
Gavà (Spain)
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In 2004, an adapted basketball team for young people with mental disabilities was created in Gavà, based on principles of integration and community support, involving families, coaches and local media.
Gavà is located at 15 km. from Barcelona and it has a surface area of 31 km2 and a population of 46,383 inhabitants. Gavà is a privileged city, with a 4 km-long beach and a wide forest (the Garraf Natural Park).


Gavà (Spain)
In 2004, an adapted basketball team for young people with mental disabilities was created in Gavà, based on principles of integration and community support, involving families, coaches and local media.

Gavà (Spain)
The aim of this project is that the youth, through volunteering and social commitment, contribute with their time and knowledge to improving their city’s social development, driving forward relationships that can arise out of a perspective of active, critical, and responsible participation.