FC Barcelona Foundation grants projects promoting social inclusion of children with disabilities

FC Barcelona Foundation grants projects promoting social inclusion of children with disabilities

The FC Barcelona Foundation has announced twelve projects of social organisations from all over Catalonia that receive the support of the Foundation to develop initiatives that promote the social inclusion of children and young people with disabilities through sport, physical activity and play.

Two dozen projects from social organisations from all over Catalonia have been selected in the first edition of the SPORT4ALL initiative. The first edition of SPORT4ALL was launched on 20 March last year and has a budget of 150,000 euros. A total of 90 projects were presented, of which 74 were eligible for evaluation and 12 were finally selected. Each organisation could present only one project and be eligible to apply for a maximum of 15,000 euros.

Inclusive approach

In order to choose the winning projects, several criteria have been taken into account, such as having an inclusive approach (aimed at children and young people with and without disabilities), the precision of the formulation (argumentation, definition of objectives, impact), incorporation of the project into the project, the quality of the project’s content and its impact), gender mainstreaming, networking and community dimension, transferability and sustainability, innovative character, participation of beneficiaries in decision-making and implementation, promotion of social awareness and/or reduction of stigma and territorial distribution.

The SPORT4ALL initiative is part of the mission and commitment of the FC Barcelona Foundation, which aims to improve the quality of life of vulnerable children and young people through education, health and sport. Specifically, SPORT4ALL aims to contribute to equal opportunities and to break down prejudices against disability. For this reason, it is firmly committed to contribute, together with the rest of the actors of civil society, to break down the barriers that currently prevent a real equality of opportunities among children and young people with disabilities (between 0 and 30 years old).