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A youth football pitch: a volunteer-led effort in Niterói

A community-led a youth football pitch at the Harmony health centre yard that will serve 370 neighbors.

🇧🇷 Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil502 views
Bianca Aparecida Freitas
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Niterói
For twelve years the neighborhood has asked for a youth football pitch. This year a group of 16 volunteers, including the neighborhood football club, decided to stop waiting. The council has given permission for the Harmony health centre yard, but no funding. We have received donated paint, and the remaining cost is $1,150. It will serve about 370 people, including young people who have nowhere safe to play. We'll hold a build day in August and everyone is invited. We're a small team, and every dollar will be spent in the open - I'll post receipts and progress photos. Funds are spent only on materials, permits and safety equipment; all labor is volunteered. Where the $1,150 goes: • Materials: $880 • Permits and inspections: $95 • Safety equipment and signage: $60 • Tools hire and delivery: $115 Even a small gift gets used right away and I'll thank you myself.
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Updates from Bianca

  1. Update from Niterói: we've booked the dates and paid the deposit. We're at 39% of the goal. Thank you for believing in us.

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  • Bappy Pavel Sheikh

    Good luck, Bianca. Your post was clear and honest. God bless.

    • Kalyani C. Patil

      Hope it all works out, Bianca. Shared it with a few friends. Read this on the bus and kept thinking about it all day. God bless.

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