No athlete plays without going to school

Angola is one of the youngest countries in the world. According to the National Statistics Institute's 2024 General Population and Housing Census, the median age is just 18. Millions of children and young people need safe spaces, positive role models, healthy ways to spend their free time and opportunities for training and work.

That is where Génesis wants to be. So the social pillar goes hand in hand with competition: at Génesis, no youth athlete competes without proven school attendance and results.

“Sport teaches discipline, respect and teamwork.”

— Génesis Social

What the Génesis Social Programme does

• Sports schools for children and young people aged 6 to 23, with compulsory school support.
• Scholarships that open tennis, padel, golf and swimming to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
• A second chance for those who finish their youth training without a place in a senior team.
• Health in the neighbourhoods, with sport-for-all activities in the outlying neighbourhoods of Luanda.
• Girls in sport, with room for leadership, self-confidence and visibility.
• Skilled jobs for Angolan coaches, technicians and sports managers.

Targets

The Génesis Social Programme launches in the preparation phase (2027/28) and, from 2028, gives rise to the Génesis Foundation, which will be able to apply for public funding, international cooperation grants and corporate social responsibility support.