Life skills + Soccer for 350 boys in Brazil
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| Organization | ASSOCIACAO DE APOIO A CRIANCA EM RISCO - ACER BRASIL |
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| Region | Brazil |
| Website | Website |
| ProjectLeader | Jonathan Hannay |
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This project will provide essential life skills to 350 8 to 14 year old boys through futsal classes and workshops providing them with a positive pathway away from drugs and involvement in criminality. We shall occupy public hard courts in the community providing structured classes for children who only get 5 hours of schooling per day - either in the morning, in the afternoon or at night.
Challenge
Eldorado is an extremely densely populated neighbourhood of metropolitan Sao Paulo with 80,000 inhabitants. The already high levels of interpersonal violence and poverty were greatly exacerbated during the pandemic when children were kept at home for two years. With children back at school, not only are their academic levels low but especially their social abilities are very weak with constant fighting, lack of attention, concentration and also very little respect for their peers and teachers.
Long-Term Impact
The project will enable 350 boys to develop good social skills which will enable them to fully engage with their education and establish positive peers groups which is a principle manner to avoid being pulled into criminal activities. In addition they will improve their physical and mental health through regular exercise and eating healthy food.
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