Wisdom Under the Neem tree: To avoid getting drenched on one cloudy July noon I took shelter under a Neem Tree, on the ground in front of me which was by now partly filled with water and mud I saw young men from a nearby slum with no shoes and no shirts playing football with a broken plastic bucket and having a good time instead of being involved in bad habits. It struck a note in me that this could change their lifestyle if i could give them an opportunity to get involved in football and when the rain stopped I decided to do something for them. I went back to my college got one old football, gave it to them and asked them if they wanted to play such type of matches with teams from other slums. I started to visit and ask people if there are any sports events being organized for these underprivileged youth and when I found none I started one on my own. I approached a few close friends from social and media background they liked the idea and supported me whole heartedly. We planned out matches and the media broadcasted the event, and thus born was the first Jhopadpatti football tournament.
Our Mission To offer impetus and opportunities for socially neglected, homeless adults and youths, male and female; living in economically backward areas to use football/soccer as a tool for social improvement and empowerment, while providing new facilities and competitions to enable these players to showcase their talents.
Slumsoccer was incepted in 2001 under aegis of Krida Vikas Sanstha Nagpur and was registered as charitable public trust organization.
ProgressSince its conception KVSN has worked tirelessly throughout India In the past 7 years Slumsoccer events have taken place in 7 States, 63 districts
Over 50,000 boys, girls, men and women have had their lives touched for the better, Slumsoccer events have been held in 63 districts
- Education on Aids, Malaria and Health has been distributed to all attendees
- Milk has been distributed to malnourished children
- Vitamin tablets have been distributed via the health road show
- Attendees gain more confidence and improved social skills through working with others in a team environment
- 300+ children now play regular football and take exercise at classes
All this has been achieved by the work of 8 people working full time, for no financial reward with only the support of their good friends.
Our innovation- this year we conducted the first ever self help cup in which womens from more than a 100 self help group participated…….
What we do?Phase 1 - We work throughout the year with groups of children, homeless and excluded groups in 7 States, over 63 districts involving 680 teams of over 5,000 players.
Phase 2 - In each Town or District we organise annual tournaments and festivals to involve the players in games, then each district champion plays against the other to decide the State champion.
Phase 3 – The State champions play the National tournament in Nagpur where the best team is crowned champions, at this stage we also identify the talented players we want to invite to our National Homeless World Cup trials.
Phase 4 – A total of 100 players attend the National trials in Nagpur and are put through their paces by our National Coaches and Managers.
Phase 5 - The 10 players are selected to represent India at the Homeless World Cup.
KVSN has now taken India to an international level by competing in the Homeless World Cup in 2007 and 2008 Player Development
We work with young players and schools to provide coaching sessions, tournaments and festivals to regularly participate in.
In 2008 the Director of Football for the Homeless World Cup visited Nagpur to hold a coaching camp for over 750 children, adults, coaches and homeless players in preparation for the Homeless World Cup in Melbourne
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