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Football for the Goals – SDG 15: Life on Land Talent Quest Sports is proud to be part of the Inter-County Football for the Goals Championship 2025! This year, we're not just playing for trophies – we're playing for the planet. Our focus is SDG 15: Life on Land, and through football, we're taking action to protect and restore our environment. Here's how: Tree Planting: Together with our players and community, we’ll be planting trees to combat deforestation and promote a greener, healthier future. Waste Awareness: We're educating the community on the proper disposal of sanitary towels and baby diapers, tackling pollution and protecting our soil and water sources. Youth-led Clean-ups: Our youth teams will lead community clean-up drives, using football as a platform for change and leadership. We believe sport has the power to unite and transform – and we’re using it to build a cleaner, greener, and more sustainable world. Omondi Peter Timothy Hurd George Stern Kristin Bodiford, Ph.D. Elizabeth Waliuba Tito Mwenda #FootballForTheGoals #SDG15 #LifeOnLand #TalentQuestSports #GreenGoals #YouthForChange #SustainableFuture #ICFFTGC2025 #WFD2025 #FFTG2025 #FOOTBALL4PEACE

Salience foundation & India Khelo Football 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 as the world marks the first Anniversary of the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆. As a member of the 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 promotes rural sporting talents, nurturing artistic expression, promoting cultural diversity, and inspiring personal and community transformation. Through their unwavering dedication, they envision a brighter future where sports and culture thrive, uplifting lives and building thriving communities. With a 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 of promoting rural Sporting talents by discovering and nurturing exceptional athletes in remote areas, Salience Foundation believes in the transformative power of Sports to positively impact individuals and communities. Helping young athletes reach their full potential and shine on a lager platform, the foundation thrives on three major principles. 1. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯. 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Ensuring they fulfil their commitment to creating a supportive environment for emerging Sports enthusiasts while exploring the world of art and culture and providing a platform for artistic learning and cultural development, fostering creativity and nurturing talents. In collaboration with 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹, they will be sponsoring 10 football teams for the Upcoming Inter - County Football for the Goals Championship, hosting #AbillionSignatureBall in and establishing a similar championship annually in India. Imagine 300 states in India taking part at 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮? At 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, we are so excited about this partnership, we can’t wait to make it all happen so that together we can build a 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀' 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, mobilizing resources to support grassroots football communities in driving actions for the 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. Together through meaningful partnerships, we can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Collaborate with us to make this happen. Read more about Salience foundation here >>> https://lnkd.in/ddKzhRtF Thank you to the United Nations Football for The Goals initiative for opening this doors for us. The future is bright for those willing to meaningfully collaborate for our common future. Robert Skinner | Carlos Islam | Maher Nasser | Neelkanth Kumar | Phani Bhushan | Eric Beard | Dr. Mark Charlton | Kathleen M. Vaughan, | Sandra Macharia | Lisa Mari Takagi | #TogetherWeAreStrong #ICFFTGC2025 #WFD2025 #Football4Peace #FootballForTheGoals

Salience foundation & India Khelo Football 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝟭𝟬 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗽𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘆 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗞𝗲𝗻𝘆𝗮 as the world marks the first Anniversary of the 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗗𝗮𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝟮𝟱𝘁𝗵 𝗠𝗮𝘆. As a member of the 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀, 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 promotes rural sporting talents, nurturing artistic expression, promoting cultural diversity, and inspiring personal and community transformation. Through their unwavering dedication, they envision a brighter future where sports and culture thrive, uplifting lives and building thriving communities. With a 𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 of promoting rural Sporting talents by discovering and nurturing exceptional athletes in remote areas, Salience Foundation believes in the transformative power of Sports to positively impact individuals and communities. Helping young athletes reach their full potential and shine on a lager platform, the foundation thrives on three major principles. 1. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝟮. 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟯. 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 Ensuring they fulfil their commitment to creating a supportive environment for emerging Sports enthusiasts while exploring the world of art and culture and providing a platform for artistic learning and cultural development, fostering creativity and nurturing talents. In collaboration with 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗞𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹, they will be sponsoring 10 football teams for the Upcoming Inter - County Football for the Goals Championship, hosting #AbillionSignatureBall in and establishing a similar championship annually in India. Imagine 300 states in India taking part at 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 – 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮? At 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗮𝗹 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝘂𝗺, we are so excited about this partnership, we can’t wait to make it all happen so that together we can build a 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀' 𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗼𝗼𝘁𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, mobilizing resources to support grassroots football communities in driving actions for the 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗼𝗮𝗹𝘀. Together through meaningful partnerships, we can achieve the Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Collaborate with us to make this happen. Read more about Salience foundation here >>> https://lnkd.in/ddKzhRtF Thank you to the United Nations Football for The Goals initiative for opening this doors for us. The future is bright for those willing to meaningfully collaborate for our common future. Robert Skinner | Carlos Islam | Maher Nasser | Neelkanth Kumar | Phani Bhushan | Eric Beard | Dr. Mark Charlton | Kathleen M. Vaughan, | Sandra Macharia | Lisa Mari Takagi | #TogetherWeAreStrong #ICFFTGC2025 #WFD2025 #Football4Peace #FootballForTheGoals

Today, I feel like I played basketball on the net. Celebrating the International Day of Sports for Development and Peace with Global Youth Forum was nothing short of inspiring. We had an insightful session opened with Florence Awuor of Mukuru talent, unpacking how sports movements are driving change and action toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) at grassroots level. (You need to check them out) We then had a breakout discussions, where we explored real challenges facing grassroots communities in kenya, including: Financial constraints 💸(Common challenge identified by all groups) Limited infrastructure 🏗 Capacity gaps 📉 Lack of consistent commitment 🤝and Social barriers ⛔ 🏀 later we explored Human-Centered Design with an amazing session by Kathleen M. Vaughan, MA, PCC, ACTC, EIA SP, ITCA (she/her), giving us a fresh lens on designing inclusive, community-driven solutions. This would really shed light on how we could tackle identified challenges, gaps or change initiatives. Looking at our common challenge - Financial constrains, the room lit up with solutions that ranged from, Localized fundraising strategies, encouraging Social entrepreneurship for sustainability, Capacity building for leaders & organizations and, to exploring Public-Private Partnerships. Seems like it starts with us and ends with us. 😀 With the set strategies, an interesting call came from Justine Mokua for all grassroots, public and private institutions to up hold transparency and accountability in implementation. This not only fosters trust but enhances effectiveness and efficiency of programs. The energy, ideas, and collaboration in the room were powerful reminders that sports are more than games, they are tools for change. We keep this momentum alive; In June, 21st & 22nd 2025, Imarisha Usawa is inviting us to the USAWA Festival in Bungoma for a basketball tournament playing for SDG 5. As we say, we, leave no one behind. Tuende mashinani tuimarishe vitendo vya maendeleo endelevu. 😊 We shall be playing for Gender Equality. Let our girls play, learn, and excel. Omondi Peter |Justine Mokua |Florence Awuor |Kathleen M. Vaughan, MA, PCC, ACTC, EIA SP, ITCA (she/her) |Cheboi Millicent |Cliff Olal | Rose Cevensia Let’s continue to champion inclusive, locally driven and sustainable sports initiatives that leave no one behind. Much appreciation to Global Youth Forum for organizing such an insightful webinar. #Basketballforthegoals #Sportsfordevelopment #UsawaFestival #PartnershipForGoals

Attending the Virtual Sports4SDgs forum today has been a great way to wind the weekend. There were lots of take aways, key learning areas and the long and short of it is that Teams are out to comb the 17 SDGS. Thank you Global Youth Forum for making arrangements for this session and giving #MukuruKicks an opportunity to present and speak on what we do at the grassroot level in relation to #SDG8. I look forward to more collaborations. Omondi Peter Elizabeth Waliuba #Sports4sdgs #Football4peace