Mel Young is the President of The Homeless World Cup, social entrepreneur and Schwab Fellow of the World Economic Forum. The Homeless World Cup uses football as an entry mechanism to move people away from the streets and into a greater sense of dignity and improved livelihoods. Annual research shows that around 80% of the players made significant changes to their lives as a direct result of participating in the Homeless World Cup.
The event integrates para-sports into its 11-day itinerary and spectators quickly lose the sense that one race might include only disabled athletes. This is real inclusion.
With teams from North and South Korea entering the stadium together at the opening of the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, once again sport's power to bring people together has been proven...
Sport isn’t just for high-performing athletes – sport is for everyone, and it has the power to create lasting change.
