Uruguay
Martín Lema proposes an ONFI unit to assist baby football clubs with paperwork and works
The initiative presented in the Senate seeks to support children’s institutions so they can access existing state programs and benefits. According to El País, the goal is to reduce the bureaucratic hurdles many clubs face today.
National Party senator Martín Lema presented a proposal to create within the orbit of the National Children’s Football Organization a facilitation unit called Abriendo Puertas, with the aim of assisting baby football clubs in accessing state tools already in force, according to El País.
The initiative was submitted this Tuesday, September 15, to the Presidency of the Republic through a written presentation filed in the Senate. According to what Lema set out, these institutions play a role that goes beyond sports, as they function as spaces for integration and support for children and families. In some cases, they also provide food assistance and other forms of aid.
According to the presentation cited by El País, the project does not propose new subsidies or benefits, but rather a mechanism to facilitate access to programs that already exist. The idea is for the unit to have human and material resources available within the public administration.
The assistance envisaged would cover situations such as works in bathrooms and dining rooms, field lighting, accessibility improvements, regularization of constructions, exemptions and financing. The unit’s role would be to determine which programs can be applied in each case, specify requirements, provide technical and professional support, and accompany clubs during the management, execution and reporting of projects when applicable.
One of the thrusts of the proposal, always according to El País, is that support should not be limited to informing clubs which procedure must be carried out, but should include concrete follow-up to reach a solution.
The proposal also foresees coordination between ONFI and the National Sports Secretariat, the Ministry of Transport and Public Works, departmental governments, municipalities, UTE and other agencies with programs applicable to these institutions. For Lema, placing the unit within ONFI would make it possible to take advantage of its knowledge of children’s football and its direct link with clubs and leagues.
The senator said, according to the presentation released by El País, that the goal is to change the logic of access to public tools so that clubs are not the ones that must go from one state office to another in search of answers.
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