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14.06.2007 12:35

The Foundation in Senegal

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The FC Barcelona Foundation has organised a charitable sports training programme in the town of Richard Toll in Senegal.

The event, which was held between 5th and 10 June, was coordinated by former Barça player Julio Alberto, together with the FC Barcelona Foundation, local supporters of the Foundation’s XICS Project in Senegal, the Town Council of Richard Toll and the Association Sénégalaise pour le Bien-être Familial.

The XICS Project

The aim of the event was to promote the social and charitable activities of the Foundation in Richard Toll, a town situated in the region of Saint-Louis in the north of Senegal next to the border with Mauritania. This is the starting point of the Foundation’s XICS Project for a charitable training and sports centre in the town.

The inauguration was attended by a number of local dignitaries, including the mayor of Richard Toll, the Regional Prefect, the Departmental Inspector of Education and religious and political representatives of the town.

The experience of Julio Alberto

The training sessions for instructors, educationalists, sports coaches and primary school teachers were led by Julio Alberto. The participants learned to manage and coordinate groups of children in leisure and sporting activities. Among the subjects covered were organisation, planning, and design of socio-educative activities, the identification of children who will benefit from the project, and the importance and strength of sport as an educational tool.

In the afternoons, leisure and sports activities were organised for the 150 children taking part under the slogan “The Values of Sport”. The drawings, drama and songs prepared by the children included many references to respect for others, honesty, companionship and justice.