CARACAS\u00a0\u2013 Sometimes, football isn\u2019t a priority. Like, for example, when the health and social problems in a country are so serious that adequate nutrition for children and parents can\u2019t be guaranteed. Or when there aren\u2019t enough schools and institutions capable of providing the youngsters with an education. It\u2019s not always been easy to carry out our project on a steady and ongoing basis and in doing so make it relevant for the local community, precisely because of the political and economic instability in the country.<\/p>\n
In such contexts, it\u2019s even more important that sport serves an instrument through which greater goals can be achieved. Indeed, it becomes fundamental. \u00a0And, through an integrated approach, this is what has been happening in Caracas for a number of years now. Together with local associations such as\u00a0Pasion Petare, and thanks to the support of the\u00a0UEFA Foundation for Children, Inter Campus has been able to guarantee two meals a week at the end of every training session for the 125 children involved in the project. The\u00a0comedor, as they call it here, or the hot food for everyone, has become the main source of nutrition for these youngsters, who unfortunately don\u2019t have a lot of options at home.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, there are friendly tournaments throughout the city with the aim of helping the children make new friends and broaden their horizons, fun days at the cinema, educational opportunities for preadolescents and meetings with parents. This year, there was even a trip to the sea, where no one had ever been.<\/p>\n
When it came to beach sports, however, we had to stick to football because no one has learnt how to swim!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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