A Non-Profit Project Inspired By The World Cup

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Complexo do Alemao favela is one of the municipalities in Rio de Janeiro with the largest population, with 100,000 people inhabitants in total. Walking through the favela also poses risks, with its narrow pedestrian paths.

Favela is just about 51/2 miles from the Marcana stadium. Marcana is the venue where the World Cup 2014 final will take place on Sunday, July 13. A native from Washington, Drew Chafetz, co-established a non-profit project. The project constructed a gigantic soccer field at favela. Meanwhile, government officials of favela rushed to rebuild several World Cup stadiums. Chafetz and his team have also been busy continue to construct fields in Brazil, even in a tight budget, with the aim of making locales feel the spirit of World Cup, even after the tournament is long over.

Chafetz, 31, was inspired by the World Cup fever, when he decided to embark on conceptualizing and implementing this project. Chafetz said in an interview, "You go to slums throughout the world, kids are surrounded by violence, drugs, gangs. They don't have parents or positive outlets. He further added, "Soccer is an outlet. It gives them hope. We want to make sure everyone has access to that hope."

The World Cup takes place every four years. Teams, coaches and individual players seem to lack stability in their intention to stay with the tournament. This is such the case despite the fun challenging matches the tournament offered its participants. Memories left by the matches in the stadiums and the money extravagantly invested for the game are all the world has got after the tournament is long over.

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