Sport

Did you know that sports can help resolve conflicts?

 

It promotes and strengthens social ties, encourages fairness, listening to others and oneself, and unites people around common goals.

 

The Hirondelle de l'Avenir association quickly understood that sport was a real means of social cohesion as a vehicle for many values (team spirit, discipline, respect, rigor, etc.) and certain social rules.

 

Since 2008, the year it was founded, Hirondelle de l'Avenir has included it in its development program for children in Benin. Benin , but also adults, through summer Olympics held every year in the villages of the children we sponsor.

 

In 2021, still in Benin, then in 2022 in Senegal , we have set up introductory courses in French boxing in addition to soccer and basketball tournaments. It is an ancestral art that is a foot-fist boxing, emphasizing technique.

Practicing French boxing allows children to develop psychomotor skills, self-control, and physical abilities—all while having fun!

 

We would like to thank our partner Episod for their regular donations of boxing gloves, which enable us to offer this activity.

 

Wishing to expand our activities to other countries, we were delighted to collaborate in July 2022 with the Fédération Sportive et Gymnique du Travail (FSGT) and the city of Montreuil as part of the partnership that the latter has developed with the village of Beit Sira, Palestine, since 2005.

 

This cooperation is one of the two priority areas for the city of Montreuil, in line with its objective of strengthening international solidarity and refocusing partnerships on local development projects, particularly in the field of sport.

 

Hirondelle de l’Avenir was thus able to offer emotional intelligence programs, through meditation and yoga, to reduce women's daily stress, thanks to Sarah Dagenais Hakim, who brilliantly developed this program.

 

These actions have led to the development of a sports and entrepreneurship policy at the regional level, notably through training aimed at training a number of trainers locally.

Thank you to all our partners, especially for their trust and commitment (Hanane Zidani, Fédération Sportive et Gymnique du Travail (FSGT) in partnership with the twin town of Montreuil with Zabbaou Liman, Paces Aisha Modallal).