The second edition of “Educar Entrenando” promotes sports to prevent violence and advance equality

The Tenerife Island Council and the General Foundation of the University of La Laguna (FGULL) have signed a collaboration agreement to launch the second edition of the “Educar Entrenando” program. This initiative, which has received an investment of 212,210 euros from the island’s government, promotes appropriate, healthy, safe, and high-quality grassroots sports.

The Regional Minister of Youth and Sports, Concepción Rivero, explains that “society needs a tool to teach values, prevent violence in sports, and promote equality so that we can all enjoy physical activity.” She asserts that “these needs are even greater at the grassroots level, because youth programs are made up of the athletes of tomorrow.”

Rivero adds that “the Cabildo is working to foster values through sports, and given the warm reception the first edition of ‘Educar Entrenando’ received and the number of organizations that joined, we believe it is a key program for promoting fair play.”

The island’s director of sports, Ángel Luis Pérez, explains that “all public and private entities involved in grassroots sports on the island will be eligible for this program, including federations and municipal governments, but above all, the clubs, as they are among the most influential actors with the greatest social responsibility in the sports sector.”

The initiative consists of three lines of action. The first aims to create an Island Pact for Grassroots Sports in Tenerife that will coordinate the various stakeholders involved to extend the program’s guiding principles to the entire sports community. To this end, it will facilitate meetings among the various organizations through activities such as the torch relay, which will travel through the island’s different municipalities, similar to the one held during the Olympics.

As for the “Educar Entrenando School,” it will use a training program that, beyond the curriculum, focuses on instilling values that teach young people commitment and responsibility. To this end, five 25-hour courses will be offered, covering topics such as violence prevention, sensitivity to diversity, first aid, and health education, among others.

Another area of focus will be aimed specifically at clubs, which will be guided in implementing an innovative work methodology that will enable them to improve the educational quality of their work.

The aim of all this is to address violent behavior, harassment, or any other negative conduct, and to promote the values of sports and fair play.