Audeamus
Homeless World Cup
Filed in archive Social Enterprise by mstandaert on September 1, 2006
Homeless World Cup
(From StreetSoccer.org)

The Homeless World Cup is right around the corner, kicking off in Capetown, South Africa on September 23rd. The event features teams from 48 countries, aiming to "kick off global poverty."

david duke, 26, was a star of the 2004 Homeless World Cup in Sweden and returns in 2006 as Scotland's coach.

Duke became homeless when he developed a drinking problem following the death of his father. "Playing for Scotland, my country, was the rope I needed to pull myself out of a dark hole," he said. "It gave me all the tools I need for a confident life, and it is great that I can now help other young people to do the same."

Duke now has his own home, is a qualified football coach and a scout for Scottish Premier League side Falkirk. He has studied for a HNC in community development and runs a boys' football team in Glasgow. He is also a weekly columnist for The Big Issue, Scotland.


More at StreetSoccer.org



Related Entries:

Permalink: Homeless World Cup
Tags: homeless  world  cup  social  development  social+enterprise  homeless+world  social+entrepreneurship 
Trackback: http://publish.creative-weblogging.com/publish/mt-tb.pl/35062
img Addthis img Ask img Blinklist img del.icio.us img Digg img Fark img Facebook img Google img Lycos img Ma.gnolia Add this page to Mister Wong Mr Wong img Netscape img Netvousz img Newsvine img Reddit img StumbleUpon img Slashdot img Tailrank img Technorati img Wink img Yahoo

Vote for Homeless World Cup:

  • Currently 9.60/10
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
Rating: 9.60 out of 5 vote(s) cast.
 
Subscribe
Share It
RSSrss
See all blog subscribe options
Google google
What is RSS?
Yahoo! yahoo
Addthis Subscribe using any feed reader!
Bloglines Bloglines
Newsletter

TwitterFollow us on Twitter!