More than Football Award Nominee – Barça Foundation

More than Football Award Nominee – Barça Foundation

EFDN is presenting the candidates for the More than Football Award. From an array of high-quality submissions for the award, the Barça Foundation has been selected for the initial 10 projects longlist.

The goal of the More than Football Award is to honour the best social initiatives in Europe delivered by a European club, league or FA by celebrating the work they do on and off-pitch on local, national and international levels. The winner receives not only recognition for having implemented the most innovative and impactful Community and Social Responsibility programme in European football, but also wins a complete branded Mini-Pitch System modular sports solution which will be developed in partnership between the winning organisation, EFDN and sponsor Musco Lighting.

The shortlist will be announced on the 29th of September. Shortlisted organisations will be invited to present at the 16th EFDN Conference in Breda, The Netherlands (9-10 November). EFDN members will decide on the winner by voting.

Sport as a tool for inclusion in Juvenile Justice Centers

Barça Foundation began its activities at some of the Educational Centres of the Justice Department of the Catalan Government in the 2016/17 season. Barça Foundation is committed to the application of a series of socio-educational actions that promote social integration and that provide a structure for compliance with the rules and the acquiring of responsibility of minors and young people who come under Catalan jurisdiction. The FutbolNet methodology applied in Juvenile Justice Centres, which is the pedagogical tool that is implemented during social/sports sessions and which uses physical activity as a tool for social change, is aimed at achieving the objectives described below. The programme has reached 467 participants since 2016/17 season.

Contribute to the reintegration of young people deprived of their liberty in Catalonia Specific objectives:

• Encourage the acquisition or improvement of social and emotional skills by young people deprived of their liberty 
• Reduce violent behaviour to improve coexistence in the centre
• Influence the use of sports as a socio-educational tool with young people deprived of their liberty 
• To promote destigmatising of the group 

More than Football Award longlist

See the full longlist here. Follow our EFDN social media channels for more updates on the award and CSR in football.