Basic Information

  • Founded in: 2005
  • Located in: different communities in Santiago de Chile, Valparaíso and Punta Arenas in Chile

Short Description:
CHIGOL is a street football project which utilises the "Fútbol Callejero" (Street Football) method as a means for social intervention. "Fútbol Callejero", a concept used by various organisations within the streetfootballworld network, tries to tap the full potential of football by applying special rules and rituals to the game. CHIGOL, a streetfootballworld network member since 2005, aims at fostering the social integration of the people in the neighbourhood. It seeks to recapture abandoned public spaces in order to create a domain for youths to come together and explore their talent and potential. With the newly utilised public spaces, the streets carry a much more benign and peaceful demeanour. The project's aim is to improve the quality of life of its participants through a leisure activity that allows them to develop their identity, their sense of social affiliation, and their potential for peaceful co-existence and conflict resolution. Youths with leadership skills are encouraged to gradually lead activities and expand the street football programme. The organisation also cooperates with schools in the area in order to synchronise their educational methods on the fields and within classrooms.

Target Group:

  • At risk youths

Thematic Field(s):

  • Education
  • Social integration & Anti-discrimination

Support in the Framework of the Football for Hope Movement:
The Football for Hope supported project aims at creating the Chilean Street Football League "CHIGOL". It is planned to form groups in schools and neighbourhoods throughout the country that will then implement the methodology "Fútbol Callejero" (Street Football). The programme kicks off with a clean-up session at the future football pitch together with committed people and organisations from the community. This is followed by weekly training sessions and, as contact to the participants increases, the selection of leaders for capacity building courses in order to become official "monitors" of the programme. The climax of the programme's activities will be national and international street football encounters.

Contact Details:
Contact Person: Pablo Raimundo Hewstone Arqueros
Address: Av. Vitacura 2909 Of. 717
Postal Code: 7550000
City: Santiago de Chile
Country: Chile
Telephone: +56 2 2344149
Email: hewsfut@hotmail.com