Using the simplicity of a soccer ball to fight extreme poverty and to promote community development.                                www.mission-soccer.org We live in a world where nearly half of the population lives on less than $2 a day. This is a tragedy. With that said, you're probably wondering "why soccer?".

Our mission is to provide soccer equipment and soccer training to impovershed communities that otherwise may not have access to it. We strongly believe that poverty is not a symptom or a result of lack of finances; but rather the opposite. Through soccer we hope to address the underlying causes of poverty such as self worth, self esteem and value.

At mission:soccer we believe that soccer has the ability to bring joy, opportunity and a sense of worth and value to individuals. Soccer unifies, it bridges social, religious and cultural barriers, and it opens doors for greater involvment into a community.

Our mission isn't simply to get soccer balls onto the feet of kids who need them. Our hope is to become deeply connected with the communities that we are involved with. Estblishing a relationship so that we can begin addressing needs outside the soccer field such as education, sanitation, farming and medical needs.

Our vision stretches far beyond the soccer field. However, a soccer ball is our bridge to get there,