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Our goal is to strengthen the nonprofits working to create social change in Argentina, increase confidence in the nonprofit sector and promote the culture of giving among Argentines.
The Foundationis primarilyrealizing the dreamofCeciliaBaccigalupo, itspresident,leadingpaddlethatbecamethree times world champion.Fromthe timeshe was studyingphysical educationteachersfound thathe couldunitehisvocation as a teacher, hiscareeras an athleteand lovethatyoubuild relationshipswithyoungspecial.
The Foundation:
-Holdssevenschoolsin whichmorethan 400studentspracticepaddle,hockey, tennis,soccer,basketball, sports initiationandrunning.At different locations,BuenosAires,Mar delPlataandSalta,physical-education teachers are trainedinspecial sport-supportedteachingmaterials are specificallydesignedfor each sport.
"Many years ago, while studying physical education, I participated in a race of young people with varying capacities; they asked me to be a "hugger". The task was simple: I had to look at one of the runners in the eye throughout the whole race, in order to prevent him from getting distracted and getting him to run straight to me. And that's what I did. I looked at the young man who was standing at the start line. I opened by arms wide. And I started calling him, spurring him to come towards me. I was with him every step of the way, without ever taking my eyes off him. He looked at me and smiled, and he ran fast. And I felt that he was dying to get to the finish line. He ran because his triumph, for him, meant being enveloped in my arms. When he got to the finish line, I hugged him so tight, me heart gave a shudder. And from that shudder, a great joy was born, one of those joys that is rarely felt in life, even bigger than the one I felt when I got my third title as world paddle champion. Such joy prompted me to arrive to a decision: whenever I could, I would try to spill onto special children everything that sports had to give me." Words by Cecilia Baccigalupo, president of the Foundation
Our mission is to ensure that children and young people with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life and enhance their psychological and physical development by using sports as a tool for achieving greater integration in society.
Our specific objectives are:
-Provide the necessary tools to promote the psycho-motor and social development of children and young people with intellectual disabilities.
- To promote in them the desire of self improvement as a way of life.
- Encourage socialization so they can make friends, play with other children and establish new links.
- To promote behavior change in the community towards people with disabilities to be accepted, integrated with development opportunities.
1. "Educate to Give":
a. Argentina: In the past four years, the Foundation tripled its number of students and, more importantly, adopted a model to be replicated in other areas little or underdeveloped country. We must share our experience with other teachers multiple opportunities for more young people with intellectual disabilities improve their quality of life through play and sports. Therefore, we will develop the project Education for Dar, in different regions of the country that have contacted us during 2010.
We will conduct theoretical and practical training materials created by the team of professionals Baccigalupo Foundation. The courses have been taught with great success, for 4 consecutive years in Madrid, Seville and Vigo. We plan to reach a number of 50 teachers in the 9 months of project implementation. Conduct training in Cordoba and Buenos Aires province. Deliver audiovisual and printed material to all participants.
b. Spain, will make the fifth edition of the course "Paddle adapted" by the Sports Foundation and Challenge.
2. Program "The challenge of growing"
continue with the strengthening of existing schools in the cities of Buenos Aires, Mar del Plata and Salta.
In Buenos Aires: Soccer - Football In Muni Basketball - In the Club Ciudad de Buenos Aires Tennis - In the Club Works Padel - The Balcony Club Hockey - In GEBA Running - The National Rehabilitation Service Sports Initiation - The Complex Punta Verde, Beccar
In Salta: Tennis and basketball, at the Estadio Delmi.
In Mar del Plata: Tennis and basketball in the Emder and Sports Complex Mecca.
Rio Gallegos Tennis, the Tennis Club Rio Gallegos.
Continue and strengthen partnerships with:
Integrating Association - Bahia Blanca: Basketball and Sports Initiation. Rio Gallegos Tennis Club: Tennis
We will continue with support for initiatives to: Parchment, Rosario and Catriló.
In parallel, we will continue to:
3. "Champions play with us":
events involving sports references, several of them as sponsors of the sports schools: Manu Ginobili in basketball, Gabi Sabatini in tennis, and popcorn Vigil in hockey.
4. "To Play is a right":
participate in various sporting events such as marathons, races, festivals and tournaments integration.
5. "Integrating Distances"
We will
organize the 4 th National Tennis Tournament and the Second National Basketball Tournament with representatives of all Foundation schools in the country.
Wethanktheinstitutionsandschoolsin additiontoworkwithus,as allthosewhojoin usandmake it possible formore and morepeopleacross the countryaccessto the sportas a toolof integration.
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