Teams from eight nations will travel to Kenyan capital, Nairobi, to compete over two days for the second ever Africa Women’s Cup.
The 4-a-side street football tournament took place for the first time in June 2024 in Arusha, Tanzania with teams from Kenya, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe taking part in the first edition of the tournament which Uganda won.
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The Africa Women’s Cup is part of a two-year collaborative project between the Homeless World Cup Foundation, the FIFA Foundation and four national delivery partners which all represent Homeless World Cup Member Countries: Vijana Amani Pamoja (Kenya), Future Stars Academy (Tanzania), Bauleni United Sports Academy (Zambia) and Young Achievement Sports for Development (Zimbabwe).
The project ‘Football to Protect Vulnerable Women from Exploitation’ started in December 2023 and will run until December 2025. Together with the four delivery partners, the project has developed a new curriculum to educate both men and women, as well as young girls and boys, on gender-based violence and gender equality.
The programme uses football as a key engagement tool, which helps to break down barriers and reduce stigma when tackling such a sensitive subject. The curriculum has been introduced in all four delivery partner countries with hundreds of people already benefitting from the newly established programme.
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Additional Reporting by Homeless World Cup