FRN History
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FRN History

History

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FRN History

2010

2010

The foundational activity begins.

The NETS project starts in India together with the Vicente Ferrer Foundation and the Más Que Tenis project together with the Special Olympics. The first programs launched by the Rafa Nadal Foundation.

2010

2011

2011

We celebrate in Barcelona the conference “Together for Integration”

Continuing with the objective of raising funds to guarantee the continuity of our projects, on December 15, 2011 we celebrated in Barcelona, together with Invest for children, the Together for Integration day.

2011

2012

2012

First National Meeting More Than Tennis.

We celebrate in Barcelona the first More Than Tennis National Encounter where athletes with intellectual disabilities from different schools throughout Spain have met.

2012

2013

2013

The projects continue and the first Olazábal and Nadal Golf Tournament is held.

The activity of the Rafa Nadal Foundation continues with its ongoing projects and the Olazábal and Nadal solidarity golf tournament is held for the first time.

2013

2014

2014

The Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Palma opens and the Rafa Nadal Tour begins.

The activity begins at the Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Palma de Mallorca, where we serve boys and girls in vulnerable situations through educational and sports activities. The Rafa Nadal Tour is launched, a youth and solidarity tennis circuit for the benefit of the foundation’s projects.

2014

2015

2015

First International Gala and Study&Play begins.

The first International Gala of the foundation is held in Paris with the aim of raising funds for its projects and the Study&Play scholarship program begins to support young athletes and students at US universities.

2015

2016

2016

All active projects and the third More Than Tennis Meeting.

All the projects of the Rafa Nadal Foundation are active and the third More Than Tennis National Meeting is held in which athletes with intellectual disabilities from all over Spain compete.

2016

2017

2017

Millor Together race.

The popular race “Millor Junts” is born, held in the city of Palma de Mallorca. Beyond promoting healthy physical activity and the values of sport, this sports initiative suitable for the whole family aims to raise funds for the Rafa Nadal Foundation Centre.

2017

2018

2018

The Rafa Nadal Foundation projects continue to be active.

All the programs carried out by the foundation continue to work successfully and the IV National Meeting More Than Tennis is held, where athletes with intellectual disabilities from all over Spain meet and compete.

2018

2019

2019

The Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Valencia is born.

The Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Valencia opens in the Natzaret neighbourhood, one of the most disadvantaged areas of the city. In this center we serve minors in vulnerable situations through sports, educational activities and psychosocial support.

2019

2020

2020

New normal.

The Rafa Nadal Foundation has had to adapt its intervention to the health crisis derived from covid-19. We continue to serve minors and families of the Rafa Nadal Foundation Centers despite the circumstances, through financial aid for the acquisition of basic food and hygiene products.

2020

2021

2021

Rafa Nadal Foundation Center in Madrid.

The flagship project of the Rafa Nadal Foundation continues to grow and the Rafa Nadal Foundation Center is born in Madrid, in the San Fermín neighborhood, Usera district, one of the most vulnerable areas of the capital. We serve girls, boys and young people through sports, educational activities and psychosocial support. In addition, we carried out a complete renovation of our corporate image and celebrated 10 years of activity at an event in Madrid.

2021

2022

2022

I Rafa Nadal Foundation Awards

The Rafa Nadal Foundation continues to promote new projects to improve people’s quality of life. The first call for the Rafa Nadal Foundation Awards is launched to help promote social initiatives developed by non-profit entities that work in five different areas: sport, education, health and well-being, social innovation and development cooperation.

2022

2023

2022

Play All Project

The Rafa Nadal Foundation continues to grow and has launched a new project in Barcelona managed in collaboration with the Tennis Barcelona Foundation and with the support of Nike. With this new program, it supports over 100 minors in vulnerable situations, aged between 5 and 16, from different neighborhoods in the city through regular tennis training and values education.

2023

Team

We always put the person at the center.

Human quality must be above all else, and that makes the Rafa Nadal Foundation a committed, motivated team with a shared sense of purpose.

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Board of Trustees

Along with Rafael, the board of trustees is made up of his closest family ties, as well as outstanding personalities who share the tennis player’s philosophy and values ​​of solidarity.

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Rafael Nadal

The most special projects of his career and the one that will become his charitable legacy.

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Allies

We have built valuable collaborations that accompany us on this path.

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Governance

Committed to good governance, committed to people

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Transparency

Acting under the criteria of transparency is the duty of the foundation and we do it with the utmost rigor.

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