Campus Sansofé is a project that understands the practice of sports as a tool for inclusion in the local community. The initiative offers soccer, basketball and track and field training and friendly matches with local clubs to migrants, mostly young boys.

There are several characteristics that make Campus Sansofé an inspiring practice. On the one hand, the project was born as a direct response to the concerns and needs expressed by young migrants who demanded participation in soccer and later in other sports. The project contributes to making visible and normalize the presence of migrants as an active and enriching part of the community. Thus, real and effective inclusion is guaranteed through the active participation of migrants. On the other hand, the experience of getting involved in activities in support of the migrant community becomes a process of personal transformation for those who participate. It generates mutual learning that strengthens social ties and fosters values such as solidarity, justice and empathy.

In this way, it promotes the creation of a community support network that links neighbors, social organizations, educational institutions and volunteers, favoring a coordinated and sustainable response to the needs of this group. The initiative is characterized by its flexibility and dynamism: there is no rigid structure, but it is based on spontaneous and voluntary participation. Each person contributes from his or her knowledge, time and possibilities, generating a diverse and supportive community. One of the project’s main priorities is to counteract the negative discourse on migration promoted by some media. Through community meetings, a more humane, complex and positive reality about migrant experiences is shown.