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Ibrahim Cisse is a vibrant, confident sixth-grader. But when he moved to East Harlem from
the Ivory Coast four years ago, he was a wide-eyed-8-year-old boy who knew no one and
spoke little English. It was Ibrahim’s passion for soccer that pushed him to play at his local
park and join the afterschool sports program.
Although his new friends spoke different languages, Ibrahim saw cultural and linguistic
differences as opportunities, not barriers. « I like to talk to people and learn from them », he
said « You can learn a lot from people who are different from you »
The City program provides him and hundreds of other kids with a safe place to meet and
play and offers academic tutoring and mentoring opportunities as well. Ibrahim’s
transformation from isolated outsider to child athlete, peer mentor and community
ambassador has made him wise beyond his years. « People need to start realizing that there
is no difference between us-white or any other color, » he said. « We are all the same. We
need to listen to each other and respect each other »

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Rule number one to get kids active through sports : Ask Kids what They Want. Who better to
know their experiences than kids themselves ? To mobilize around growing the quality and
quantity of youth sports in East Harlem, youth must have a platform for their voices to be
heard as a part of the decision-making process.

I) Read the text carefully and find out who Ibrahim Cissé is and what difficulties he
faced when he moved to Harlem.
II) Explain how the afterschool sports programme helped him.
III) Compare how Ibrahim was when he arrived and how he is today.
IV) Describe what Project Play does for young people like Ibrahim.