Fútbol Con Corazón 
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Sport For Social Inclusion Award - Parent Organisation:
- Project Host Nation:
Colombia - Overview of Project:
When a child joins Fundación Fútbol Con Corazón, she knows that she will not be playing “soccer as usual.” The “soccer for peace” methodology calls for mixed girl-boy teams in various age categories, a practice that is alien to the social context in which the children live. Twice a week, they engage in experience-based values workshops, which emphasize four core values to be demonstrated on the playing filed: honesty, solidarity, respect and tolerance. Soccer games last three periods: during period one, players agree to specific behaviour standards; the second period involves play; and the third period focuses on self-evaluation. A minimum of two girls and two boys play per team. Additional rules: • Each child plays the same amount of time. • There are no referees, rather advisors who act as facilitators. • The players must solve conflicts that arise during the game. • A girl must score the first goal of each team. • Children receive points for following core values. • The winning team accumulates the most number of points. • If there is a draw, the team with the most points, as a result of values applied during the game, will be declared the winner.
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Ivan J Gonzalez: 04 Oct 2010 - 19:09 BST
Congratulations FCC. May you reach your GOAL of changing Colombia, one child at a time... on goal at a time. Keep up the good work!!!
Samuel Azout: 09 Jul 2010 - 14:03 BST
Fútbol con Corazón - cambiando vidas http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nw76AAZnQhs&NR=1
Paul Teeple: 11 Jun 2010 - 22:32 BST
Congratulations FCC. You do great work!!!!
Valerie Berman: 10 May 2010 - 16:20 BST
A six-minute video on the work and impact of Fútbol Con Corazón, produced by ESPN Deportes, is now available on youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sd11leSwqT0
Valerie Berman: 04 Mar 2010 - 15:57 GMT
Please access the following link to view an ESPN Special Report video on the work of Fútbol Con Corazón, aired on February 21, 2010. http://tiny.cc/EhEH9