Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development
Access to Sport - Children with disabilities - Gender Equality - Healthy lifestyle - Personal developmentContext
Over 2,600 deaf athletes are registered with the Confederación Argentina Deportiva de Sordos, the national governing body for deaf sports in Argentina. Nonetheless, deaf children are often excluded from football and other sports because they lack accessible spaces and coaches trained in Argentine Sign Language. This exclusion limits their social interactions, personal growth and self-esteem. There are few deaf role models in sport and many families don’t have the resources to support their children’s participation in football.
Project goals
Main goal: Promote deaf children’s social inclusion through sport, particularly football, the most popular sport in Argentina
Other objectives:
- Turn deaf coaches into role models
- Encourage interaction between deaf and hearing peers
- Support families to help their children thrive in sport
- Build self-confidence, teamwork and discipline
- Expand to new regions, ensuring long-term sustainability and wider impact
Project content
- Training for deaf football coaches in Argentine Sign Language and inclusive strategies
- Weekly football sessions in institutions for deaf people in Buenos Aires
- Awareness workshops and support sessions for families
- Production and distribution of football training materials that use or are adapted for use with sign language
- Inclusive tournaments involving deaf and hearing children
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