The island Institution allocates more than 213 thousand euros to this line of annual aid designed to support groups active on the island
Curbelo highlights the exemplary commitment of these entities that make La Gomera society more participatory and more cohesive.
The Cabildo of La Gomera cooperates with around thirty non-profit sports entities and associations on the island to carry out and promote activities this year. With this line of cooperation, on an annual basis, the island Institution allocates more than 213 thousand euros to support groups that carry out their activity on the island.
The island president, Casimiro Curbelo, stressed that this aid “is an essential tool to accompany the daily work of the clubs and associations that support a good part of the sporting activity of La Gomera.” In this sense, he highlighted "the exemplary commitment of these entities, which not only promote healthy lifestyle habits, but also make Gomera society more participatory, more cohesive and have more meeting opportunities around sport."
Curbelo stressed that the island's sports fabric “fulfills a social function of the first order, especially in a fragmented territory and with the geographical singularities of La Gomera.” “Every trip, every competition, every organized test and every active sports school contributes to structuring the island and generating equal opportunities among those who practice sports, regardless of the municipality in which they reside,” he stated.
This call contemplates collaboration with sports modalities such as football, indoor soccer, basketball, cycling, paddle tennis, judo, motorsports, mountain and trail running, nautical and maritime sports, martial arts and contact sports, as well as popular tests, federated activities, sporting events, training campuses and island and regional competitions.
The aid is aimed at covering expenses linked to the ordinary development of sporting activity, such as travel, accommodation, licenses, mutual funds, federation fees, registration in tests, organization of events, timing, posters, trophies, advertising material and other costs necessary for the execution of the projects presented.
For his part, the Minister of Sports, Guillermo Medina, stressed that this call "allows for stability in the planning of sports groups and makes it easier for them to face their competition calendars and annual activities with greater guarantees." He added that "the Cabildo maintains a line of constant collaboration with grassroots, federated, popular and traditional sports, because we understand that behind each entity there are athletes, families, volunteers and people who dedicate many hours to energizing the social life of the island."
Medina also pointed out that the diversity of modalities included in this call "reflects the breadth of the Gomero sports movement and the capacity of the entities to generate activity in very different disciplines." "Our objective is to continue supporting this plurality, strengthen cooperation with those who organize and participate in sporting events, and guarantee that La Gomera continues to be an active, healthy territory committed to sport," he noted.
