Global Youth Partnership for Africa is a recipient of a Google Grant award.

The Google Grants program supports organizations sharing Google's philosophy of community service to help the world in areas such as science and technology, education, global public health, the environment, youth advocacy, and the arts.

Designed for 501(c)(3) non-profit organizations, Google Grants is a unique in-kind advertising program harnessing the power of Google AdWords advertising product. Google Grants has awarded AdWords advertising to hundreds of non-profit groups whose missions range from animal welfare to literacy, from supporting homeless children to promoting HIV education.

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Agent for social change and friend and partner of GYPA's Team Gomo Tong, Kevin Carroll recently mentioned Team Gomo Tong in his ESPN Page 2 article about the Homeless World Cup documentary film Kicking It

http://sportsnation.espn.go.com/fans/Katalyst4Sport/blog/posts/56974

If you are in NYC, LA or DC do check out the film Directed by Susan Koch and Produced by Ted Leonsis.

Opens June 13
New York
City Cinemas Village East
181 2nd Avenue
Box Office: (212) 529-6998

Opens June 27
Los Angeles
Laemmle’s Sunset 5
8000 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood
Box Office: (323) 848-3500

Opens June 27
Washington DC
Landmark’s E Street Cinema
555 11th Street NW Washington
Box Office: (202) 452-7672

The Homeless World Cup has confirmed the Global Youth Partnership for Africa's "Team Gomo Tong" participation in the 2008 Homeless World Cup in Melbourne, Australia. Team Gomo Tong will participate in the first ever: "Female Homeless World Cup."

Team Gomo Tong will organize a team of seven young women with the objective to both bring the cup to Uganda, but also to develop new relationships and friendships with players from around the world.

The 1st Female Homeless World Cup will feature teams from:
Cameroon, Colombia, Kyrgz Republic, Ivory Coast, Philipines, Paraguay and Zambia.

As part of our Girls Kick It! program, GYPA will commence recruitment, education, training and futbol practice by this Summer 2008.

For more information about the Homeless World Cup visit: www.homelessworldcup.org

If you are interested to donate or support Team Gomo Tong, please contact us at: http://gypafrica.org/donate.php