The Game for the Goal
Using soccer embedded with other activities to get girls focused and achieve their goals- thus scoring the Goal the game and the goal aims at
About You
Contact Information
Title
Ms
First name
Godspower
Last name
Oboido
Your job title
Initiator
Name of your organization
Global youthful trends
Organization type
NGO
Annual budget/currency
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Mailing address
5 asabor street off medical stores road
Telephone number
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Country
Nigeria
Email address
Alternative email address
Location
Project Street Address
5 asabor street, off medical stores road
Project City
benin city
Project Province/State
Edo state
Project Postal/Zip Code
234
Project Country
Nigeria
Your idea
Choose your sport: (check all that apply)
Soccer/Football
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What approach does your initiative incorporate?
Knowledge/educational materials
Year the initiative began (yyyy)
2009
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Plot your innovation within the discovery framework:
Barrier
Lack of parity in facilities, equipment and funding
Insight
Embed sports with other activities
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Name Your Project
The Game for the Goal
Describe Your Idea
Using soccer embedded with other activities to get girls focused and achieve their goals- thus scoring the Goal the game and the goal aims at
Innovation
What is your signature innovation, your new idea, in one sentence?
Using soccer embedded with other activities to get girls focused and achieve their goals- thus scoring the Goal the game and the goal aims at
How many people does your innovation serve or plan to serve? Exactly who will benefit?
As many girls around that we can get.
Do you have any existing partnerships? If so, please list and describe.
TRIUMPH FC- A club for both boys and girls. i have been talking with the head coach. since its a popular club around the girls can feel free to come around and be part of the initiative. they have the benefit of playing the game with other girls in the female team.
YTGA- A dance group by a friend, dance is one of the axctivities we will get the girls involved in. so this group is at hand for assistance
In which sector do these partners work? (Check all that apply)
How do you implement your innovation and apply it to the challenge/problem you are addressing?
Because teen pregnancy is on the increase, we want to use sports(soccer) to capture these young girls and after that educate them and make them aware so they can become better persons later and achieve their GOALS. soccer will keep them busy, and working, apart from the the physical benefits, they will also be mentally fit, thus be receptive to the aim of the course or initiative. there are also other fun package to get them involved. we'll initiate the art of dancing and hand-on training so they can be better tools for change after all. if the talented soccer players do not make it as professionals, they will have other things to do because of the diverse knwledge they have gained. This initiative/project is part of my Program (My Global community) at Global Youthful Trends. initially it was computer training for boys and girls in highschool but we had to introduce soccer which is the most loved game in Nigeria
Impact
Provide one sentence describing your impact/intended impact
To reduce teen pregnancy using sports and other fun activities as awareness tool
What does impact/success look like? Please list any tangible measures of the impact of your innovation
Getting these girls busy- working on soccer skills, spending time in training or playing a match, rather than fiddle around and become useless, and empty
Is there a chance that your project could change policy (within an institution or government)?
Yes, to change or improve the way Government supports female sports in the country and to inititiave other ways to reduce teen pregnancy and other issues facing girls in our community today
Aside from financial sustainability, how do you plan to grow the initiative or expand your intended impact?
To get girls join the initiative and come play the game of soccer-for fun and awareness. we would welcome general sports kits and educational materials
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Sustainability
How is your initiative financed (or how do you expect your initiative will be financed)?
We hope to get it financed by grants
Financing source
Annual budget
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Annual revenue generated
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Number of staff (full-time, part-time, volunteers)
three volunteers already
What are the main barriers to financing your initiative, and how do you plan to address these barriers?
Getting people understanding what we plan doing, and lack of proper support for female sports in the country. we will try and get the public, companies and goverrnment see how sports can affect the lives of girls.
What are the major challenges with regards to partnerships?
As i have written before, people finding it hard to understand this project
The Story
What stage is your project?
Idea phase .
What was the motivation or defining moment that led to create this innovation? Tell us the story.
Everyday i come across two or three pregnant teens. the rate of teen pregnancy is on the increase and i am greatly concerned about the future of these girls. Life ends for most of them when they give birth. My brother and I had thought about ways that we can help with to reduce this trend in teens. we knew it will take more than awareness, we thought it should be fun as well and soccer is fun, a game for both girls and boys
Please tell us about the social innovator behind this initiative
Myself, but my brother, Oghenekaro Oboido, a soccer player himself has concerns for girls as well. this may be my initiative, but his suggestion. I was born and live in Nigeria. I developed love for football at a very ealry age because it is almost a religion here. I participate in it for fun. I am a writer, an artist, inventor and social innovator for the public. my passion is Art, science, football, enviroment etc. i am the founder of global youthful trends. I hope i can effect change everday
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18 – 22
 | 175 weeks agoGodspower Oboido said: Thanks Kwebb, the first partner i had is a soccer club for both boys and girls. the head coach is excited about working with me, we will ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 175 weeks agoKathy Webb said: Hi Globaltrends: Thank you for your application. I like how you are using the power of sport to educate these girls to reduce ... about this Competition Entry. - read more > |
| 176 weeks agoGodspower Oboido submitted this idea. |
