The Equalizer - Education on Top
This project's parent organization is The Israel Sport and Education Initiative
It operates in Israel
It uses Football (Soccer)
Entered the
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“Sports as a Hook” is an internationally recognized program strategy designed to engage youth through sports. The Equalizer connects the power and skills of football to lessons of personal development, character building, and morals. Sports require and teach discipline, confidence, teamwork, patience, tolerance, etc. which are essential components of life skills. Sports also help prevent children from engaging in anti-social behavior by navigating their energy into activities which are fun and productive. The program helps children from underprivileged communities develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, build their sense of personal worth and agency, improve their academic skills and reduce violent and racist acts, and teach them to interact with others constructively and effectively. The program uses football as a foundation for its intended impact of: fostering community‐building within Israel across population segments, building character and teaching responsibility to its participants, and instilling national pride.