ABOUT street Football World Festival 16
The festival was held at the SPORT DANS LA VILLE facilities Lyon France.
Organisations from around the world came together to celebrate the power of football. These organisations use the power of football as a magnet to drive change at a local community level.
The 70 strong delegation from 50 nations gave more than 400 participants from disadvantaged communities a unique opportunity to learn, to take part in a multicultural experience, and to truly comprehend football’s global reach and the scope of football which can be used for positive change.
Festival 16 was the largest-ever meeting of the streetfootballworld network, with 90 network members represented. The members use Football as a force for good by community organisations all around the world. Football is more than simply a game . It’s how community organisations transform people’s lives.
Football is a flexible instrument for improving lives, regardless of geographic area or social reason.
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#respect #empowerment #inspire #gender
Stats from the logistics challenge