This initiative is the result of a partnership between Vasco da Gama, the Craque do Ajante Project and the Nova União Academy, and was made possible thanks to the government’s Sports Incentives Law, with the support of Light. The proposal goes beyond sports: students would receive uniforms, daily snacks and monthly food baskets, as well as tutoring, educational support and psychological assistance.
For former UFC fighter Leo Santos, president of Nova União, seeing the project take shape feels like an accomplishment.
— I believe Jiu-Jitsu is a powerful tool for social transformation. Just as it changed my life, the life of José Aldo and many other athletes, I’m sure it will impact the lives of hundreds of young people – he says, who entered the sport through a social project in Villa da Peña.
Classes preferably target youth between the ages of 7 and 17 years old enrolled in public schools and residing in the areas surrounding the stadium.
More information and registration can be done via WhatsApp 99140-1046.
This article was published on November 29 in a special journal education From the northern Globo region.