World At Gulafsha's Feet

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Gulafsha Ansari, founder of Dreaming in Slum Foundation, defies stereotypes to inspire the next generation of football enthusiasts, especially girls, in India. Her dedication and grassroots approach are creating a lasting impact on the sports landscape. Witness her exhilarating story as India's Olympic dream gleams on the horizon!   0:00 - Young girl, big dreams 0.:45 - The world is her playground 1:31-  Learning at every step 1:56 - Overcoming challenges  Facebook:  Instagram:  X/Twitter: LinkedIn:   #KadamBadhaoIndia #AsianGames2023 #AsianGames #Football #FIFA #FootballInIndia #Slums #GirlsInSports #Exide #ExideCare #Outlookindia #IndiaMovesOnExide #Olympics #Sports #SportsInIndia #IndianSports #Parisolympics #Olympics #SportsAuthorityOfIndia #MinistryOfSports

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00:00 Hi, my name is Gulab Shah Ansari and I'm founder of Dreaming In Slum Foundation.

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00:44 My dream to see Indian team playing at FIFA World Cup one day

00:48 and for that what we are doing is we are creating a strong base.

00:53 So to travel to FIFA I got opportunity through an organization

00:59 where we were playing football and one day this thing was like

01:02 we can participate in FIFA World Cup.

01:05 That happened and after that we got opportunity to go US

01:10 where I was doing a leadership camp and then I came back and I started my own project.

01:15 That project got online, listed online and I got 60,000 votes

01:19 and then my prize was like London Olympic as a junior ambassador.

01:23 Then I went to London Olympics.

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01:36 I had a dream to study in abroad like but everybody said you need lot of money.

01:42 Through German consulate we got scholarship to study sports management.

01:46 When I was traveling in that time I was trying to understand

01:50 how the structures like how sports for development is working in their country.

01:54 So this project started in 2011 with 10 girls

02:01 and it continued till 2016 with 60 kids.

02:07 So 2016 the whole area where we were working it went into redevelopment

02:13 and then after that everything went to zero.

02:16 And I am like I want to do this. This is my passion like I want to teach.

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02:30 [Speaking in foreign language]

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02:38 The first diffusion was the attire like if I am wearing T-shirt and short pant

02:43 without asking me only they also think like the daughter need to go like that.

02:47 Then first thing I change my attire.

02:50 Like if I wear track pant, if I wear T-shirt then maybe I can get their confidence level in me.

02:56 The most difficult part was to convince the parents to explain them what is coming in ahead of them.

03:03 Not now but after 10 years, after 5 years.

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03:15 At Grassroot Development we are developing more kids.

03:18 We are involving more kids to come and pick football to reach to that level.

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