BANNED: AFRICA TOLD IT IS TOO POOR TO PLAY WITH UK
Five African football teams all set to travel to the UK on Monday 19 July take part in the Homeless World Cup, the global street soccer tournament kicking off global poverty, have been refused entry to the UK by the British government. Just days before they were due to travel to Edinburgh for the event, entry is refused on the basis that they do not have sufficient funds to support themselves whilst visiting the UK.
...because they're homeless...hello...???
...The street soccer teams from Kenya, Zambia, Burundi, Cameroon and Nigeria were all set to make their debut in the third Homeless World Cup tournament, being staged in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens 20-24 July, just weeks after the G8 Summit where discussions about eliminating poverty in Africa were the focus.Co-founder Mel Young said: "The G8 saw the British government lead the way in discussing grand gestures and pledges for Africa. They have now missed an opportunity to lead the world in taking real action towards making poverty history and creating significant real change."The Homeless World Cup is designed to support and encourage people to transform their lives, to lift themselves from poverty and it has had significant success with 70% of players in the last two world cups going on to improve their situation. To deny homeless people access to the UK on the basis that they are too poor is ridiculous...
Indeed. More here:
http://www.streetsoccer.org/
...because they're homeless...hello...???
...The street soccer teams from Kenya, Zambia, Burundi, Cameroon and Nigeria were all set to make their debut in the third Homeless World Cup tournament, being staged in Edinburgh's Princes Street Gardens 20-24 July, just weeks after the G8 Summit where discussions about eliminating poverty in Africa were the focus.Co-founder Mel Young said: "The G8 saw the British government lead the way in discussing grand gestures and pledges for Africa. They have now missed an opportunity to lead the world in taking real action towards making poverty history and creating significant real change."The Homeless World Cup is designed to support and encourage people to transform their lives, to lift themselves from poverty and it has had significant success with 70% of players in the last two world cups going on to improve their situation. To deny homeless people access to the UK on the basis that they are too poor is ridiculous...
Indeed. More here:
http://www.streetsoccer.org/
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