Slum Soccer has been selected for the final round of the Global Sports Forum Barcelona Trophies 2010 in the Philanthropy and cooperation through sports category, and will be highlighted during the Forum. The forum is being held from 8-10th march 2010.

Slum soccer is designed to provide opportunities and motivation for slum-dwelling and homeless children and youngsters to use football as a means to social improvement, increased self-worth and education, whilst providing new facilities and competitions for players to develop and demonstrate their talents.

By providing structured education for coaches and development programs throughout the year, we aim to increase the number of football coaching camps and tournaments, while our current courses and tournaments already incorporate health education and self-awareness presentations and discussion groups. With the increased opportunities for participation, we hope to create a platform for other organizations to work with us to provide further educational input on factors affecting local children and adults. Our new coaches will continue to enjoy our support, while many of those who have already worked with us have been able to find employment as coaches with local schools thanks to the increased confidence and abilities which they have gained from the courses.

For two-and-a-half days, the Global Sports Forum Barcelona will bring together athletes, business leaders, heads of large media groups, politicians, representatives of institutions and directors of foundations and NGOs. Together, they will debate the real challenges facing sport in modern society.