We work in the city of Kolkata (Calcutta) in India. Our work is largely among the under privileged children & youth. We right now focus in 4 different communities. We serve the kids in these communities through various sports activities like football coaching, volleyball coaching and also trying to explore opportunities through introducing new sports.
We have assigned separate coaches for each of these communities, and they serve the kids in their respective communities 3-4 days a week. Apart from the coaching sessions, the coaches also meet with the young players for study time where they learn wisdom and life lessons together. Starting with few children in each community, today we serve around 60-70 kids in each community. Most of the children, almost 90% of them are from a challenging background and many are school dropouts and are addicted to various habits like drugs, alcohol & smoking.
Today after many months of efforts, most of the children have not only developed in their sport but also started going to school and to community gatherings regularly. This initiative has helped in bringing a massive transformation in the lives of the children. Over 300 children have benefited due to this wonderful Initiative and around 30-40 young players are playing at a good level, and many have grown in maturity and leadership.
Ball Project is thankful for our partners in India & around the world working faithfully to build communities & help children play.
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