Thursday, November 15, 2012

Real Madrid to establish sports schools for underserved in Pakistan



By Shehzad Owaisi

KARACHI, Pakistan (TheSportsNEXT) November 15, 2012: The Spanish soccer giants Real Madrid will set up sports schools in Pakistan as it has joined hands with Aman Foundation for the cause of sports in the terrorism-hit South Asian country.


The Real Madrid Foundation (FRM) inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Aman Foundation at Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid on Thursday, according to which, the FRM will provide expertise for the Aman Foundation’s sports initiative named AMAN SPORTS.

As per the agreement, the Aman Foundation will serve as the local implementation partner to establish their social sports school model in Pakistan.

Together the organizations are piloting the establishment of two schools aiming at impacting 400 boys and girls from ages 6 to 17.

The model promotes integrated development of children through sport and offers social activities to complement sporting activities thereby inculcating in the children a sense of belonging and security.

The objectives of setting up such schools is to foster sports, sports education, sports professional training while removing social barriers and driving social integration.

The agreement provides a framework of cooperation and collaboration between the Real Madrid Foundation and Aman Foundation in their efforts to establish social sports schools in Pakistan targeting the underprivileged.

The agreement was signed by Ahsan Jamil, CEO Aman Foundation and Miguel Pardeza, Sporting Director Real Madrid.

The Aman Foundation CEO told TheSportsNEXT.com, “With the support of Real Madrid AMANSPORTS will be enabled to sustainably reach, impact and empower countless children in Pakistan through sport.”

Miguel Pardeza said on the occasion, “We are excited to collaborate with Aman Foundation to implement our FRM model in Pakistan for the betterment of children through the power of sport.”

The Real Madrid Foundation was established in 1997 as an NGO by Real Madrid F.C., which is the largest football club in the world, to service the disadvantaged through the power of sport.

The Aman Foundation is in the business of transforming the lives of the underserved in Pakistan.

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