22.04.2010 12:43
‘'The heart of Barça', in the bookshops
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The FC Barcelona Foundation has published a book of photographs of people benefiting from its XICS centres, the work of reporter David Dusster and photographer Kim Manresa.
'The heart of Barça' is the title of the first ever book published by the FC Barcelona Foundation.
It hits the stores this April and shows pictures of the good work going on at the XICS
(International Network of Solidarity Centres) centres promoted by the Foundation.
On sale from April 30
'The heart of Barça', goes on sale on April 30, and costs 32 euros. The 187 pages
explain what the project is all about, and how 10,000 people have benefitted from it over the last
five years. “We want people to know about our programmes and show the impact they are having
on vulnerable children around the world”, said Marta Segú, the general manageress of the
Foundation. Two versions of the book will be published, one with the texts in Catalan and English
and the other in Spanish and French.
A book about overcoming challenges
The text was written by reporter David Dusster and the pictures are the work of
photojournalist Kim Manresa. They have spent a year visiting each of the different XICS centres.
Manresa says it is a great example of how much a little help can do to benefit so many children.
"It is a book about overcoming challenges” he says. “We want to show that there
football is not the only thing that matters", adds Dusster.
Players lend support
Puyol, Keita, Márquez and Guardiola have also participated in the project by offering their views
on the club’s charity work. “The Foundation’s projects show how grand the club
is” says Carles Puyol.
The FC Barcelona Foundation currently has twelve centres in ten countries in four continents:
Catalonia, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Morocco, Brazil, India and Mexico-the latter two have two
centres -, Malawi and Ecuador. All of them are supported by local organisations and authorities.