A Goal for Caracas

A Goal for Caracas

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Executive Resume The Needs The Organizations The Project Why support A Goal for Caracas? Screening and Project Evaluation Contact Information Estimated Budget

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June – August 2012

A Goal for Caracas Organizations Involved • Project Peace Latin America (PPLA) - coordinator • Peace With Everything (PCT) - local partner • Friends Foundation of Deportivo Petare – primary beneficiary • Vacation Camp Caracas Soccer Club FC - sub-recipient

Description Sports Project for developing in three phases: PHASE 1: Support for community sports vacation camp of the Friends of Deportivo Petare. PHASE 2: Implementation of the "Peace in the courts" in the vacation camp Friends of Deportivo Petare. PHASE 3: Production of a closing event of the vacation camp and a chance to celebrate the International Day of Peace

Location Petare- Caracas, Venezuela

Dates Vacation Camp: Monday July 30th through Sunday August 26th (28 days). Event: Saturday August 25th

A Goal for Caracas ¿WHAT IS A GOAL FOR CARACAS? This project aims to promote sports - particularly soccer - as a tool of inclusion and prevention of violence in communities at risk. The aim is to strengthen sports promote training in civic values. Additionally, its objective is to celebrate the International Day of Peace with a day of soccer and music for the whole community. ¿WHY DO IT? Petare is the most popular sector with the largest outbreaks of violence and crime in the city of Caracas. PPLA and PCT aim to provide opportunities for the development of children and young adults through increased access to quality sports education and greater exposure to civic values such as tolerance, leadership and teamwork. WHO WE ARE Project Peace Latin America (PPLA) is a nonprofit organization that promotes awareness of peace in communities throughout the region. PPLA helps create partnerships for the implementation of educational, cultural and sports to promote peace and have a positive impact on communities. Peace With Everything (PCT) is a nongovernmental organization that emerged in 2008 under the mission to inspire and invite the people of Caracas to celebrate September 21 as a day in which a person does not die from violence in the city of Caracas. OUR PARTNERSHIPS Peace One Day, MTV Latin America, Alcaldía de Sucre

A Goal for Caracas THE NEED • Insecurity is the main concern of Venezuelans. According to figures from

the Venezuelan Observatory of Violence (2011) in Caracas 3,488 people were killed in 2011, increasing the rate of homicides in the 71 to 108 per 100,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area.

• According to data from the Yearbooks of Mortality of People's Power Ministry for Health, homicide is the leading cause of death for men between 15 and 24. Between January and June 2011, more than 30 children and teenagers were murdered in Caracas (CSOM, 2012). According to the Ministry of Interior and Justice, in 90% of crimes committed in the country there is a teenager involved.

• With over 2 million inhabitants and about 35% of all homicides in 2011, Petare is the largest and most popular sector with a focus of violence and crime in Venezuela.

• One of the main factors that impacts violence is the educational exclusion

of the younger segments of the population. Other causes are overcrowding, idleness and lack of tolerance in the communities. In this sense, the creation of opportunities for interaction and social participation, and free spaces for recreation are key factors in reducing violence.

• Aware of this, PPLA and PCT aim to provide opportunities for the development of children and youth of this community through the promotion of sports as an alternative to violence. To do this, we have identified the organization responsible for serving the community of Petare in physical development and athletic training.

A Goal for Caracas The Friends Foundation of Deportivo Petares main objectives are: to run the project

and serve Petare Social Project and Deportivo Petare FC - one of the first division soccer teams from Venezuela - as a hotbed for the creation of his quarry. The social

Project is an initiative that seeks to promote social and human development, through the mass of soccer in popular areas of the municipality.

The project is focused on combating violence, crime, and drugs, promoting social

integration and improving the education of children and youth.

One of the activities of this project is to organize a vacation camp to be held for the second year from July 30th August 26th 2012 and will benefit 200 children ages 7

through 12 living in the community. The camp is the field headquarters of Palo Verde and Sports of The Dolorita (Petare), and with the assistance of 1 coach for every 10

campers.

Currently the Friends of Deportivo Petare do not have sufficient resources to carry out their vacation camp. Additionally, the programming of the camp is centered on the

physical development of campers so it does not provide training in civic values.

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THE ORGANIZATIONS One Latin America and Peace With All are the organizations in charge of the project implementation of A Goal For Caracas under the global campaign "One day, One goal" promoted by Peace One Day. Project Peace Latin America will be responsible for coordinating the entire project logistics and both organizations will be involved in production activities and their negotiation with local authorities, football teams, communication. A Goal for Caracas gathers coaches and volunteers.

A Goal for Caracas PROJECT PEACE LATIN AMERICA Nonprofit organization founded in 2010 in the state of Florida with a mission to implement a model of social action that uses sports, culture and education as tools for human development of children and young people in vulnerable areas of the continent, with the aim of promoting peace and contributing to the decline in violence. PPLA identifies local organizations and works as a liaison between them and companies, corporations, government institutions, international organizations, NGOs and the media to form an effective network of alliances for peace. The goal is to inspire and mobilize young people, community leaders, activists, individuals and other organizations acting as agents of social change through projects that promote the values of their communities. To date, PPLA has implemented its methodology of work in Haiti, Mexico and Miami.

A Goal for Caracas PAZ CON TODO (PCN) Nongovernmental organization that emerged in 2008 under the mission to inspire and invite the people of Caracas to celebrate September 21st as a day where people in the city of Caracas will not die due to violent causes. Currently, Peace with Everything is responsible for the production and execution of three activities associated with the World Day Peace: Concert “Locos por la Paz”, cultural activity executed with the help of PNUD Venezuela, singers and Venezuelan artists. “Échale Color” , recovery program of facades and public spaces of the labor performed by Montana Paintings. Peace in the courts, peace education program for young people and values of popular sectors in sports.

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Peace One Day (POD) Organization founded in 1999 by actor and filmmaker Jeremy Gilley, who managed to institutionalize September 21st as World Peace Day, making it an annual date for unity and intercultural cooperation on a global scale. In 2012, under the Global Campaign Truce, Peace One Day aims to enable peace demonstrations in each country in the world.

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Partnerships

• MTV: the largest Music Television network in Latin

America to serve as an ally to publicize A Goal for Caracas at the regional level.

• Mayoralty 'Alcaldía del Sucre': public service

organization to serve as an ally on permissions and security for the production and implementation of the various phases of the project

A Goal for Caracas THE PROJECT

A Goal for Caracas aims to support the community Petare through sports with three main objectives: 1. Support the sport community Petare through the donation of resources to operate the vacation camp of the Friend Foundation of Deportivo Petare. 2. Assist in the training of peace in athletes of the community through the incorporation of a training program of civic and human values. 3. Promote peaceful interaction among members of the sports community and holding a day of peace and tolerance. The project will be implemented in three phases: The first phase is the donation of uniforms, hydration and sports equipment (balls, cones, vests, etc.) to support the Vacation Camp organized by the Friends of Deportivo Petare. Project Peace Latin America is the organization responsible for the execution of this phase. The second phase involves the incorporation of the "Peace in the courts" in the programming of the vacation camp. This program was designed by the sociologist José Gregorio Guerra and consists of implementing 12 modules of civics and citizenship, human values and leadership for children and adolescents at risk. Peace With Everything organization is responsible for the implementation of this phase.

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Week Modules Distribution

1 (July 30th through August 5th) Efficient communication workshop The athlete: an in depth look Leadership on the courth

2 groups of 100 campers simultaneously in court, assisted by 4 facilitators and 4 co-facilitators (volunteers)

2 (August 6th through August 12th) The plan of life in youth Strategic Planning Review of Risk Factors

2 groups of 100 campers simultaneously in court, assisted by 4 facilitators and 4 co-facilitators (volunteers)

3 ( August 13th through August 19th) Motivation Discipline Learning to loose

2 groups of 100 campers simultaneously in court, assisted by 4 facilitators and 4 co-facilitators (volunteers)

4 ( August 20th through August 26th) Sexual and reproductive education A talk with a trainer or player Conversation with parents and representatives

2 groups of 100 campers simultaneously in court, assisted by 4 facilitators and 4 co-facilitators (volunteers)

To facilitate project implementation, the camp population will be distributed on 2 groups of 100 campers, each of which will have oversight of 4 and 4 co-facilitators volunteers during activities. The modules will be

distributed as follows:

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10:00:00 AM Opening

10:30 – 12:00 pm Clinicals

12:00 – 1:30 pm Friendly Tournament

1:30 – 2:00 pm Awards, presented certificates and event cierre

The third phase of the project corresponds to the end of the vacation camp and the Celebration of World Peace Day: a day of football and music will be provide the opportunity for sport trials friendly games among campers, which will feature professional players national and international, among others. The event will take place as a way of closing the camp resort on Saturday August 25th at the Sports of The Dolorita, and will be produced jointly by PPLA and Peace With All. The event agenda is as follows:

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Both Project Peace Latin America and Peace With Everything hope that A Goal For Caracas is both a celebration of the International Day of Peace as well as a contribution to the reduction of violence in the area during the day of the event. This will be an opportunity for the community to meet and share through the second most popular sport in the country. The ultimate goal of A Goal For Caracas is to provide children and young adults in Petare not only an opportunity to play soccer in a healthy environment but also provide sports training experience that allows them to develop their potential in this discipline. The intention is to use this specific activity in Petare as the start of a program of human development that impacts the community and fosters peace and social inclusion in a sector with high rates of poverty and violence.

A Goal for Caracas ¿Why support A Goal For Caracas? • Sports teach core values such as cooperation and respect, and is an effective way to reach

children and adolescents who are excluded and discriminated by offering companionship, support and a sense of belonging.

• Currently many organizations inside and outside of Venezuela successfully promote sports as a formula for peace and human development. This project aims to bring this formula to one of the most violent communities in the country.

• A Goal for Caracas aims to consolidate itself as a platform to address education quality and inclusive sport for young people in Petare. Additionally, this project aspires to be a resource to generate national awareness about the need for local cooperation in strengthening sports for peace and development.

• Keeping in mind this is a traditionally male dominated field, A Goal For Caracas aims to serve as a vehicle for gender equality through progressive inclusion of a greater number of girls in sports training available to community members.

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Human development is of great importance to reduce violence in a population. However, other factors such as political stability and distribution of resources can influence the stability of the area in a given time. These factors will be taken into consideration in the evaluation of the project. In September 2012 Project Peace Latin America and Peace With Everything will present their alliances, media and sponsors in a general report of results. Additionally, PPLA and PCT will conduct a set of focus groups with key stakeholders to monitor and evaluate the Vacation Camp, and an estimate of the potential expansion of the project during the school year.

A Goal for Caracas June – August, 2012