The Homeless World Cup is a unique, pioneering social enterprise which exists to end homelessness. It uses football to energise homeless people to change their own lives.

The Homeless World Cup operates through a network of over 70 national partners to support grass roots football programmes and social enterprise development. It works closely with Local Organizing Committees in host cities to run a world-class, annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of homeless people from around the globe.

The first Homeless World Cup annual football tournament took place in Graz in 2003 and welcomed 18 nations. Now it’s grown to include 64 teams from 53 countries -including 16 women’s teams, for the ninth edition that will take place between the 21st and the 28th of August at Champ de Mars, Paris, France.

The impact is unprecedented. Over 70% of players change their lives for the better: they build their self esteem; come off drugs and alcohol; move into homes, jobs, education, training; repair relationships; become social entrepreneurs, coaches and players with pro or semi-pro football teams. The Homeless World Cup project involves over 50,000 homeless people throughout the year.

Partners & supporters include UEFA, Fundación Telmex, United Nations, Nike, Eric Cantona, Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand.

For more information please visit: homelessworldcup.org or join us in facebook and twitter!