Inclusive day between beneficiaries from Cambodia and Spain
The students from the Cambodian schools shared training sessions with those from the Valdebernardo and San Sebastián de los Reyes centers.
A group of beneficiaries from the social sports schools that the Real Madrid Foundation operates in Cambodia, accompanied by a delegation from the NGO Sauce, participated in various activities during their visit to Spain alongside students from the Foundation's schools in Madrid. The experience allowed the young Cambodians to share training sessions with participants from projects that, despite being carried out thousands of kilometers apart, share the same educational philosophy and values.
During their stay, the visitors participated in a session of the inclusive football social sports school in Valdebernardo, held at the Faustina Valladolid municipal sports center, as well as in the training sessions of the wheelchair basketball social sports school in San Sebastián de los Reyes, held at the CEIP Antonio Machado. The sessions were marked by fun, participation, and the exchange of experiences between the beneficiaries of both countries. The young participants put into practice the values they have learned in their respective social sports schools and demonstrated how sports can create bonds that go beyond the playing field.
Values
For many of the visitors, some of whom have physical disabilities, this experience also provided the opportunity to see that the values of sports, coexistence, and personal growth that are part of their daily lives are present in other projects of the Foundation around the world. Despite coming from different contexts and speaking different languages, they found in football and basketball a common language based on camaraderie, respect, and teamwork.
The social sports schools that the Real Madrid Foundation operates in the Cambodian region of Battambang together with the NGO Sauce and the Apostolic Prefecture of Battambang are among the most innovative international projects of the Foundation, as they include the entity's first inclusive schools in Asia and the first wheelchair basketball social sports school developed outside of Spain.
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