Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Conflict victims - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development
Access to Sport - Children with disabilities - Conflict victims - Gender Equality - Healthy lifestyle - Personal developmentContext
In Mexico and Rwanda, underdeveloped infrastructure, low public awareness and economic hardship create major obstacles for disabled children, from mobility barriers to social stigma. Those from poor or rural backgrounds are especially marginalised. Their exclusion runs deep and their potential remains untapped for lack of inclusive programmes and support. Sport, especially football – and in our context amputee football – can offer hope, create opportunity and deliver meaningful change.
Project goals
- Create inclusive football opportunities for disabled children from poor backgrounds
- Improve physical, social and emotional well-being
- Build confidence, resilience and identity
- Develop social skills through team activities
- Facilitate peer exchange
- Promote inclusion, especially for disabled girls
- Train and support local coaches and educators
- Engage parents and families
Project content
- Online introductory sessions to present the learning model and support implementation in each country
- Online pre-camp workshops for coaches and staff, including webinars and live Q&A sessions
- Two camps – one in Mexico and one in Rwanda – including adapted football training, inclusive games, peer exchange, life skills workshops and parental support
- Inclusion training for local coaches
- Camp workshops with partners to promote cultural exchange, foster inclusion, build capacity and empower
Partner
