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Basketball for all

We're a nonprofit that opens free sports schools in underserved neighborhoods of Encarnación. We give kids and teens a safe, healthy place built on values, where they can grow up away from bad habits and build a better future.

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Children and young people from PRODE in a group photo outdoors
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Encarnación, Itapúa · Since 2022

Together we raise basketball citizens

PRODE's main mission is to raise good citizens. Through sports we develop the “Basketball Citizen”: kids and teens who grow up in a place where they learn values, discipline and healthy habits, including good nutrition and taking care of their bodies.

We believe in sports as a tool for community change that offers real opportunities for the future and for personal growth.

A PRODE basketball day

A space for the whole community

Since 2022 we've turned unused gyms into places where kids are looked after and can grow. PRODE reaches several groups: kids and teens aged 6 to 17, who get training, values and healthy habits at no cost; families, with spaces that bring people together; and the community, with neighborhoods strengthened by facilities that are in use again, like the CAR, and a new generation that’s ready and committed to the common good.

See the scholarships and opportunities we secure

PRODE balls on the court of a gym we took back
Render of the High Performance Center, on the Encarnación waterfront

We use basketball to change lives on and off the court.

We train athletes, but people first. We stay with them through schoolwork, health care and family follow-up.

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One path, six stages

From age six to a sporting career. The first three stages happen on the neighborhood court. From 13 on, the ones who show potential move up to the High Performance Center; the rest keep training at their own school. The pro league starts at 18.

  1. 01

    Initiation

    6 to 7 years old

    First contact with basketball, through play.

  2. 02

    Basics

    8 to 10 years old

    Learning the fundamentals of the game.

  3. 03

    Intermediate

    11 to 13 years old

    Moving into organized competition.

  4. 04

    Transition

    14 to 15 years old

    Developing potential without taking the player out of their neighborhood.

  5. 05

    Advanced

    16 to 17 years old

    Building the PRODE squad of role models.

  6. 06

    Professional

    18 and over

    All-round training for high-performance athletes.

The cycle starts again: today's kids are the ones who will coach tomorrow's.

Professional, transparent and safe management.

We work with a method, with data and with a professional team, so every kid has a safe place to train and someone actually keeping track.

  • Safety and control: digital attendance records and monitoring at every court.
  • Legal backing: registered legal status and 100% transparent accounts.
Trained coaches
8 coaches
Sports coordination
Active team
Social support
Dedicated social worker
Management and legal
Legal and administrative team
Legal status
Current and up to date

Four schools,
four stories.

Each neighborhood chose the name and the colors that best represent it. That shared identity creates a real sense of belonging — the team doesn't belong to the organization, it belongs to its community.

The Los Teros court, in the San Pedro neighborhood01Los Teros crest Los TerosSan PedroColors: green and black Monday, Wednesday and Friday · 5 to 8 p.m.See the school The Los Canes court, in the San Isidro neighborhood02Los Canes crest Los CanesSan IsidroColors: purple, yellow and black Monday, Wednesday and Friday · 5 to 8 p.m.See the school The Las Águilas court, in the Ita Paso neighborhood03Las Águilas crest Las ÁguilasIta PasoColors: blue and white Monday, Wednesday and Friday · 5 to 8 p.m.See the school The Pacú Cuá Básquet court, in the Pacú Cuá neighborhood04Pacú Cuá Básquet crest Pacú CuáPacú CuáColors: red and black Monday, Wednesday and Friday · 5 to 8 p.m.See the school
¿Tu barrio
es el próximo? I want to play

Our model: social impact and high performance.

We're building a complete sports ecosystem in Encarnación that combines support in the neighborhoods with first-rate facilities.

Neighborhood schools

4 active sites in underserved neighborhoods, training three days a week. The free way in to sports, health and values.

High Performance Center (CAR)

Facilities of our own with covered courts, a gym, classrooms and a dining hall. A place where the players with the most promise can keep developing, and where local talent reaches its full potential.

Every big change starts with a first step.

With a small monthly gift you make sure a young player trains 100% free, gets their gear and grows up with tools for life.

Take the first step