Eyes popped out when 80 strong, virile, testosterone-filled men lined up to kick for …. female empowerment! The intention was to spread the word about zero tolerance to violence against women.
That was an electric Saturday on October 26, 2024. SIB, in partnership with Sicilians Academy, enabled 80 men from ten corporate bodies to join a football fundraising tournament at Coolulu Turf Park at Koramangala. The whole auditorium was flush with orange, as members wore the colours and the players sported orange bands. There were certificates, trophies, emergency supplies, an ambulance and some medical supplies as well as snacks – to take care of anything that went wrong – though they never did.
Elfonze Technologies was the wonder winner in the tournament that had 10 corporates, each with eight members. AXA Life Insurance was the runner-up. Other clubs that participated included Northern Trust, Continental Automotive, Reverie Language Technologies Lmt, Grant Thorton, Happiest Minds Technologies, Iron Mountain and Criticalog India Pvt Lmt.