por la Vida, Costa Rica
Ser Paz / A Ganar, Ecuador
... and a mixed delegation of various organisations from South Africa
