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Acces to health and wellbeing through sport
Mexico
Access to water in Calakmul
The FC Barcelona Foundation and Scotiabank are working together with Fondo para la Paz to implement a community development project in the municipality of Calakmul, involving more than 300 children and young people from three educational institutions within this community. One of the goals is to promote awareness and active engagement among local children and young people in the municipality of Calakmul in regard to the sustainable development of their communities in terms of water management and sanitation, solid-waste management and agriculture.
Other specific objectives include equipping young adults in Calakmul with the knowledge and skills to implement recreational activities for children and teenagers, improving the physical and emotional health of children and young people through the creation of safe spaces for healthy leisure activities, as well as providing access to a range of educational and recreational activities within the communities.
Dominican Republic
Playing for Inclusion in the district of Capotillo (Santo Domingo)
The FC Barcelona Foundation is working with Save the Children Dominican Republic to implement the Scotiabank-funded "Education and Protection through Sport: Playing for Inclusion" project in the district of Capotillo (Santo Domingo), which supports more than 1,600 disadvantaged children, adolescents and young people and their families. In a context characterised by violence and poverty, this initiative aims to create safe environments and, through sport, contribute to their development and inclusion in the community.
The project promotes the creation of safe, healthy and inclusive environments for children and adolescents in vulnerable situations, prioritising education and protection against violence through sport and physical activity.
