Goals for Girls-Argentina { 45 images } Created 24 Apr 2010
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Villa 31 is a mish-mash of tin roofs, wooden walls and concrete blocks. Buenos Aires' biggest villa, wedged in behind Retiro train and bus station, is a slum home to almost 23,000 people, including a handful of girls who hope to be the next big thing in football.
Traditionally a male-only sport, Goals for Girls is very aware of the social norms that they are breaking in giving girls football training.
The women"s football team „Aliadas de la 31" has been founded in the most central slum of the Argentinian capital – so called „Villa 31". This is astonishing in a country where football and machoism are part of the daily life and women and poor people still face discrimination. Otherwise it"s less amazing that the women"s national team of the big football nation Argentina lost all six games in their two World Cup appearances by a total of 2 goals to 33! But the girls of Villa 31 are training for a more successful future – for themselves and for women"s football in Argentina.
Villa 31 is a mish-mash of tin roofs, wooden walls and concrete blocks. Buenos Aires' biggest villa, wedged in behind Retiro train and bus station, is a slum home to almost 23,000 people, including a handful of girls who hope to be the next big thing in football.
Traditionally a male-only sport, Goals for Girls is very aware of the social norms that they are breaking in giving girls football training.
The women"s football team „Aliadas de la 31" has been founded in the most central slum of the Argentinian capital – so called „Villa 31". This is astonishing in a country where football and machoism are part of the daily life and women and poor people still face discrimination. Otherwise it"s less amazing that the women"s national team of the big football nation Argentina lost all six games in their two World Cup appearances by a total of 2 goals to 33! But the girls of Villa 31 are training for a more successful future – for themselves and for women"s football in Argentina.
