A Ganar rap from St. Vincent and the Grenadines!
Goal! Soccer for a Better Future, a 26-minute documentary film will be available to all networks opening day of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The film tells the story of how six NGOs use the spirit of athletics to engage and empower disadvantaged youth in Brazil, South Africa and the United States. The film examines athletes’ challenges in their communities and explores the game of soccer as an effective tool in life skills training. Thematic segments include respect, tolerance, diversity, gender equality, teamwork and opportunity. Also available in French, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Part 1 of "Goal! Soccer for a Better Future": TOLERANCE
Part 2 of "Goal! Soccer for a Better Future": DIVERSITY
Part 3 of "Goal! Soccer for a Better Future": GENDER EQUALITY
Video from A Ganar Program Coordinator's Trip to Ecuador
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The program "A Ganar" produces amazing results in three countries, and will be expanded to six
What does the U.S. winning goal at the end of its match with Algeria in the World Cup have to do with youth employment in Latin America? Or what does the composure with which the English goalkeeper accepted a referee’s mistake that cost his team the victory have to do with the self-esteem of adolescents in Brazil? ...
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Learn more about A Ganar/Vencer’s work with the IDB here
Fabian Koss, Youth Program Coordinator at the IDB, highlights A Ganar's ability to offer at-risk youth new opportunities:
