Background

“Strive 2.0” – a sports for development network, since 2018, uses soccer to bring about inclusiveness for marginalized children in Ambedkar Basti in Delhi with one major difference – 25% of the group will be differently abled.

Raemana R Panda is the CEO (Chief Enthusiastic Officer) has now launched (2023) Project Vrddhi, a financial inclusion SHG (self help group) project to enable 30 women from the same Basti towards sustainable livelihood.

Slum Soccer (Krida Vikas Sanstha), a well know NGO from Nagpur is our partner for both the sports for development initiative as well as the financial inclusion program.

Objectives:

Inspire : We bring together underprivileged children and women from the slums to reflect on their experiences in life.

Promote : We implement sports based and livelihood initiatives which will help the underserved communities to brighter futures.

Advocate : We teach our participants gender equality and inclusiveness through participation.

Opportunity: We give them a platform to foster, develop and promote competitive sports, life skills and livelihood skills.

Enable: We enable vulnerable women towards Atmanirbharta

Collaboration

Strive is in partnership with Slum Soccer (Krida Vikas Sanstha, Estb. 2002) a well-known NGO from Nagpur which has been working on using football as a unique vehicle to eliminate barriers of disability, religion, race and gender to bring about a change in the lives of the underprivileged children.