After landing in Angola, Milan\u2019s cold\u00a0humidity is\u00a0a distant memory. Inter Campus’ Italian delegation is welcomed by Luanda\u2019s heat in their second visit of the year. It\u2019s an itinerant visit on this occasion, since all the eight sections of the project were involved. In addition to cooperating\u00a0with the coaches in\u00a0exercise management and observing their ability to get the kids involved and relate with them, the objective is to meet and watch the kids and their coaches in the\u00a0day-to-day situation and environments in which they grew up in and currently live in.<\/p>\n
There were countless journeys over those seven days. We travelled over the capital\u2019s chaotic and congested streets to get to the Mabubas, Palanca, San Jos\u00e8, Trilho, Sao Paulo and Mota units . We followed\u00a0the dismal, dusty and almost desert roads that lead to Dondo and Calulo, three and five hours away from Luanda respectively. They\u2019re in the farmlands south-east of the city. We were able to meet our 48 local coaches and the hundreds of kids involved in the project.<\/p>\n
During our stay in Angola, we were accompanied by Father William da Lima, the person in charge of the Polidesportivo Don Bosco, and by Gouveia Caquezo, educator at the Sao Jos\u00e8 oratory as well as our local head of the technical area. He is always with us, both for the on-pitch activity and the debates with the coaches after the activity on the field.<\/p>\n
There were a lot of engaging and thrilling moments, such as the mens\u2019 and womens\u2019 finals of the Inter Campus National Tournament, which took place in Calulo. The usual enthusiasm from the kids and their families created a great atmosphere, but there was also a very touching moment: The visit to Keny\u2019s family. Keny was one of our local educators\/coaches who passed away two months ago at the age of 17 due to sickness. It’s\u00a0reminder that it is very tough to survive in this situation and that our commitment for education and support for youth takes on\u00a0an extraordinary value, even if much is beyond our\u00a0limited capability.<\/p>\n
Our journey won\u2019t finish here… the next stop is in six\u00a0months.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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