The document compiles the results of programs implemented in Latin America, Africa, and Europe, and demonstrates how sports can contribute to the well-being, physical activity, and protection of children, youth, and communities in diverse contexts.
In 2025, the Fútbol Más Foundation implemented 171 programs in 6 countries across Latin America, Africa, and Europe, reaching 18,429 people. Its 2025 Global Report compiles the organization’s key results, lessons learned, and progress.
In a global context where the challenges affecting children and communities are becoming increasingly complex, the ability to measure and document the results of social programs is essential for improving program quality and guiding decision-making at the organizational level.
Throughout 2025, Fútbol Más worked in schools, neighborhoods, child protection shelters, displaced communities, and informal settlements, using play and sports to promote well-being, strengthen bonds, and create safe and protective spaces for children and youth. The diversity of these contexts poses the challenge of gathering evidence that allows us to understand the outcomes of our interventions and the lessons learned from their implementation.
In this regard, a significant contribution of the document is the presentation of evaluation results at the national, regional, and global levels. In Chile, Peru, and Mexico, a consolidated evaluation of programs was conducted using standardized instruments administered at the beginning and end of the interventions.
Using the WHO-5 instrument, which measures subjective well-being, a 6-percentage-point increase was observed in the “optimal well-being” category among a total of 2,247 children assessed. Meanwhile, the APAL-Q instrument, used to assess physical activity and sedentary behavior, showed an 8-percentage-point increase in the proportion of participants classified as active and a 9-percentage-point decrease in those classified as sedentary, out of a sample of 995 participants.
Behind these results lie very diverse regions and realities. In Kenya, where the work extends from the informal settlements of Mathare and Kibera in Nairobi to the Kakuma refugee camp near the border with South Sudan, the proportion of children who recognize the right of children to choose what they want to play grew by 17 percentage points, reaching 84% by the end of the program. Meanwhile, in Peru, the Barrios programs recorded a 15-percentage-point increase in the proportion of participants with optimal levels of well-being compared to the baseline measurement (WHO-5).
From the neighborhoods of Peru to the communities of Kenya, the report illustrates how the “Sport for Development” strategy can be adapted to the reality, characteristics, and needs of each community, while maintaining a common goal: to contribute to the well-being and protection of children and youth through sports.
Activity