Brazilian Paralympics set for a boost
Brazilian Paralympics set for a boost Doha: Ten secondary school students from Brazil are keen to use sports as a means to alter the way disabled people are treated in society throughout the world. The group, six male and four female, participated in the Student Ambassador Programme, one of the initiatives at the Doha Goals Forum which ended here on Wednesday. The Brazilian project deals with the social inclusion, transformation and connection of the disabled in society through sport. “We will use sports as a means to achieve personal development. We believe sports bring education, leadership skills, and other skills and qualities, all which are important for the personnel development of all persons, including disabled people,” said Henrique Krigner of Humanitare Institute. The International Relations coordinator at the Humanitare Institute, a Brazilian NGO responsible for selection of Brazilian students to participate in the Doha event spoke exclu