Yuwa-India

Yuwa uses girls’ team sports as a platform for social development in rural India.[1] Yuwa is one of the largest girls’ football programs in India, with 250 players, 150 of whom practice daily.[2] In 2009 Franz Gastler founded Yuwa with the financial help of his high school friends, Greg Deming, Stephen Peterson, and Erik Odland, to use football as a platform to combat child marriage, illiteracy and human trafficking among girls in rural India.[3][4]

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History

Vision statement: 'Yuwa, which means "youth" in Hindi, works specifically with girls from impoverished families in rural Jharkhand, India—a place where girls are at risk of child marriage and human trafficking. It is a program that uses team sports and education to build character, confidence, and courage. It is a place where girls who don't yet know their worth can meet to compete, achieve goals, and create brighter futures. Yuwa prepares girls to break the cycle of poverty—permanently' (Yuwa About)[5].

Franz Gastler has given TEDx talks on "Sports to promote confidence in women" (2012)[6], "The Girl Effect" (2013)[7] and with Rinky Kumari "Yuwa - How football can change lives" (2015)[8].

The program was featured as a Microsoft Edge Partner, November 16, 2017[9], highlighting the new Yuwa web page. The News & Media page has a list of media articles describing Yuwa[10].

Donosti Cup football tournament

Participation in the 2013 tournament helped Yuwa achieve recognition in India[11]. Their participation in the 2016 tournament in Spain was featured in a short series of four videos[12] by the Bollywood star Ranbir Kapoor. They were the second team invited to the 2018 25th Anniversary tournament[13].

References
  1. "About Yuwa". Yuwa-India. Yuwa India. 7 Aug 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. Waghule, Pradnya (August 2, 2013). "Yuwa India show the way". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  3. Sarkar, Monica (January 23, 2013). "How football is changing lives of Indian slum girls". BBC. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
  4. Vaishnavi, Hema (9 March 2017). "This organisation is helping girl children in Jharkhand villages combat child marriage and human trafficking". YourStory. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  5. "About Yuwa". Yuwa-India. Yuwa India. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  6. "Sports to promote confidence in women". YouTube. April 1, 2012. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  7. "The Girl Effect". YouTube. March 24, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  8. "Yuwa - How football can change lives". YouTube. February 20, 2015. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  9. "Yuwa partners with Microsoft Edge to showcase the powerful life journey of girls in Jharkhand". Windows Blogs. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  10. "News & Media". Yuwa. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  11. "AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY FOR YUWA AND DONOSTI CUP". Donosti Cup. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  12. "Winning Through Failure!". YouTube. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
  13. "THE INDIAN YUWA TEAM WILL BE THE SECOND TEAM INVITED BY DONOSTI CUP IN ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY". Donosti Cup. Retrieved January 7, 2018.
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