Bola Pra Frente
This project's parent organization is Associacao Nacional de Futebol de Rua (National Street Soccer Association)
It operates in Portugal
It uses Football (Soccer)
Entered the Best New Project
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The project involves the development of social and sports activities, based on non formal and formal education. The project is divided into three phases: Motivation; Capacity Building and Autonomy, during which the target group develops sportive, social and educational activities, which aims to structure the after-school period of young people during the week, with emphasis in the social-sportive trainings of street soccer.
The project uses sportive activities combined with social and behavioral methods. It is based on principles of empowerment and training and on equal opportunities principles, from a innovative ways to create transdisciplinar work, between social and sportive science.
Street Soccer programs promotes human development, the social inclusion and develops strategies to preventive and fight against poverty and social exclusion; to Develops intercultural dialogue and unity among peoples; street Soccer is an inclusive sport, that everyone can play (disable people, women, youth, elderly people, etc…) and encourages the healthy lifestyles and the access to sports to the most vulnerable populations; promoting social change and empowerment.