Granada, Nicaragua

TEAM (Trabajando en Equipo Aprendemos Más) Granada is an SWB core program

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Background

Throughout Nicaragua, girls sport and recreational opportunities are not prioritized when compared to the number of opportunities offered to thier male peers. Being a member of SWB Granada automatically provides participants with a strong identity to a program that offers a safety net of supportive mentors and peers that they likely would not find elsewhere in their  communities. This welcoming space provides the girls with the opportunity to learn life-skills, learn soccer and recieve the support neccessary to become leaders within their own communities.

Description

T.E.A.M. (Trabajando en Equipo Aprendemos Más) works exclusively with girls age 7-19 in the city of Granada located an hour south of Nicaragua's capital, Managua.  T.E.A.M. Granada was formally founded on March 14, 2009 after operating for 13 months informally as SWB outreach. Currently there are three teams, las Mariposas (7-10 year olds), las Estrellas (11-15 year olds) and the Nicoyas (16-19 year olds) that practice two-three times a week depending on age and meet for activity nights twice a week.  In addition to regular weekly programming, multiple workshops are offered each season in which local women share their unique expertise with the participants, the two oldest groups compete in a predominantly male weekend soccer league and homework hours are open to all participants before activity nights.

Staff

Mary McVeigh, Program Director: mary@soccerwithoutborders.org

Lindsey Whitford, Program Coordinator: lindsey@soccerwithoutborders.org

Veronica Balladares, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Alex Board, SWB Granada Intern

Estefan Bolanos, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Hassell Chavez Bustamante, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Humberto Jose Largaespada, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Brittany Lane, SWB Granada Intern

Helen Ramirez Montiel, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Cesar Morales, SWB Granada TEAM Leader

Alex Warren, SWB Granada Intern

FSF staff, 2012 (left to right: Jose Largaespada, Estefan Bolanos, Alex Warren, Helen Ramirez, Mary McVeigh, Hassell Chavez Bustamente, Brittany Lane, Veronica Balladares, Cesar Morales, Alex Board; not pictured: Lindsey Whitford)

Partners

FENIFUT

FIFA's Academia de Talentos

Girl Effect Fund

Hotel Con Corazon

Open Meadows Foundation

US Embassy in Managua

2011 Highlights

Highlight video from 2011

SWB Granada wins Girl Effect Challenge!

Meet the participants of SWB Granada

January TEAM Camp Highlight Video

Spring Season 2011 Highlight Video