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The Beyond Greatness Community Football Tournament, played on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House, brought FIFA Legends together with forty local female footballers. All for two good causes.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino confirmed that FIFA has donated $50,000 AUD to one charity from Australia, and $50,000 AUD to one charity from Aotearoa New Zealand (total $100,000 AUD).
The Australian charity is NASCA. NASCA utilises the power of structured sporting and cultural programmes to harness the educational, employment and health aspirations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people. NASCA work through culture to connect with community and country, strengthening
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young peoples’ capacities and supporting them to realise their aspirations.
The charity in Aotearoa New Zealand is BBM. BBM is run by people with lived experience in changing their mindsets and turning their lives around. BBM operate two free gyms in South Auckland and West Auckland, and a gym in Tokoroa. Their vision is to reduce obesity amongst Māori and Pacific People in Aotearoa New Zealand through education, thereby enabling them to choose a healthy and active lifestyle for the duration of their lives, their children, their wider family, and the community.
The video submission includes b-roll of the The Beyond Greatness Community Football Tournament underway and interviews with FIFA Legend Laura Georges, FIFA Legend Patrizia Panico, FIFA Legend Mana Iwabuchi, Kissing Point Football Club Coach Lee Rochester, mother of Ppayer Tanya Lurlo and fan Dylan John Housham.
