2025 has been the year in which A.E. Ramassà opened up to the world, changing continents and having our first experience on the Asian continent. From April 11 to 19, we successfully organized our 9th international solidarity trip to Mongolia. This experience has once again strengthened our organization’s commitment to international cooperation and the use of football as a tool for inclusion, solidarity, and cultural exchange.
The Match
The sporting aspect of the trip also saw major changes this year. Taking advantage of the fact that this is the first season with our Futsal team, we had the opportunity to organize the very first official friendly match of the section against none other than the Mongolian National Team.
On April 13, the National Pavilion of the Mongolian Football Federation (MFF) in Ulaanbaatar was packed to the brim to witness this historic match. The institutional visit to the governor of the Chingeltei District (with the presence of the mayor of Les Franqueses del Vallès, Juan Antonio Corchado), the press conference the day before, the joint preparations with the MFF for all the match details, and the post-match events with the local crowd all contributed to making this a remarkable football and social event. Once again, we witnessed how a ball and a sport can break down barriers and promote cultural exchange between two very different cultures.
The final score was a 4–2 victory for the local team, which still left us with a great feeling. In the evening, we had a celebratory dinner with members of the National Team and the MFF, before heading back to the hotel to rest for the following day.
The solidarity aspect
On Monday, April 14, we were welcomed by Lantuun Dohio and their team. This local NGO, with whom we’ve collaborated this year, coordinates the Magic Land centers, various facilities distributed throughout the country aimed at addressing Mongolia’s challenges related to child trafficking, abuse, and violence. We had the opportunity to visit two of these centers located in the outskirts of the capital, Ulaanbaatar, where we observed how the rural population is migrating toward a city that is growing and moving away from the traditional nomadic lifestyle characteristic of Mongolian society.
Throughout the day, we shared in the workshops we had previously prepared with the children at the Magic Land centers. Photography, football, cooking, physical activity, tree planting, and Catalan culture (they even learned how to build human towers)… a whole array of activities that helped us interact and better understand Lantuun Dohio’s project.
That same day, we presented Lantuun Dohio with a check for the final donation amount of €6,577.59, along with over 600 kg of donated sports and school materials, all collected thanks to the involvement of the club’s community and its collaborators.
Social and Cultural Awareness
After leaving Ulaanbaatar, the capital of the country, we began a journey that took us to discover the dunes of the Gobi Desert. A key point on trade routes for many years, especially the Silk Road, it played a crucial role in the cultural and economic exchange between East and West. The Elsen Tasarkhai dunes, nestled among steppes and mountains, are part of a region where many nomadic communities still live in yurts, preserving ancestral traditions that we were able to experience during our visit.
Khustai National Park, home to the Przewalski horse, takhi in Mongolian, an endemic species for which Mongolia is actively working to reintroduce into the wild, and Terelj National Park, along with the giant statue of Chinggis Khan, a visit to a Kazakh community, the Aryapala Meditation Temple, and the Narantuul Market upon returning to Ulaanbaatar, were some of the highlights we had the chance to explore and enjoy during the final days of the trip.
The expedition had the opportunity to discover the cultural richness and traditions of a fascinating country like Mongolia, while also strengthening human connections and raising the visibility of the project that our organization has been promoting for over a decade.
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