By Jorge Lanzagorta | Project leader
As you now the GlobalGiving project “Promoting inclusion for visually impaired women” aimed at the Topos FC women's team "Topas", continues with the objectitve of strengthening the experience of the women's team, through the internal link between girl players and volunteers with the practice of 5-a-side football (blind football); and the performance of off-field dynamics to encourage greater participation and accompaniment among women.
From August to December 2022, the team continued to consolidate itself, through consistency in saturday training sessions, as well as social activities that are part of the organization's project's.
These are some of the achievements that happened throught this time:
1. The team continues to grow. Five new members were integrated, who experience blind football for the first time. This means that more and more women are interested in this sport.
2. The players also participated in community activities with other teams members and their families. This in order to strengthen ties, as well as to complement the sports part with social aspects. In some of these activities, topics such as mental health care, nutrition, body awereness, among other topics, could be addressed through workshops and recreational dynamics.
3. The team got a new uniform, wich included shorts, jersey and caps, wich were chosen by the players.
4. As part of the outreach efforts, one of the representative players of Topas FC was able to participate in a blind football camp for Latina women. Wich took place in Cordoba, Argentina, in november 2022. In this meeting, Luceth had the opportunity to meet more women who practice this sport, as well as experience new training methods and perceive from other perspectives, the way in which visually imaired woman live out their days.
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