60 acast.com Homeless World Cup: How to End Homelessness https://shows.acast.com/homeless-world-cup-how-to-end-homelessness en Homeless World Cup Homelessness,Social Isolation,Ending Homelessness,Refugees,Houselessness,Cities,Sport for Good Homeless World Cup Global voices on how we can work together to end homelessness. The Homeless World Cup's new podcast, How to End Homelessness, gives a platform to people with global insights into homelessness.


Our annual tournament The Homeless World Cup brings together hundreds of people from across the world who are experiencing homelessness and gives them a unique opportunity to represent their country at the Homeless World Cup.


Since 2003 we have held the tournament in major global capitals such as Paris, Mexico City, Melbourne and Amsterdam.


Year round, we operate a Global Network, bringing together more than 70 grassroot organisations that are using football to tackle homelessness and social isolation. Using this network, we are able to tap into different opinions and views from communities all over the world. Our interview series will give you a chance to hear these voices.


Find out more about The Homeless World Cup


Help us to keep the ball rolling and donate to the Homeless World Cup here

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]]> The Homeless World Cup's new podcast, How to End Homelessness, gives a platform to people with global insights into homelessness.


Our annual tournament The Homeless World Cup brings together hundreds of people from across the world who are experiencing homelessness and gives them a unique opportunity to represent their country at the Homeless World Cup.


Since 2003 we have held the tournament in major global capitals such as Paris, Mexico City, Melbourne and Amsterdam.


Year round, we operate a Global Network, bringing together more than 70 grassroot organisations that are using football to tackle homelessness and social isolation. Using this network, we are able to tap into different opinions and views from communities all over the world. Our interview series will give you a chance to hear these voices.


Find out more about The Homeless World Cup


Help us to keep the ball rolling and donate to the Homeless World Cup here

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

]]> false Homeless World Cup info+64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf@mg-eu.acast.com 64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf homeless-world-cup-how-to-end-homelessness episodic https://assets.pippa.io/shows/cover/1681394864205-1285085eb2c3b2df84999e6c94e7dc40.jpeg https://shows.acast.com/homeless-world-cup-how-to-end-homelessness Homeless World Cup: How to End Homelessness <![CDATA[How sport helps to change homeless people's lives in Sweden]]> Fri, 05 May 2023 11:10:17 GMT 20:55 6454e419c2f2f20011ad378e false https://shows.acast.com/homeless-world-cup-how-to-end-homelessness/episodes/how-sport-helps-to-change-peoples-lives-in-sweden 6454e419c2f2f20011ad378e 64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf how-sport-helps-to-change-peoples-lives-in-sweden Scandinavian countries are often heralded as being at the forefront of tackling homelessness. We speak to Viveka Holmberg from Gatans Lag about the state of homelessness, how Housing First can help and the role sport can play. full 1 4 Scandinavian countries are often heralded as being at the forefront of tackling homelessness. We speak to Viveka Holmberg from Gatans Lag about the state of homelessness, how Housing First can help and the role sport can play.


Viveka Holmberg is the Stockholm Operations Manager at our Swedish partner Gatans Lag, which means ‘Law of the Street’. She’s been playing football for more than thirty years and believes in the power of sport to create a community and create positive and meaningful change.

Since starting up, Gatans Lag has gone from being a small charity in Gothenburg to expanding across the country. We find out the key lessons Viveka has learnt since joining and how sport can help people to reintegrate into society.

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]]> Scandinavian countries are often heralded as being at the forefront of tackling homelessness. We speak to Viveka Holmberg from Gatans Lag about the state of homelessness, how Housing First can help and the role sport can play.


Viveka Holmberg is the Stockholm Operations Manager at our Swedish partner Gatans Lag, which means ‘Law of the Street’. She’s been playing football for more than thirty years and believes in the power of sport to create a community and create positive and meaningful change.

Since starting up, Gatans Lag has gone from being a small charity in Gothenburg to expanding across the country. We find out the key lessons Viveka has learnt since joining and how sport can help people to reintegrate into society.

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]]> How academics are shaping the global approach to homelessness How academics are shaping the global approach to homelessness Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:39:37 GMT 19:57 644b8649c5d562001243709d false https://www.homelessworldcup.org/podcast 644b8649c5d562001243709d 64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf how-academics-are-shaping-the-global-approach-to-homelessnes Turning evidence into action, the role of academics, and how important it is to have political will when it comes to tackling homelessness. We speak to Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick. full 1 3 Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh has been looking at global homelessness for more than 20 years.

From assessing the A Place Called Home programme tackling street homelessness, to measuring the state of homelessness in the UK, we speak to her about the role that academics can play in ending global homelessness, the lessons she’s learnt and some of the surprises she’s come across in more than two decades worth of research.

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]]> Professor Suzanne Fitzpatrick from Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh has been looking at global homelessness for more than 20 years.

From assessing the A Place Called Home programme tackling street homelessness, to measuring the state of homelessness in the UK, we speak to her about the role that academics can play in ending global homelessness, the lessons she’s learnt and some of the surprises she’s come across in more than two decades worth of research.

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]]> <![CDATA[Shining a light on Japan's hidden homeless]]> Fri, 21 Apr 2023 10:46:27 GMT 17:39 64426998d18c130011678708 false https://www.homelessworldcup.org/ 64426998d18c130011678708 64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf how-to-end-homelessness-shining-a-light-on-japans-hidden-hom Official government figures of people affected by homelessness in Japan have fallen to some of the lowest levels since measurements started, but experts say this doesn’t show the full picture. We speak to Big Issue Japan co-founder Miku Sano. full 1 2 Official government figures of people affected by homelessness in Japan have fallen to some of the lowest levels since measurements started, but experts say this doesn’t show the full picture. We speak to Big Issue Japan co-founder Miku Sano.


Miku Sano has been working on tackling homelessness since founding Big Issue Japan in 2003, but how has the situation changed since then and what is being done to support the rising number of young people who are priced out of Japan’s largest cities?

We talk about the state of homelessness in Japan’s second city, Osaka, which has the largest number of people who are homeless. We also discuss the millions of empty houses which are scattered across the country and whether these can be part of a solution.

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]]> Official government figures of people affected by homelessness in Japan have fallen to some of the lowest levels since measurements started, but experts say this doesn’t show the full picture. We speak to Big Issue Japan co-founder Miku Sano.


Miku Sano has been working on tackling homelessness since founding Big Issue Japan in 2003, but how has the situation changed since then and what is being done to support the rising number of young people who are priced out of Japan’s largest cities?

We talk about the state of homelessness in Japan’s second city, Osaka, which has the largest number of people who are homeless. We also discuss the millions of empty houses which are scattered across the country and whether these can be part of a solution.

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]]> How Football is tackling homelessness in South Africa How Football is tackling homelessness in South Africa Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:23:28 GMT 17:40 6438108a990bb7001176eb6c false https://www.homelessworldcup.org 6438108a990bb7001176eb6c 64380f2ba143160012f2e2cf how-to-end-homelessness-how-football-is-tackling-homelessnes Gang violence in South Africa can be notorious, but what role does it play in putting people at risk of homelessness? And how can football help? We speak to Homeless World Cup player turned coach Bongani Mathiso. full 1 1 Bongani Mathiso captained the South African side at the Homeless World Cup in Mexico in 2012. Now he’s working with not-for-profit organisation Oasis who helped him to turn his life around after “living the life of a lie” taking drugs and committing crime.


We spoke to him about how lessons learnt on the pitch can translate to everyday life and how important it is for politicians to understand what's happening on the ground if they’re going to tackle homelessness.

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]]> Bongani Mathiso captained the South African side at the Homeless World Cup in Mexico in 2012. Now he’s working with not-for-profit organisation Oasis who helped him to turn his life around after “living the life of a lie” taking drugs and committing crime.


We spoke to him about how lessons learnt on the pitch can translate to everyday life and how important it is for politicians to understand what's happening on the ground if they’re going to tackle homelessness.

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