Football for Hope Festival 2010

Experience this official FIFA World CelebratingCelebrating thethe powerpower ofof footballfootball Cup event live in your community at 3 Square, Alexandra! You are invited and entrance is free!

32 teams of young people from disadvantaged communities around the world will come to Johannes­burg, South Africa for a festival of education, culture and football. The boys and girls are members of organisations which tackle social issues using football – from homelessness in the UK and landmines in Cambodia, to HIV / Aids education in South Africa and integration of refugees in . This official event of the 2010 FIFA World Cup South

Africa™ is organised by FIFA, streetfootballworld, Sharing of ideas and experiences A fast-paced football tournament featuring mixed teams the 2010 FIFA World Cup Organising Committee South Africa and the City of Johannesburg. What is it about?

The Football for Hope Festival will include an array of In addition, the young people will participate in Involving the community of Alexandra exciting programmes for the delegations, culminating activities promoting the exchange of ideas and • 140 of the 320 festival volunteers will come in a football tournament from 4-10 July. experiences, including discussions on topics such from Alexandra. In this tournament, mixed teams of boys and girls will as HIV / Aids, football coaching workshops and • Key logistical services for the festival will compete without any referees. Any disagreements on cultural performances. be provided by local companies. the pitch are resolved through dialogue – a method Festival participants are selected for their • Local artists will be given the chance to proven to encourage personal development and contribution to building a better future in their perform in front of a global audience. mutual understanding. respective communities. • The main festival pitch will be made available to the community after the festival. More information on FIFA.com/csr and www.streetfootballworld.org Football for Hope Festival 2010 CelebratingCelebrating thethe powerpower ofof footballfootball

Qualified delegations Europe • Dads Against Drugs – United Kingdom • Football Friends – Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia • German Street Football Network – Germany • Sport Against Racism Ireland – Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland • Sport dans la Ville – • Street League – United Kingdom

Europe Asia and Middle East • Magic Bus – India • Spirit of Soccer – Cambodia 6 • The Peace Team – Israel, Palestine Delegations Asia and Americas Middle East 8 3 Delegations Delegations Oceania • Football United – Australia Africa • Tahiti Football Federation – Tahiti Africa • Coaching for Hope – Mali • Diambars – Senegal 13 • Espérance – Rwanda Americas • Grassroot Soccer – South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe • A Ganar Ser Paz – Ecuador Delegations • Kick4Life – Lesotho • Colombianitos – Colombia • Mathare Youth Sports Association – Kenya Oceania • Delegação Brasileira – Brazil • Moving the Goalposts – Kenya • Uruguay – Uruguay • Search and Groom – Nigeria • Selección Chilena de Futbol Callejero – Chile • Special Olympics – Botswana, , Namibia, South Africa • Red Paraguaya de Partidí – Paraguay • Team Alexandra – South Africa 2 • Selección Nacional de Argentina – Argentina • Team South Africa – South Africa • Team USA – USA • Team Zambia – Zambia Delegations • The Kids League – Uganda

All delegations were chosen for their commitment to building a better future in their communities.