Location and general information
Categories
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Employability - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnerships
Access to Sport - Children with disabilities - Employability - Healthy lifestyle - Personal development - Strengthening partnershipsContext
A growing number of children and young adults in Santa Cruz live on the streets with no identity documents because their births were unregistered or they have lost their papers. Without a legal identity, they are denied access to healthcare, social services, education and employment. They are confronted with systemic discrimination, generational poverty and extreme vulnerability. Despite the urgency, no government policies address their needs; these children remain invisible and at risk.
Sport can be used to get these street children into the system and give them a legal identity, opening the door to long-denied rights while building trust and resilience, confidence and life skills.
Project goals
By June 2027:
- Get 50 street/high-risk children to attend weekly sports practice or play, through which they can access identity documents, education and healthcare
- Secure legal identity documents for 720 children
- Enrol 120 children in education
- Educate 30 health workers to actively support street/high-risk children
Project content
- Birth registrations, IDs and disability cards
- Outreach: Street work, child contact and first aid
- Sports activities: Football and Zumba
- Education: Preschool play, literacy, numeracy and crafts
- School support: Enrolment and education campaigns
- Health: Check-ups, disability evaluations and follow-up
Partner
