El Pinar Futsal Project

About Our Project

El Pinar Futsal is a social inclusion initiative through sport, aimed at residents of the El Pinar Center in Puerto Real. We promote sport as a tool for integration, health, and community building, creating spaces where diversity becomes a strength.

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Learn More About the Project

In a world where differences often divide us, there are initiatives that remind us of what truly matters: what brings us together.

From Marea Viva Bahía de Cádiz, in collaboration with CEAR (Spanish Commission for Refugee Aid), the El Pinar Futsal Project was born — a bold and necessary initiative that uses football as a tool for community, integration, and well-being.

El Pinar Futsal is much more than matches and training sessions.

It’s a space for connection, respect, and resilience for people living at the El Pinar Center in Puerto Real. Many of them have faced difficult journeys, far from home, and now find in sport not just a pastime, but a way to rebuild, to connect with others, and to feel part of a community.

Football — that universal language that knows no borders — becomes a real bridge between cultures.

Through weekly training, friendly matches, and local tournaments, participants share more than just the game. They share core values like teamwork, solidarity, and mutual respect — all within a healthy and motivating environment, guided by dedicated volunteers who bring both their experience and their hearts.

This project transcends football, using each match as a way to strengthen cohesion and encourage active participation in the daily life of the local community — a community where we are all neighbors.

Thanks to this project, residents of the center not only improve their physical health, but also gain confidence, self-esteem, and social support networks.

El Pinar Futsal gives them a voice — it gives them a place. And that, in many cases, changes everything.

Because behind every pass, every goal, every training session, there are stories of struggle, resilience, and the will to move forward. Because we believe in a fairer, more inclusive society. And because we know that small actions — like this project — can have a huge impact.

With limited resources, but with great enthusiasm and commitment, we continue to make this initiative possible — one that transforms lives, day by day.

And you — will you join the team?

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If you’d like to be part of this project and support the well-being of those who benefit from it, there are many ways to get involved…