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31.05.2007 14:27

Sport for the underprivileged in Tangiers

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The FC Barcelona Foundation has held the first Workshop Sport and Solidarity for disadvantaged children in Tangiers, Morocco. The Workshop was directed by former Barça defender Julio Alberto.

The clinic was aimed at children from Beni Makada, one of the poorest districts of Tangiers. The area has a large and fast-growing population fuelled by immigrants from rural areas, as well as a lack of welfare services and public facilities for young people.

Two plans of work

The clinic was divided into two working groups. In the morning, a number of training sessions were held for instructors and teachers from public schools. The aim of the sessions was to train the participants in the organisation of non-curricula educational and sporting activities.

In the afternoon, sporting and artistic (drawing and drama) activities were organised for 150 children, where the instructors put into practice the concepts learned in the morning, under the supervision of Julio Alberto. Throughout the sessions, special emphasis was put on the values of sport, citizenship and equality of the sexes.

Closing ceremony

The clinic ended on Sunday afternoon with a race followed by a prize-giving ceremony for the winners plus attendance diplomas for both instructors and children.