Lebanon: together for sport

31/03/15

Shama (South Lebanon), in recent days, the blue helmets of the Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) cell of the Italian Contingent and Inter Campus have completed a sports and educational training project for very young students of the schools of Tire, Al Mansouri and Hannawiyah, three municipalities in the area of ​​Italian responsibility.

The project started last year involved five intense days, many Lebanese boys and girls through football training sessions, but also training activities based on the values ​​of sport, ethics and fair play.

Inter Campus realizes long-term flexible social and cooperative interventions, in 1997 Countries of the world, with the support of 29 local operators, using the game of football as an educational tool to give back to girls and children in need among the 200 and 6 years of age the "right to play".

The commander of the Western Sector of UNIFIL and the Italian contingent in Lebanon, Brigadier General Stefano Del Col, in positively commenting on the activity carried out, underlined the ever increasing and fruitful interaction between the numerous Italian associations and companies that allowed the contingent to carry out important projects and increase support for the Lebanese population, a fundamental function for the success of the mission.

Source: Unifil