• City, country. Lwena. Angola
• Beneficiaries: 5,500 youth
• Total cost: 314,000 euro
• Sport Network Funding: Madrid City Council 74,790 euro
• Duration: 24 months
BRIEF SUMMARY: This project transformed a former dilapidated theater into a local development center called the “Peace and Reconciliation Center.” In its surrounding area exists a popular market, and a sports and recreation center for youth. The center serves as a point of reference for different community initiatives and decision making processes by various community groups. A host of activities takes place there, such as: training for local leaders, adult literacy, basic agriculture skills training, tailoring, and other activities that contributed to the reconstruction of the socio-economic network.
STATE: Completed in 2004