Grupo Desportivo e Recreativo de Manica
since 1980
established by the community of Manica during the civil war
a registered non-profit legally owned by the community of Manica
governed by a general assembly and statutes that has appeared in government gazette
has owned its clubhouse in the town center since 1980 and renovated it in 2007...

             The clubhouse and GDM functions       
             as a hub for community  
             integration and learning
"we are more than a football team, we are a club for sport, recreation, development and education" Mr Matete at 2007 general assembly
"we build a building as we build a team as we  
 build a friendship; and in this we build our  
 future, our dignity and our hope" Rafael Antonio
a luta continua
a luta continua
a luta continua
In 1990 Mozambique was oficially the 
poorest country in the world
WHAT WE DO?
[activities and programs] 
SPORT
Football
 A-Team Provincial
 Female Provincial
 Junior Provincial
 3 District teams
 6 Under 14 teams
 4 Under 11 teams
 Futsal
 Streetfootball
Life-Skills
Computer Literacy
English Lessons
Entrepreneurship
Creche (kindergarten)
Peer to peer mentoring
Visiting facilitators from UJ and Arsenal
HIV-Aids education
EDUCATION
Basketball
Voleyball
Handball
Gymnasium
HEALTH &
LIFESTYLE
Food Security
First Aid
HIV-Aids Workshops
Addictions 
 Alcohol,drugs,
Money Matters
Community Engagement
Citizenship
Culture (Band & Radio)
Exchange Programs


THREE VALUES
relational
organic
holistic
OBJECTIVES
social inclusion 
expanded opportunities 
gender equality
skills transfer
sustainable infrastructure
health and safety
football and other sport
MISSION:
To expand the real freedoms people enjoy so that they can be able to choose to live the lives that they might have reason to value
VISION:
to create an integrated community club that uses sport for social good.The club becomes an inclusive hub which provides infrastructure and relationships that facilitate change.
Manica 
Context
population
40 000
75% on a dollar a day
frelimo & renamo
portuguese colony
cultural factors:
- poverty
- tradition
- socialism
Sport+ 
or 
+Sport ?
GDM is a unique case study. It is not a clasic project built around a grant and budget. It is simply the story and efforts of poor people raising their standard of living by engaging various small initiatives. Yet history and an observation of passion and efforts suggest that a football team you can be proud of ranks very high on the priority list for people in Manica.
MANAGEMENT
General Assembly
Executive Directors
 weekly meeting & minutes
Management Team
 each project is self-managed
Volunteers
Players manage their own role
Capacity Building
leadership
administration
accounting
writing
fundraising
conflict resolution
communication
emotional inteligence
creativity
responsibility
confidence
marketing

owns three pieces of land in Manica:
the clubhouse, agri-plot and futeco park
Futeco Park
creating safe and 
beautiful spaces 
to play and learn
10 hectares of land
incorporating football and ecology
3 football field
1500 trees
gymnasium
futsal & basketball
organic agriculture
creating both infratructure
 and a symbol of hope