Match Against Poverty

Match Against Poverty
Founded2003
RegionWorldwide
WebsiteMatch Against Poverty

The Match Against Poverty was a friendly football match that has taken place almost every year from 2003 until 2015 to raise funds to support specific development projects selected by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).[1] The UNDP organized the game with the help of UNDP Goodwill Ambassadors Zinedine Zidane and Ronaldo, is supported by both FIFA and UEFA, and raises awareness and mobilizes public opinion for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that were created in 2000.[1]

Since 2003, 12 Matches against Poverty have raised nearly US $4 million to support UNDP's work, including that on post-earthquake reconstruction in Haiti and Pakistan, Typhoon recovery in the Philippines, post-famine relief in the Horn of Africa and anti-poverty projects in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Match Against Poverty". UNDP. Archived from the original on 6 October 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
  2. ^ "Football legends Ronaldo, Zidane to play AS St-Etienne All Stars for Ebola recovery". UNDP. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.