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 -Published: Thursday, November 7, 2019- The U.S. Embassy organizes
Saprissa Cup for Women 2019 By the A.M. Costa Rica staff The U.S. Embassy with support from the Saprissa Foundation of the First Division professional soccer team, has organizes the sixth edition of the Saprissa Cup for Women 2019. According to the embassy, the event is held in commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The declaration on the Elimination of Violence Against Women, issued by the U.N. General Assembly in 1993, defines violence against women as “any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life. ” According to the embassy, the goal of this activity is to educate and raise awareness among girls and adolescents about the problem of gender violence and the tools to prevent it. "In this edition, 320 girls and adolescents, between 11 and 15 years old, from various communities in the country, including Talamanca, will participate," said the embassy in its statement. The event will be held Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p. m., and will be based on the Goal Project Complex of the Costa Rican Football Federation, located in San Rafael de Alajuela. The Saprissa Cup for Women 2019 is part of the follow-up to the "La Jugada de sus Vidas" project, which means the game of your life in Spanish. The project began in March 2019, thanks to the alliance between the U.S. Embassy and the Saprissa Foundation. "The project La Jugada de sus Vidas was created to inform and motivate girl and adolescent soccer players, coaches and women soccer managers to make this sport a tool for personal improvement and integral and academic development," said the embassy in its statement. In March, the embassy developed the program Play like a Girl with more than 500 adolescents from Talamanca and San José participating. "This program was created to strengthen cultural values and social skills, promote leadership and empower women," said the embassy in its statement. Special invitees to be part of the program were U.S. soccer players Amanda Cromwell and Kacey White. The Saprissa Foundation and Spirit of America donated the soccer balls. In November 2018, the Embassy donated 250 soccer balls to the Ministry of Public Security project La Mejenga and the Saprissa Foundation to encourage teamwork, goal setting and education. The project La Mejenga, which means the game is Spanish, was developed by the Ministry of Public Security. The goal is organizing soccer games in high-risk communities and providing participants information on the dangers and risks of drug addiction, violence, and delinquency. ------------------------ What other kind of sport could the embassy sponsor in Costa Rica? We would like to know your thoughts on this story. Send your comments to news@amcostarica.com |
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