Supporting Festival 23

Overview

The purpose of the grant opportunity is to support the delivery of Festival 23, a multifaceted youth program designed to amplify the impact of football during the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, working as a catalyst to tackle global challenges, in local spaces. Festival 23 includes a Football for Good Festival built on Fair Play principles; a Youth Leader Summit underpinned by a year-long mentorship of community leaders; and a Fair Play Tournament featuring 200+ youth from diverse background and their football heroes. Festival 23 contributes to the achievement of the Department of Health and Aged Care’s Sport and Physical Activity program. The objectives of the grant opportunity are:  • Leverage the organic community engagement surrounding the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2023, to engage the football community and the Australian public;  • Support the costs associated with lodging Australian and Pacific participants; and • Contribute to social inclusion and diversity elements within Festival 23.  The intended outcomes of the grant opportunity are: • Produce a lasting social legacy of enhance social capital, social inclusion, youth leadership and resilience, particularly for young women from Australia and from around the world attending the Youth Leader Summit. To view the grant opportunity documents, please select the red "Grant Opportunity Documents" button on the left-hand side.