We are the Wrestling League of the State of Rio de Janeiro - LWERJ, a non-governmental organization that promotes human development and social inclusion through sport, our project consists of teaching wrestling for children and adults.

We believe that wrestling has fundamentals like Respect, equality and fair-play, some of the core values in this sport are also fundamental principles for peaceful and inclusive societies.Beyond these points, We understand that wrestling and physical activity reduce the risk of contracting non-communicable diseases by strengthening cardiovascular health in particular. Indeed we believe that the popularity and positive attitude towards the praticing of wrestling make it a suitable tool for tackling inequality in areas and populations that are difficult to reach. Day by day we realize that the sport can promote equality and can serve as a platform to promote the value of diversity.In a country where women suffer from gender bias such as Brazil, we consider that sport, specifically the wrestling, can help to foster gender equality in countries and regions where women are discriminated.In the FIGHT FOR LIFE´s project 30% of the people benefiting from the project being female. We intend to increase the number of women participating in our activities through campaigns. In our training and activities, women receive equal and very respectful treatment. Currently our president is a woman who was a former wrestling fighter, her name is Tania Regina Costa da Silva, and we believe she is an example for future generations of fighters we are forming. Another very important result that we obtained with the development of wrestling for women was the appearance of our two champion Fabiana Alcantara and Dailane Reis. Dailane, among her many titles, has as main achievements the bronze medal in the World Military Championship in the year 2018 and was South American champion in 2017. The LWERJ believes that through the wrestling we can cause positive shifts in gender norms and promote gender equality. The LWERJ is convincede that through the Wrestling we can promote the use of public spaces where diverse populations and marginalized community members can interact and create friendly relations. In an attempt to spread the sport in the best possible way we develop partnerships with institutions that have the same purposes as ours, we can cite as our main work partners: Niteroi fire brigade; Police of Niteroi; Pacifying Police Unit (UPP - Jacarezinho); DEGASE RJ (General Department of Socioductive Actions); Federal University Fluminense (UFF); Jequia Club; Marine team of Brazil; and Sport Project of Rio de Janeiro.