Man City, Xylem Call on All Football Fans to Vote for Top “Water Heroes” Tackling Water Challenges Around the World
November 08 2021 - 6:00AM
Business Wire
Manchester City Football Club’s global community program,
Cityzens Giving and global water technology company, Xylem Inc.
(NYSE: XYL) are calling on football fans to vote for their “water
heroes” – one of five teams of young leaders who are working to
tackle water challenges in Cape Town, Sao Paulo, Shanghai, Mumbai
and New York City.
Earlier this year, Cityzens Giving and Xylem launched the Water
Heroes Academy, a network of projects to educate and inspire young
leaders to help solve water challenges in their communities using
the power of football. Now, from November 8-21, fans can choose
their Water Heroes by voting for their favorite water project.
Projects include exploring solutions to urban flooding and water
pollution in New York City; improving water access in underserved
communities in Cape Town and Mumbai; and advancing water
sustainability education in Shanghai.
The top-voted project will win the opportunity for three young
leaders to travel to Manchester for a once-in-a-lifetime experience
which will include watching Manchester City in action at the Etihad
Stadium, learning more about water challenges and solutions, and
receiving further training on using the power of football to
improve the health and wellbeing of young people in their
communities.
In addition, each Water Heroes Academy project receives seed
funding, educational tools, training and mentoring from Xylem and
Cityzens Giving, giving young leaders all they need to create their
own unique programs.
Tom Pitchon, Director of City Football Group’s global foundation
said: “We are excited to be able to shine a light on our young
water heroes and to celebrate the positive impact they are having
on their communities around the globe, as part of the Water Heroes
Academy initiative with Xylem. We hope their stories will capture
our fans’ attention and inspire them to get involved.”
“These inspirational young leaders and their projects are a
powerful reminder of the passion, focus and creativity the next
generation is bringing to the world’s water challenges,” said
Joseph Vesey, Xylem's Chief Marketing Officer. “Through the Water
Heroes Academy, and our broader partnership with City Football
Group, we have a unique opportunity to spread the word on water
issues and encourage more young people to take action towards a
sustainable water future. Now, it’s up to the fans to vote!”
To hear the story of each project and to vote, visit
www.mancity.com/waterheroes
About Xylem
Xylem (XYL) is a leading global water technology company
committed to solving critical water and infrastructure challenges
with innovation. Our more than 16,000 diverse employees delivered
revenue of $4.88 billion in 2020. We are creating a more
sustainable world by enabling our customers to optimize water and
resource management, and helping communities in more than 150
countries become water-secure. Join us at www.xylem.com.
About Manchester City Football Club
Manchester City FC is an English Premier League club initially
founded in 1880 as St Mark’s West Gorton. It officially became
Manchester City FC in 1894 and has since then gone onto win the
European Cup Winners’ Cup, seven League Championship titles,
including five Premier League titles (2012, 2014, 2018, 2019,
2021), and six FA Cups. Manchester City FC is one of 11 clubs
comprising the City Football Group and counts New York City FC and
Melbourne City FC among its sister clubs.
Under manager Pep Guardiola, one of the most highly decorated
managers in world football, the Club plays its domestic and UEFA
Champions League home fixtures at the Etihad Stadium, a spectacular
55,000 seat arena that City have called home since 2003. Today, the
Stadium sits on the wider Etihad Campus, which also encompasses the
City Football Academy, a state-of-the-art performance training and
youth development facility located in the heart of East Manchester.
Featuring a 7,000 capacity Academy Stadium, the City Football
Academy is also where Manchester City Women’s Football Club and the
Elite Development Squad train on a daily basis and play their
competitive home games.
For more information, please visit www.mancity.com.
About Cityzens Giving
Cityzens Giving is an award-winning programme, supporting
youth-led community football projects across the globe together
with our fans, staff and partners.
Projects are run by young people for people with support and
administrative oversight from vetted registered charity partners
across the globe. In addition to long term grant funding, young
leaders access training in community football and leadership from
our Club community coaches and networking opportunities with other
projects worldwide. This includes face to face training in country
(when conditions permit), remote support, and regular global forums
and summits to support the exchange of know-how and learning. Since
the launch of Cityzens Giving in 2014, over 2,000 Young Leaders
have been trained with over 25,000 young people across 25 cities
now participating in the projects, which use football to tackle a
range of pressing social issues from obesity and educational
attainment to gang violence, water hygiene and employability to
name a few.
For more information, please visit www.mancity.com/community
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