Deiby Erazo Iruita
Sports director and coach
Leads sporting and personal development at Semillas Verdes alongside the coaching team.
Semillas Verdes Soccer School
"Since 2016, nurturing values and helping dreams grow."
Location
Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Participants
120
Ages
3 to 13 years
Training groups
5
Founded
2016
Model
Youth development and community soccer
Social context
Community development and family support
Sevilla, a coffee-growing community creating opportunities
- In Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Semillas Verdes brings together 120 children aged 3 to 13 at a community soccer school founded in
- In this Colombian town with a strong coffee-growing tradition, the school offers a place to learn, play sport and connect as families. Its approach encourages respect, discipline, friendship and kindness from an early age.
- Following the earthquake of August 10, 2026, strengthening social and family support is particularly important in the region. In this context, Semillas Verdes seeks to consolidate its role as a place for community connection, physical activity, values education and mutual support.
Soccer and values education
The school aims to strengthen children’s sporting and personal development, improve training resources and support their families. With FutbolTech, it seeks to gradually introduce English, technology, financial education, emotional well-being and life skills activities as resources become available.
Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
Our coaches
Nicolás Esteban Zapata
Coach
Supports children’s groups in their sporting development and values education.
Álvaro Marín
Coach
Supports children’s groups in their sporting development and values education.
How the school works
Sporting and personal development adapted to each stage of childhood.
Five age groups
Group 1: ages 3–4. Group 5: ages 5–6. Group 4: ages 7–8. Group 3: ages 9–10. Group 2: ages 11–13. Each group combines soccer skills with values education.
Families and well-being
The school seeks to strengthen family involvement through guidance, community support and emotional well-being activities alongside children’s sporting development.
Festivals and matches
Semillas Verdes takes part in soccer festivals and matches in nearby towns. Financial constraints have limited access to official league and departmental competitions. Support for transport, entry fees and meals would help expand these experiences.
Support through FutbolTech
FutbolTech seeks to support coach training, educational activities and connections with partners. As implementation progresses, the school will be able to use Futbol.Tech tools to record participants, training sessions, attendance and evidence of its work.
Monitoring and transparency
Futbol.Tech offers tools to organize participants, training sessions, attendance and evidence of activities. The school will be able to introduce these records as implementation progresses and share verifiable results with its partners.
Location and training
- Location
- Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Colombia
- Participants and groups
- 120 children organized into five training groups.
The school runs its youth development program in Sevilla, Valle del Cauca, Colombia.
Your brand can support this program
We invite businesses and individuals to strengthen community soccer at Semillas Verdes.
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Soccer and community
Support Semillas Verdes
What could your contribution support?
- Age-appropriate balls, cones, bibs, uniforms and cleats.
- Training and educational materials for coaches.
- Improvements to sports facilities and training logistics.
- Education and well-being activities for children and families.
- Transport, meals and entry fees for festivals and tournaments.
The impact we aim to make
We aim to sustain training for the 120 children at Semillas Verdes, improve training conditions and expand educational and sporting opportunities. Support also seeks to strengthen family involvement and community participation.
