Healthy Sport Square Project

The Healthy Sport Square project is a sports demonstration project aimed at sports, recreational and leisure practices for children, adolescents, young people, adults and the elderly. The project serves in the nuclei of Aerolândia, Pirambu in the region of Fortaleza and in the metropolitan region of Fortaleza, in Maracanaú, in the Timbó neighborhood.The project presents as objectives: to expand access to sports practices through athletics and its dimensions, to awaken in participants the power of self-care through sport, to contribute to the strengthening of bonds and appropriation of public spaces through sport, promoting health, integration and well-being.The Healthy Sport Square targets children from 7 years old to older adults and has an average of 624 registered beneficiaries. The project has contributed greatly to the self-esteem, self-care, self-confidence of students and families. The official launch of the project took place in Vila do Mar, in the same place that today happens one of the nuclei of the Praça, in December 2019, together with the Sports Schooling Project in Vila do Mar, carried out by the same entity, Frente Beneficente Para a Criança. The Executive Secretary of CPEPI, Roberto César, the leaders of the Frente Beneficente para a Criança, the professional team of the Escolação Esportiva project, the children and families enrolled in the project, partners, supporters and community.