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Fernando Romay: "Sport fosters human relationships"
Fernando Romay’s looks unequivocally communicates that he is a happy man. Of late, his gladness has been increased by the gold conquered by Spain’s basketball team, one of the many signs that Spanish sport is gaining a higher profile worldwide.
''I find it most remarkable that the sports’ culture has pervaded Spain during the... AMPLIAR
Week against poverty. Economic crisis in Africa
The Week of Action against Poverty will take place worldwide from October 13 to 20. Two of its highlights are the World Food Day (October 16) and the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (October 17). Africa is still the continent with the highest number of people who live on less than one dollar a day. It is also the place where the... AMPLIAR
Sport helps Saharawi women boost self-esteem
''Dancing, as a means of corporal expression, creates a universal language that enables people to understand each other'', says Martha Graham, one of the many academicians who think that the regular practice of physical activity helps people improve their self-esteem. This positive image about oneself is one of the key elements that accounts for... AMPLIAR
Popular race against AIDS. Lusaka (Zambia)
On Octobre 3, Red Deporte y Cooperación organized a popular race in Makeni, one of the neighborhoods of Lusaka (Zambia). The event had a purpose of raising awareness about AIDS. There were four categories: 6,000 and 10,000 meters for men and women, 1,000 meters for women and 1,000 senior.
Additionally, at the City of Hope there were some other... AMPLIAR
Africa's another kind of soccer
In 2010 South Africa will host the Soccer World Cup. Is the first time that such an outstanding event will take place on African soil. Last July, our friend and contributor Sergio Aritmendi travelled around Cameroon and Gabon. There he used his camera to take some snaps that tell us of ''another kind of soccer'' that is being disputed in many... AMPLIAR
35 years of "Fe y Alegría" in Nicaragua
Fe y Alegría (Faith and Joy), a Jesuit NGO, celebrated last month its 35th anniversary in Nicaragua. Red Deporte has worked with FJ as its counterpart in the San Ignacio school in Somotillos, a town in the Chinandega province in the North of Nicaragua.
Nicaragua is one of Latin America’s poorest countries. It was destroyed by long years of... AMPLIAR
Zambia. The challenge of being a sports' monitor
Andrew Nwala is a 22 year old Zambian who has recently been selected as the new Physical Education teacher of City of Hope Open Community School. With the new sports project, developed by Red Deporte y Cooperacion and financed by El Ayuntamiento de Las Rozas, the school has recently organized sports teams including Football, Volleyball,... AMPLIAR
Climate change. A disaster for Africa
More than 100 world leaders meet today (September 22) in the UN headquarters in New York to ttry to jump-start new negotiations about climate change. Our experience of international cooperation has made us see the effects that this global warming has on the lives of many millions in Africa.
For instance, 50 people are reported to have died of... AMPLIAR
International Peace Day
The international peace day is celebrated worldwide on September 21. It was set up by United Nations to remind us all of the value of peaceful co-existence and to call our attention over places which are still ravaged by deadly conflicts.
In this respect, for the last decades Africa has been the continent that holds the sad record of having the... AMPLIAR
Fighting AIDS with sport in South Africa
For the last few months, Red Deporte has been supporting an educational project in Finetown, a poor suburb located South of Johannesburg (South Africa) . There, in the Ennerdales school, a Salesian institution, the building of some grounds and a multi-purpose hall is in full swing. The beneficiaries are boys and girls out of school who are given... AMPLIAR
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