A child plays soccer with a blue ball on sandy ground in a rural village. Straw huts are visible under a blue sky.

Sport Program Brings Opportunity and Change to Mozambique

Fundación Ayuda en Acción
Cabo Delgado
United by Sport
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Fundación Ayuda en Acción

Partner

Cabo Delgado, Mozambique

Location

2 Years

Duration

A group of children stand in a line with backs to the camera and arms around each other, wearing light blue soccer uniforms on a sandy field, under a blue sky. Trees and bushes are visible in the background.

Community details


Pemba is a place of contrast. The Mozambique port town is surrounded by beaches, oceanic wildlife, and coral reefs, but it is also engulfed by significant socio-economic challenges. Due to the conflict in the Cabo Delgado province, internally displaced people make up around half of Pemba’s population. Out of 191 countries, Mozambique ranked 185th on the 2022 Human Development Index, highlighting widespread challenges people face across health outcomes, educational opportunities, and living standards. Amid these challenges, and in collaboration with local communities, Fundación Ayuda en Acción supports efforts to combat discrimination and create opportunities.

About the project


Fundación Ayuda en Acción focuses on empowering women, girls, and people with disabilities by addressing gender-based discrimination, xenophobia, and ableism. The project works to build bridges between internally displaced people and their host communities. In schools, it trains teachers and coaches to foster social cohesion, inclusion, and mutual understanding. Through sports and educational activities, participants develop life skills, confidence, and the tools they need to become role models in their communities—paving the way for them to help build a more tolerant and inclusive society.

A child plays soccer with a blue ball on sandy ground in a rural village. Straw huts are visible under a blue sky.

United by Sport


This project taps into the power of sport to empower people to overcome social divisions and challenges. Fundación Ayuda en Acción works alongside the people of Pemba as they lead the way in building a more tolerant and inclusive society.

Requested grant amount

€700.000

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  • A child plays soccer with a blue ball on sandy ground in a rural village. Straw huts are visible under a blue sky.
  • A group of children stand in a line with backs to the camera and arms around each other, wearing light blue soccer uniforms on a sandy field, under a blue sky. Trees and bushes are visible in the background.

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