DREAM is proud to have Deportes para la Vida (DPV) as a core part of our Youth Leadership Programs. DPV, which focuses on HIV/ AIDS prevention education, was first developed in 2005 as a pilot project between Grassroot Soccer, the University of Vermont, and the community of Batey Libertad, Dominican Republic. As a member of the international “Grassroot Soccer” network, FPV uses soccer, games, and peer mentoring to engage youth in the creation and practice of healthy life choices. Deportes para la Vida has been an integral part of the Guzmán Ariza Summer Camp for five summers and is now the core of the social-emotional piece of our Young Stars programs. Topics of sexual awareness, knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases, and good decision-making are on-going issues with which youth need long-term support. DREAM runs programs for youth in our Cabarete, Caraballo and Abreu sites. Youth leaders are trained as facilitators to replicate this program in new communities. DREAM currently runs 2 facilitator trainings yearly for Peace Corps Volunteers and youth leaders from their sites across the Dominican Republic. This nation-wide network of facilitators enables the program to grow into many areas, where health and life decision-making education is much needed. A Grassroot Soccer Intern will be joining the DREAM team for the 2011-12 school year.
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