Change AGENTs Pay it Forward FC Barcelona

Change AGENTs Pay it Forward FC Barcelona Change AGENTs Pay it Forward: FC Barcelona Image Source: TwitterFOUNDED in 1899, FC Barcelona is one of  the most famous and successful football clubs of all time. The club has  played its  home games at the historic 99,354-capacity Camp Nou since 1957.Barcelonas famous La Masia academy has produced some of the greatest footballers in this history of soccer, including past legends such as  Pep Guardiola, Jordi Cruyff and Carles Puyol, and, more recently, Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique.The club has won the Spanish League  on 24 occasions, making them the second most successful team after Real Madrid. Barcelona is  the Spanish Cup’s most  successful team, with 28 Copa Del Rey 28 titles. The club also boasts five  European Cups, five  European Super Cups, and three  FIFA Club World Cup wins.Even after all that, the under-the-radar work done by the  FCB Foundation, is nothing short of phenomenal, and you don’t have to take our word for itâ€"even Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates thinks so!video  source:  YOUTUBEH ere are the main programmes and initiatives that are organised and administered by the foundation that have made FC Barcelona such a crucial player off the pitch as well as on. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); BarcaKidsimage source: facebookThe BarcaKids programme was created  by the  FC Barcelona Foundation  to strengthen values and spur motivation among children aged 6 to 12, through the power of sport and inclusive participation.image source: facebookFutbolNetimage source:  twitterTHE FutbolNet programme is an new and exciting  method for educating young people through sport, focusing on subjects such as discrimination  and  gender.  Through FutbolNet, young people build up  mutual respect, and gain self-confidence and a sense of responsibility. The programme is hosted in several Catalonian cities, in collaboration with their respective local authorities, targeting young people aged 10-16 years. This programme is also  practised  in Rio de Janeiro, Rosario and other cities around the world. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Making Dreams Come Truevideo source: YOUTUBEMAKING  Dreams Come True  is a special Foundation programme for seriously ill children and young people, who might have a wish to meet a Barcelona player, or attending the Camp Nou to watch  a match or a training session.image source: facebookAlways-willing players and coaches of FC Barcelona such as Lionel Messi and Javier Mascherano (pictured above) make sure these wishes are granted.  This programme also organises  â€˜open door’ training sessions during the Christmas holidays, so the fans can come along and watch the Barça first team’s match preparations. The staff also pay visits to all the main hospitals in Barcelona.Alliancesimage source: FACEBOOKOVER  the years, Barcelona FC and the clubs foundation have forged important links with other charitable organisations, including  Unicef, the children’s rights charity. The  Unicef logo  is featured on the club’s kits, and the charity receives an annual donation from the club in excess of €2.3m.The Barcelona Foundation also has ties with many other great foundations, including, to name but a few,  The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Cruyff Foundation, the Eric Abidal Foundation and the Leo Messi Foundation.image source: FACEBOOKIf you would like your organisation to be featured in Change AGENTS Pay It Forward posts, please click the link below for submission details.