Arrival of Sports Equipment for our program in Mali

We are pleased to inform that the donation campaign of sports equipment organized in cooperation with the Council of Madrid, as a result of the Solidarity Sports Program, and the Marca Sports Cafe has had a successful outcome. The material has been delivered to the Pere Michel Centre that the Salesians have in operation in the capital, Bamako.

It was possible to transport a total of 15 cubic meters of material for football, basketball, track and volleyball practice and which shall be distributed in various centers in Mali and Senegal. The route was made by road through Algeria, Morocco, Mauritania and Mali to reach it’s destination.

We wish to recall that a publicity campaign took place in collaboration with various restaurants such as Marca Sports Cafe and the contributions of young people in the Community of Madrid who at their school donated sporting clothes that were obsolete and too small. The UEFA also collaborated and donated materials for this campaign. Sport & Cooperation Network collaborates with the Salesians in Mali since 2012 and the objective of the program is to ensure that young people enjoy a safe area to receive an education while having fun. In Senegal we have carried out the construction and start up of three sports centers in Dakar, Thies and Tambacounda, with the training of youth leaders through sport.