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]

Hutup Yuwa School

Details

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]

Awards

Yuwa won the Laureus Sport for Good Award in 2019.[14][15]

References

  1. ↑ "About Yuwa". Yuwa-India. Yuwa India. 7 August 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Waghule, Pradnya (2 August 2013). "Yuwa India show the way". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Sarkar, Monica (23 January 2013). "How football is changing lives of Indian slum girls". BBC. Retrieved 2 August 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. 1 April 2012. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Girl Effect". YouTube. 24 March 2013. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Yuwa - How football can change lives". YouTube. 20 February 2015. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  9. ↑ "Yuwa partners with Microsoft Edge to showcase the powerful life journey of girls in Jharkhand". Windows Blogs. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  10. ↑ "News & Media". Yuwa. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  11. ↑ "AN UNFORGETTABLE DAY FOR YUWA AND DONOSTI CUP". Donosti Cup. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  12. ↑ "Winning Through Failure!". YouTube. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  13. ↑ "THE INDIAN YUWA TEAM WILL BE THE SECOND TEAM INVITED BY DONOSTI CUP IN ITS 25TH ANNIVERSARY". Donosti Cup. Retrieved 7 January 2018.
  14. ↑ "And the Laureus World Sports Awards 2019 Winners are..." Laureus. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  15. ↑ "Yuwa". Laureus. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
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