Romaney Pinnock's R10m dream of using football to heal women

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Romaney Pinnock is in Davos this year looking for R10m to fulfil a dream. In her mid-30s, her love affair with football furned into an unusual project called Badgers Academy where 80 women now get together regularly to play a sport which is transforming lives of vulnerable women living in high risk areas of the Cape. Romaney says she has been inspired by the way playing football has helped women overcome major issues - and believes her Philippi project provides a template that can be used to transform lives everywhere. Here's what she is going to be pitching to Davos's rich and powerful. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
21 Jan 2019 4PM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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