Argentina youth face a range of issues, from increasing obesity levels due to inactivity, rampant gang violence, and high levels of unemployment. These issues compound themselves and create dire situations in low-income communities of Buenos Aires.
Barracas Boxing Club is part of Fundación TEMAS, an organization that develops programmes aimed at social inclusion, in Villa 21-24. The programme focuses on supporting children and young people between the ages of 13 and 23.
Escuela de Box creates, through sport, a space that uses boxing as a way to instil values of responsibility, discipline, solidarity and health care.