U13 2012

From a story in a local magazine. People like Ana are precious and too few in our world. Another beautiful story.

You may know Ana Moser. She stood out as one of the best volleyball strikers in the world and was one of the stars of the Brazilian team that won the bronze medal at the Atlanta Games in 1996. Five years later, she retired from the court and decided to bring new perspectives to low-income youth of the city through the creation of Sport & Education Institute (EEI).

Dozens of modalities are held at EEI twice a week by sixty teachers on after school hours, to groups of students of all ages. The activities always begin and end with a round of conversation. If the subject is gymnastics, they discuss not only the technical aspects, but also the values ​​that made athletes reach an Olympics.

The project currently benefits about 3,000 youth. "We turned around and became a decent person because of the sport and I want to enable this transformation in other people," says Ana. She usually works twelve hours a day at the IEE.

About 80% of the revenue to keep the entity is of a Brazilian law to encourage the sports, which directs 1% income tax of companies to sports projects. In over a decade of activity, the institute has contributed to increase the use of public spaces, such as skating rinks, and also the conservation of schools.

In addition, there was a marked improvement in academic performance of the students, as well as their communications at home. "We had a 7 year-old boy beating other children and even pulling the hair of a teacher,"  His father was a drug dealer and he lived in a violent environment at home. "Six months after joining the project, he asked me for a hug one today and now participates in everything,"

Ana Moser vibrates with stories like this and has plans to increase the scope of work. "I now want to organize other centers and discuss sports policy in cities of the World Cup,".

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