Trips with Intention and Soccer

Go beyond your typical travel experience or volunteer trip and share your passion for the love of the beautiful game, on a Trip with Intention and Soccer to Highland Ecuador. These special trips will provide you and fellow soccer enthusiasts an exciting opportunity to connect with community members over games and other soccer-related activities – all the while learning about the local Kichwa culture and enjoying the region’s majestic natural beauty.

You can organize a trip for your whole team or join a scheduled trip by yourself or with your family and friends.

Dates are coming soon! To request more information please email rick@tandanafoundation.org                                                                                                                                                                                         

“Indeed, soccer is a sport that creates a common understanding among players and fans regardless of language.”

-Gaetan Moussa, Tandana’s Program Manager in Ecuador

Soccer and Tandana

Tandana partners with indigenous communities in remote areas of Ecuador and Mali to support them in achieving their goals as well as to address global inequalities through caring intercultural relationships. One of the ways we foster intercultural relationships between volunteers from the U.S. and local community members is to organize soccer games between the groups to create opportunities for bonding and learning from each other. We also help our partners with community projects, including constructing sports stadiums.

Why a Trip with Intention and Soccer?

• Make new friends with community members who share your passion for soccer

• Learn about the cultural importance of soccer in Ecuador

• Test your own skills by training in high attitude

• Support indigenous communities with sports-centric projects they desire

• Bond with your teammates in a new and exciting environment

Sample activities:

• Host or participate in soccer training sessions

• Play against local teams

• Attend a CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying Match in Quito

• Visit El Juncal, an Afro-Ecuadorian community, which has produced a number of soccer players who went on to play for the Ecuadorian National team

• Help with a sports-related community project

Learn more about Tandana’s Trips with Intention