Transform the lives of children through soccer!

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Summary

"Soccer for Peace" is a community generating experience that is using soccer's pedagogical capacities to provide new life opportunities for disadvantaged children living in Barranquilla, Colombia. progress reportread updates from the field

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Project Needs and Beneficiaries

La Paz is considered to be one of the most unsafe and violent neighborhoods in Colombia. Children have excessive free time and lack appropriate spaces and activities to use it wisely. As a result of being brought-up in these harsh living conditions children end up roaming the streets and joining gangs. FCC is transforming the lives of 300 youth by providing them with an innovative soccer program to build conflict resolution skills and develop social capital in the community.

Activities

Children meet twice a week to play using the “Soccer for Peace” methodology which promotes and teaches social values such as: tolerance, respect, solidarity and honesty centered around gender inclusion for girls.

Funding Information

Total Funding Received to Date: $100
Remaining Goal to be Funded: $14,900
Total Funding Goal: $15,000

Additional Documentation

This project has provided additional documentation in a PDF file (projdoc.pdf).

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Why this Project is Important

Potential Long Term Impact

The project will initially improve the living conditions of 300 children who attend workshops on life building skills, receive a nutritious meal and learn peace coexisting values while playing soccer using the Soccer for Peace Methodology.

Project Message

"Too much leisure time and domestic violence place these children at risk. Through this effort which uses soccer as a development tool we are creating a social transformation in Barranquilla".
- Samuel Azout, Futbol con Corazon Founder

Who is Running This Project

Contact

Alejandra Molina,
Project Manager
705 Red Road Suite 502 Coral Gables
Miami, Florida 33143
United States
305 669 4630
Email:

Project Sponsor

Give to Colombia

Organization

Give to Colombia
6705 Red Road
Suite 502
Coral Gables, Florida 33143
United States
305 669 4630
http://www.givetocolombia.org

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Where this Project is Located

Country

This project is located in Colombia and can also be found under Sport.

For more information about Colombia, read the Human Development Report on Colombia or the Wikipedia entry for Colombia.

When this Project was Updated

Last Updated

This project was last updated on August 13, 2008.

Date Added to GlobalGiving

This project was added to the GlobalGiving project catalog on July 02, 2008.

Latest Update from the Field

Firm and Strong!!

By Alejandra Molina - Project Manager, August 13, 2008 06:04 PM

Our project has already taken off!

We are proud to be heading towards major community development!! In August there will be a series of workshops that seek to raise Community Awareness in two important villages – La Paz and El Bosque. With this initiative, we want to develop a sense of belonging and increase their commitment with the social work advanced by Soccer for Peace Foundation.

These events aim to include all actors of society that have direct and indirect influence on the lives of children; through the power of this beautiful sport, accompanied by a value-centered methodology and good will, we will mitigate the environments of violence and drug addiction, common amongst these types of communities.
In September the turn is for the Simon Bolivar District! – one of the poorest of Barranquilla. Soccer for Peace

Foundation has expanded its mission to embrace 200 children (70% part of this district and 30% from nearby neighborhoods).

As part of our vision we are going beyond the sport element, providing formative workshops and healthy snacks!

Our unbreakable perseverance has harvested a great deal of successes! We need you to believe in us and to be certain that your help will materialize in sustainable and progressive development!!

We count on you!!

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