Soccer Without Poverty
Soccer Without Poverty (SWP) is an initiative aimed at empowering vulnerable youth from junior soccer clubs to identify and overcome their poverty-related challenges. Through the use of the Poverty Stoplight tool, they are able to measure their level of multidimensional poverty and with the help of a mentor, create customized strategies to address these needs. SWP focuses on the holistic and participatory approach to eliminating poverty as a key element for youth to succeed in life and in soccer.
In Latin America, many vulnerable youth view soccer as a way of escaping poverty. The reality is that only 1 in 10 junior leagues players manage to become professional. In other words, nine young players find themselves unequipped to find a job or generate reliable income. Fundacion Paraguaya believes that supporting them in the process of evaluating and addressing their multidimensional poverty is a crucial component in the betterment of the lives of the young players.
We need to empower these young players by helping them improve their poverty conditions and think beyond their dire necessities, so that they can break through both poverty and sport. Further, we need to provide the players with mentoring, access to quality healthcare services and training opportunities, allowing them to strategically navigate their way out of poverty.
Fundación Paraguaya
Develop and implement practical, innovative, and sustainable solutions that help activate the entrepreneurial potential of families to eliminate their multidimensional poverty and live with dignity.