Areas of collaboration

Areas of collaboration

The main areas of collaboration included in the agreement that FC Barcelona and UNESCO signed on November 23, 2007, are:

FIGHT AGAINST RACISM AND VIOLENCE IN SPORTS

Positive values in sport will be promoted through educational actions. These actions will be focused on the fight against racism and violence in sports. UNESCO will invite FC Barcelona to join the International Coallition of Cities Against Racism and will contribute to the development of the pedagogical resource Juga-la, created by the FC Barcelona Foundation. Besides, both organizations will celebrate the Day Against Racism (March 21).

FIGHT AGAINST DOPING

Both organizations will promote the positive values of sports through the development of educational programs against doping. FCB will make these programs public through it most representative figures and, at the same time, both institutions will develop educational material on the subject. The Foundation will channel these values through the Support Centres of the XICS Program and the pedagogical resource Juga-la!

EDUCATION AND LITERACY TEACHING FOR DEFENCELESS CHILDREN

The work of both parts will be focused on the social integration, education and literacy teaching of defenceless children and young people. There will be a media campaign to eradicate violence from schools with the media spokesmen of FC Barcelona. Other actions will be taken. The club and the UN will participate in important celebrations like the International Literacy Day (September 8) and will support the following UNESCO initiatives: United Nations Literacy Decade (UNDL) and Literacy for Empowerment (LIFE)

UNESCO CHAIR – FC Barcelona

‘Sports and Civic Responsibility’ is a program created by the FC Barcelona Foundation, framing all the actions that exploit the educational and social potential of sports. For the educational impact of the program, a UNESCO-FCB chair will be created for university students. The chair will promote formation and investigation in sports as elements of social integration and transmission of positive values.