Guardian Project

Potential is everywhere. Opportunity isn’t.

In 2015, we started with a simple belief: every child deserves a mentor, a community, and the chance to discover what they’re capable of.

Today, 36 academies across the world are helping more than 1,000 youth train at no cost. But we’re just getting started.

Our goal is to support 10,000 youth over the next five years.

Every kid deserves this opportunity.

To every coach, donor, partner, and supporter who helped make this possible, thank you.

Guardian Ethiopia leader Leyk Birhanu shares how the program began, and the vision he had for what it could become.

This video was filmed more than a year and a half ago. Since then, that vision has become real.

Guardian Ethiopia has a class specifically for over 30 younger kids facing homelessness, giving them a safe place to train, learn, and get away from the streets for a few hours.

Salvatore Sanguinetti, leader of Guardian Peru HQ, shares one of the most important lessons he teaches the kids.

In one moment, one bad decision, one fight, one reaction, you can lose everything you’ve worked for.

Jiu jitsu gives these kids the confidence to defend themselves, but also the discipline to walk away when trouble is not worth the cost.