In the beginning of July I was at the Hasso Plattner Forum in Potsdam. Social Entrepreneurship was the topic of the day. Great people and great topics. What me impressed most was Mel Young with his project: Homeless World Cup

The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and change their lives forever. It has triggered and supports grass roots football projects in over 60 nations working with over 25,000 homeless and excluded people throughout the year.

The impact is consistently significant year on year with 73% of players changing their lives for the better by coming off drugs and alcohol, moving into jobs, education, homes, training, reuniting with families and even going on to become players and coaches for pro or semi-pro football teams.

Here is an interview with Mel at the Davos Forum.