welcome to the marshall islands
Football is a truly global passion and nothing encapsulates the spirit of the game that grassroots football. Thousands of miles away from the piercing floodlights of Wembley Stadium, and the pristine pitches of the Premier League lies a country with a big dream.
The game we love has grown for hundreds of years like a climbing plant until its tentacles spread into every corner of the world. Well, nearly every corner.
We’re on a mission to bring association football to the Marshall Islands, the last country on Earth not to have an international team. Read on to find out how.
Spin the globe, let it go around and around and put your finger on a little dash of colour that has never caught your attention before. A spot that sits on a part of the sphere you would normally spin right past. An island so isolated you’re not even sure how you’d explain where it is. That place is here.
The Marshall Islands is a small nation of just 60,000 people in the Pacific Ocean, located between Hawaii and Australia. Made up of dozens of islands and coral reef atolls, the majority of it’s citizens live in the capital, Majuro.
Our biggest match is against the world
We may look like a tropical paradise, but our nation is facing an existential crisis. As a low-lying island nation we are hugely affected by climate change induced flooding. If global temperatures rise by more than 1.5 degrees then some of the islands may become uninhabitable. When is this projected to happen? 2030. That’s what makes our project all the more pressing. There is no time to lose.
If climate change continues at the projected rate then 40% of the buildings in the capital city, Majuro will be lost. 96% of the city is already at risk of frequent flooding leaving residents continually living in fear of storms.
Our project isn’t just about bringing home to the nation through football. We want to raise awareness of the catastrophic situation facing us, and campaign for changes that will reverse climate change before it’s too late.
welcome to the marshall islands 