{"id":10859,"date":"2024-10-14T14:33:36","date_gmt":"2024-10-14T12:33:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scort.org\/?post_type=young_coach&p=10859"},"modified":"2025-12-09T07:19:51","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T06:19:51","slug":"michael-colombia-2024","status":"publish","type":"young_coach","link":"https:\/\/scort.org\/en\/young_coach\/michael-colombia-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael – Colombia 2022 & 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Michael was born in Venezuela but has been living in Colombia his whole life. His dream was to become a professional football player. However, when this did not work out, he discovered a new purpose. He saw that he could use football to help young people achieve their goals and provide them with important life skills to keep them safe and away from drugs and prostitution.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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My name is Michael, I was born in Venezuela, but I\u2019ve spent most of my life here in Colombia. I live in a community on an island off the coast of Cartagena. Here, the streets offer many distractions, like drugs, prostitution, or crime and aid doesn\u2019t arrive easily. You have to find ways to manage and ensure that help reaches you.<\/p>\n

Luckily, football came into my life to save it. I have been playing football my whole life, one of my dreams was to become a professional football player, but it didn\u2019t happen. Even though I didn\u2019t achieve that goal, I still want to help young people who share this dream to pursue it. And even if their dream doesn\u2019t come true, through football, I can provide them with the tools to become someone in life. Offering them life skills, whether cognitive, emotional, or psychological.<\/p>\n

Given the lack of opportunities drug addiction is a big issue here – there are many children who start using drugs at an early age and there are also many young girls who are already involved in prostitution. For years, we\u2019ve been working with F\u00fatbol con Coraz\u00f3n to reduce and mitigate substance abuse and address the problem of prostitution. We do this through playful activities, fun and dynamic games, helping the children learn lessons that not only apply on the field but also reflect in their personal lives.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m excited to put into practice everything I\u2019ve learned during the training in my community. I want to use the strategies I\u2019ve gained and adapt them so that the children can have fun while learning, and most importantly, find a sense of direction for their future.<\/p>\n<\/div> <\/div>\n

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