Arsenal star Mesut Ozil has been using his social media accounts to raise awareness and combat racism, discrimination and raise mental health awareness through the ‘Your story our voice’ campaign.
Ozil shared a video sent by siblings Shaona and Preetam who founded the PASS Collective which uses sport, education and development to positively impact society in India.
The footage shows Ozil’s agent Dr Erkut Sogut who was recently in India working on charity initiatives for the playmaker of Turkish origin.
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The next #YourStoryOurVoice video comes from India ?? Siblings Shaona and Preetam founded the PASS Collective which positively impacts communities using sport, education and development. (1/3) pic.twitter.com/oWNUjLRQrm
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) March 3, 2020
Ozil helped 23 children receive life-changing surgery in Bangalore, India through the Big Shoe project last month.
Turkish-Football reported that the 31-year-old will be helping impoverished children in a different country every month.
Another 23 life-changing surgeries done ✔ Check out this report about the progress @BigShoe_11 is making in Bangalore, India on my YouTube channel ?? Thanks again to everyone supporting this project! ❤ https://t.co/J57LXOsLt8
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) February 21, 2020
Ozil shared a four-page statement on his official Twitter and Instagram last June regarding the ‘Your story our voice’ project.
Fans were asked to send in videos regarding their experiences suffering discrimination and dealing with mental health issues.
Send in #YourStoryOurVoice videos to [email protected] #M10Family #M1Ö pic.twitter.com/shUcU1PryK
— Mesut Özil (@MesutOzil1088) June 24, 2019
