Sport for Development (“Treino Social”) is a methodology created in 2013, which emerged from an effective alliance between the German Development Cooperation and the “Bola Pra Frente” Institute. 

After the results reached initially, there were demands for participation in other Brazilian states.  At that time we worked in close co-operation with Rems, which stands for Sport for Social Change Network. Then a working group composed of five organizations located in one Brazilian region each arose from this partnership.

The Ajax Football School has been working with football here in  “Cidade Estrutural” (disadvantaged area in DF) for 20 years. In 2014, I was introduced to the Sport for Development Approach (“Treino Social”) methodology. I was amazed and decided to implement it in my work. I became a master trainer and managed to train other professionals who work in this same field of social inclusion.

The Pro-Sport Association and Culture, founded in 1996, assists socially vulnerable children. We currently support over 3,000 children from greater Ribeirão Preto. The Panter School of Futsal, was founded in 2015.

We currently support more than 150 male and female students, between 4 and 16 years old, and we carry out “Treino Social” throughout the Northern Region of the Country.

The “Atleta Bom de Nota” Institute started its activities in 2003, and we have partnerships with Public Schools where we assist children from 6 to 14 years old, with sports, cultural and vocational activities, out-of-school hours. Today there are 7 units in Paraná, Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.“ 

Instituto Esporte Mais” is a four-year organization which works for the human dignification, people empowerment and  current teacher qualification who work with Sports and Physical Education.  We have already influenced over 5000 people. “Treino Social” began in 2015 with dissemination and implementation of social technologies. We have learned that “Treino Social” is a powerful tool for human development.

 “Treino Social” is the global methodology of human development through Sport in which we approach five aspects: physical, technical, tactical, social and emotional aspects. What does this mean? 

It means that within this methodology we have a very incisive approach which acts as a stimulus to the development of young people, adolescents and children, in social and emotional aspects. Currently we do a lot of training in National and International territories.