South Africa Homeless Street Soccer (SAHSS) :
South Africa Homeless Street Soccer (SAHSS), formerly know as the Western Cape Street Soccer League, uses football as a means of involving children and youth that live, work and sleep on the streets in positive activities that will assist them in moving off the streets to better lives. SAHSS is an initiative of local NGOs (non-profits in South Africa) who work in close cooperation with the Departments of Social Development and Sports and Recreation in the City of Cape Town. These groups have come together in SAHSS because of an acute awareness of the role that football can play in changing the lives of homeless and disadvantaged people.
From Us With Love Sponsored the South African Homeless World Cup Team that traveled to Melbourne, Australia to compete in the 2008 Homeless World Cup and we are currently one of the Sponsors of the 2009 Team traveling to Milan, Italy for this years Cup being held September 6th through 13th.
From Us With Love is currently involved in a project to make a documentary film about homelessness in South Africa and the different agencies that are on the front lines of this contraversal issue. The name of the film is Streetball Produced by Demetrius Wren. Check it out!!!
SAHSS has a desperate need to raise funds for the 2009 Homeless World Cup Team traveling to Milan, Italy in September, 2009. South Africa sends eight players and two officials to the Homeless World Cup each year. The cost is $850.00 or 7,015.00 R per person. Would you please consider helping these Ambassadors of South Africa get to the Homeless World Cup. All financial gifts are tax deductible.
UPDATE!!!
All the funding has been raised to send the Team to Milan, Italy. Good Luck to all in bringing The Cup back to South Africa!!!
Homeless World Cup :
There are one billion homeless people living in our world today.
The Homeless World Cup exists to end this, so we all have a home, a basic human need.
The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. It has triggered and supports grass roots football projects in over 60 nations working with over 25,000 homeless and excluded people throughout the year.
The first tournament took place in Graz 2003 uniting 18 national teams. 6 years on 56 nations were united for Melbourne 2008, which included the first Women’s Cup. We are on the road to Milan 2009 from 6-13 September.
The impact is consistently significant year on year with 73% of players changing their lives for the better by coming off drugs and alcohol, moving into jobs, education, homes, training, reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for pro or semi-pro football teams.
Street Soccer breaks down the barriers of racism and economic status. We have seen so many young people that have made the choice to get involved with this program and are now working, have a home and some are attending college.
Please consider giving to this project. All financial gifts are tax deductible. Your donation will go towards the advancement of street soccer in our targeted project areas.
