Almuhannad is part of a group of Syrian football players who had promising futures in their country until their lives were brought to a standstill because of war
Sofi EscudéOFFSIDE Director
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This program has helped Almuhannad practice relating to people, as well as his language skills
Sofi EscudéOFFSIDE Director
Basketball
Francisco
17 years old, Spain
"If it were not for INSERsport, I would be over there just hanging around"
The most gratifying part of the project is without a doubt the fact that participants are integrated, engaged, that they laugh while they are learning and that they leave happy at the end of the day
Xènia EsteveBasketball coach
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Despite incidents at the beginning, he has progressed a lot in a short period of time
Josep Maria HernandezResidential Center Director
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He started with little concentration and motivation, however, his behavior and attitude has evolved for the better
Xènia EsteveBasketball coach
Sports for People with Intellectual Disabilities
Cristian and Soraya
22 and 16 years old, Bolivia and Spain
"I want a future where I can continue to train in and find work related to this sport''
Cristian had never undertaken any kind of training and he welcomed the opportunity to be a part of this project
Angie CarrascoYouth Specialist, Casa dels Cargols
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This program goes beyond sport and works on matters related to socialization and inclusion. This is very beneficial for people in situations like Cristian’s
Angie CarrascoYouth Specialist, Casa dels Cargols
Table Tennis
Islam
22 years old, Egypt
"I think I’ll have the opportunity to find work related to table tennis''
We had a group with very little homogeneity, with participants coming from different neighborhoods, and with different nationalities. At first, it was very difficult for them to interact with each other
Ferran MartínezMataró Sailing School Coordinator
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Sergi and Bilal have made the most of their time and have changed many things for the better
Ferran MartínezMataró Sailing School Coordinator
Volleyball
Manuel
16 years old, Spain
"These courses have helped me a lot and I would like to continue playing sports"
