About Us
Futbol Mas is an NGO that was born in Chile in the year 2008
With the goal of promoting wellness and happiness in children and communities living in contexts of social vulnerability. Through social sport sessions, the foundation uses the Green Card as a linking tool to positively reinforce 5 core values:
respect, joy, responsibility, creativity and teamwork are part of each intervention. Through the game and the sport, Futbol Mas has been inserted in the heart of neighborhoods, schools, residences and humanitarian crises in more than 11 countries in Africa, Europe and Latin America.
OUR HISTORY IN THE WORLD
Chile /2008
The illusion of three young friends became a reality and with the launch of the program Neighborhood in three communities in the Metropolitan Region, Foundation and More gave his first steps as an organization
Ecuador /2013
Our first international experience. After the success of the programs in Chile, the foundation opened its borders and located in four districts in the city of Guayaquil, to about 500 children and their families.
Haiti /2014
Peru /2015
After building great partnerships with public, international and private organizations, Futbol Mas came to the inca capital to work in two districts located in the north of the city. This would be the beginning of many years of interventions and activities with different communities of Peru.
America Unites Us – 2015
The Copa America served to show to the continent, the importance of the Green Card and the different values that it represents. During the singing of the national anthem of the countries that played against Chile, the crowd remained silent and raised their Green Card as a sign of respect.
Kenya / 2016
We expanded borders for our first experience in african lands. Kenya was the country that, along with the towns of Mathare and Kibera, formed part of the first interventions of Football in the continent.
Paraguay / 2016
Paraguay became the fourth country in South America to link up with Foundation Futbol Mas, when working in the area of Asunción, which historically had been affected by the river floods in the city.
Mexico / 2017
Supported by Funds FIFA (Football For Hope), we started working in a neighborhood in Mexico City. However, the earthquakes that same year, also led the foundation to run a program of Natural Disasters in the communities of Morelos and Oaxaca, thanks to the collaboration of Unicef.
France / 2018
We started our experience with migrants in Europe and France was the place that gave way to different socio sports workshops with children, adolescents, and adults from 14 countries in a refugee centre in Paris.
Spain / 2020
In July, in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic by, we worked in an urban camp with more than 50 children and adults of 30 different nationalities, in order to alleviate the effects of the quarantine. All this, thanks to the invitation from the Football Club Social Dragons of Lavapiés.
Dominican Republic / 2019
Futbol Mas begun its first intervention in the Dominican Republic, with work focused on children and young people in a school of the Province of Sánchez Ramírez, in the municipality of Trough Above.
Mozambique / 2021
We arrived in Mozambique to benefit the communities that were affected and displaced from their homes due to the cyclones Eloise and Idai. Together with Unicef and with a program of Natural Disasters, we worked on community ties to build trust.
founders
Guillermo Rolando Vicente
co-founder of Foundation Futbol Mas and current executive director, global
Rodrigo Abarzúa Molina
co-founder of Foundation Futbol Mas and current director global commercial
Juan Araya Ariztía
co-founder of Foundation Futbol Mas and current director of the laboratory, and innovation
Victor Gutierrez Rojas
co-founder of Foundation Futbol Mas
DIRECCIONES EJECUTIVAS
Daniela Noreña
executive director Futbol Mas Chile
Ivonne González
directora ejecutiva Fútbol Más Perú
Ignacio Gómez
director ejecutivo
Fútbol Más México
Aitor Hernández
executive director Futbol Mas Spain
Claire Seang
executive director Futbol Mas France
Sam Musembi
executive director Futbol Mas Kenya
EQUIPO GLOBAL
Daniela Barrera
director of administration and finance
Virginia Abara
head of global alliances
Sebastian Salazar
legal support global
Perrine Mardiné
director of monitoring and evaluation global
Felipe Narvaez
director of communications and marketing
Alfonso Cevallos-Zuñiga
european partnership and programmes
Christian Chávez
coordinador global de desarrollo de personas