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Substance Abuse, Bandung, Indonesia: Football for Change

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Football for Change is one of the newest projects to join the Cityzens Giving family and young leaders in Indonesia’s third largest city, Bandung, are ready to take their community soccer project to the streets. 


There are 2,000 street children in Bandung at high risk of drug abuse. Acil, 23, is teaming up with other young leaders who will use soccer to engage 250 street children and connect them with specialized support to deal with the threat of substance abuse and other challenges, including HIV and AIDS.


“Soccer is extraordinary. It teaches kids to be disciplined, to be confident and it also improves the quality of their life. It helped me get off the street and get what I wanted in life. Now I want to use it to help others like me to find the solutions to their problems.”


This project is delivered in partnership with Rumah Cemara.

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