Social Project sponsored by VLI, will benefit young people from 7 to 17 years old for 12 months.

 

The ONG Ajudôu is based on the ideals of sport and has been promoting social sports projects in various modalities since 1995 in more than 30 cities in Brazil, with a view to transforming lives. After 1 year and 7 months paralyzed due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Citizen Sport Project, held in Contagem and Montes Claros (MG), is back offering 200 places for judo classes (100 places) and futsal (100 places) for children and adolescents from 7 to 17 years old, during the period of 12 months.

 

Public policies aimed at sport for this age group generate results that go beyond medals, they are achievements for a lifetime. The practice of sports is capable of shaping and modifying character, as well as providing a different and better future for many people. And it is for this reason that the ONG Ajudôu created, among many sports projects, the Esporte Cidadão which, through the free practice of judo and futsal classes, aims at the inclusion of children and adolescents in society.

 

“In a country with so much inequality and lack of opportunities for low-income people, children and adolescents are especially subject to social vulnerability, with different health risks, involvement with violence and crime, among others. In this context, social-sports projects emerge as a fantastic alternative”, says the Founder and Executive Director of Ajudôu, Júlio César Lana Jaques.

 

In addition to practicing sports, Esporte Cidadão will bring a series of benefits to municipalities, such as: strengthening the sense of community among students, increasing the social circle and learning about volunteering. Therefore, the development of social sports projects across the country are of paramount importance, because when young people have contact with the concepts and virtues of Ajudôu, they have the possibility to form their character and have a different future, contrary to what they would have if you were on the streets. 

 

 

Registrations open for Citizen Sport classes

 

The Citizen Sport Project is sponsored by VLI, through the Federal Sports Incentive Law and supported by the municipalities of Contagem and Montes Claros. Registration is open for 200 children and adolescents (male and female), between 7 and 17 years old, to practice judo and futsal classes for 1 year. 

 

Registration and class locations

 

In Contagem, online classes began in September. Enrollment is open and the on-site activities will start on the 11th. In Montes Claros, the activities started in November. Held during the students’ school hours, they take place twice a week, lasting 1 hour. Check out the locations in each city:

 

• Contagem: Educarte Estação do Saber (Street Carlos Vitoriano de Sá, nº 920. Neighborhood Bela Vista);

 

• Montes Claros: 

 

• Municipal School Professor Eunice Carneiro (Street D, nº 300. Neighborhood José Correia Machado);
• Dona Vidinha Municipal School (Avenue Crisantino de Almeida, nº 55. Neighborhood Vargem Grande II).

 

Uniformes completos 

 

The student’s self-esteem is developed during all stages of the project, an example is the uniform kit that each one will receive. In the futsal modality, students receive shirts, shorts, sneakers and socks. Judokas, on the other hand, receive a brand new shirt, kimono and belt. The delivery of materials ensures that all students attend classes with equality and safety, regardless of the families’ financial conditions..

 

Protocol for Resumption of Sports Activities at Ajudôu

 

To carry out the assistance, without putting children and teachers at risk, the Protocol for Resumption of Sports Activities at Ajudôu in the context of Covid-19.  

 

The Ajudôu manual aims to pass general health safety rules against Covid-19 according to the reality of each location, that is, sport classes will be adapted according to the Ajudôu guidelines, which can be revised. Below are some example guidelines: 

 

• Minimum distance required during classes (1 student every 2 m²);
• All students must start and finish activities at the same time and leave in an orderly manner, without contact and crowding; 
• End of classes 10 minutes before to avoid crowding with the class of the next class;