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ELITE SOCCER DEVELOPMENT AFRICA (ESDA)

An internationally respected sports professional with twenty seven years experience in the industry.

Was a soccer player, and a leader of the Mathare Youth Sports Association (MYSA). Mathare is a sprawling slum in Nairobi, and host to some of Kenya's most difficult challenges with urban youth that arise from rampant poverty, including starvation, homelessness, unemployment, HIV/AIDS, and violence, among other problems. MYSA has used sports to provide hope to several of these youth, some of whom are now on athletic and academic scholarships in universities across the world. Mathare United FC, a team formed from youth in these slums, is now one of Kenya's best soccer teams, and contributes a majority of players to the national team, Harambee Stars.

Founder and Director of a Palestinian NGO - Palestine: Sports for Life (www.ps4l.org) , a consultant and expert in sports for development and sports management. Tamara is a current PhD student in the German Sports University - Cologne focusing on sports for development.

Involved in Sport Development and Sport for Development programs. Trained as a Sport for Development practitioner with the Zambian Institute of Sport.

I am a Head of Football at a leading British International School in the UAE. I have a passion of sport for development and would like to engage with like minded people, with the objective of meaningful volunteering or potential employment.

David is managing and overseeing the Doc Wayne operation while exploring ways to broaden the organizations reach to more youth on a national and global scale. In his career of over 20 years in the business and non-profit sectors, he has specialized in developing new business, building partner relationships, while sharpening organizational outreach.

- Educator, PhD student researching on refugee education (PSS/SEL in Syrian adolescents) and Education in Emergencies technical consultant. - Master´s degree: Sport for Social Coexistence and Conflict Resolution (UNESCO-UOC Chair) - Since 2003 PE teacher in Secondary Education (Spanish State School). Over ten years working in Schools classified by Educational Administration as special difficulty schools. - Co-author of Tonkolimba Peacebuilding Training Program. A social and educational intervention to promote Peace Education through play, sport and art in crisis settings. - Member of Inter-Agency Network for Education in Emergencies. - Member of USAID-ECCN · Education in Crisis & Conflict Network.

Erika Mueller is passionate about pursuing an international career that elevates the voices of under-resourced populations. Unlocking potential, empowering young people and driving social change through education, sport and corporate social responsibility remain core to her past experiences and future ambitions.