Dharavi Under 11 Girls' Football Team

[The Builder]

Recently, I put up a Youtube of my nephew and his family on the start of their AirBnb world travels. It reminded me of this.

He worked for an International Sports foundation which took him to various places around the world. Dharavi is an area of Mumbai. It's one of the poorest and most densely populated places on Earth.
The Foundation gave the girls their kit. Every game, they couldn't wait to get out there and play.
The fact that they regularly lost 10-0 or sometimes 12-0 never dented their enthusiasm. They loved every minute of it.

Then, during one match, there was a miracle.
Dharavi Under 11 Girls.......... scored............a..........GOAL.
A whole GOAL.
Winning the World Cup, Olympic gold, or even Eurovision would have been nothing on this.
They just lit up.

OK, they went on to lose 10-1
But they'll never forget that 1.

I can't find the photos on Facebook now, but here's one of some of the team "off-duty."

https://ibb.co/p4d3LLd

[gness]

That is just wonderful, Builder! Heartwarming to read and a lovely photo...x

[Sqad]

LOL...fabulous.

[The Builder]

Warms your cockles doesn't it gness :o)

I just thought we could do with a bit more cockle-warming on AB ;o)

[Mamyalynne]

That one goal will spur them on, fabulous.

[The Builder]

Even Sir Lancelot is warmed ................... I think ;o)

Cockles Sqad. Ventricles. From the latin "cochlia" meaning "snail"

[Lie-in King]

Lovely story, thanks Builder :-)

[The Builder]

Thanks Mamya. I don't know if they ever did it again. I like to think they did.
And I thought Mr King would like this, being a proper football fan :o)

[Mamyalynne]

Proper? You been listening to gossip again?

[The Builder]

Mamya... do you think he just lives in a "fantasy" world?

[Mamyalynne]

Hmmmm

[Lie-in King]

I wondered why my ears were burning!

[andres]

'It's not the winning but the taking part'!
Happy girls. I wish them good luck.

[The Builder]

Thanks Andres

[Tilly2]

He's something special, that nephew.

[The Builder]

Yes he is Tilly. Not having children of my own, I do like being an uncle.

Actually, you could see in the Youtube that I'm also a "Gruncle" now too ;o)

[tiggerblue10]

Excellent, fingers crossed for another goal soon :o)