“Sports also have to be included more systematically in aid programmes for children,
and especially those who are living in the midst pf poverty, diseases and
conflicts”. Kofi Annan. 7th UN General Secretary
In accordance with the words of Kofi Annan, the Fundació FC Barcelona has set up its 'Xarxa
Internacional de Centres Solidaris' (International Network of Solidarity Centres - XICS) with the
main objective being to set up extra-curricular centres on different continents that offer school
support, health care, psycho-social support and access to sport and leisure for the most vulnerable
children, and also consider gender equality issues.