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Using Sport for Social Society!

2021-1-PT02-KA152-YOU-0000195572021Mobility of young peoplefinalized
Countries: PT|RO|TR|IT|DE|PL|EL · Grant: €39,514
Inclusion of marginalised young peoplePreventing racism and discrimination

Objectives

As partner organizations in this project, we understand that despite the efforts of NGOs and youth groups in Europe, there are still marginalized groups of young people who suffer from hate attacks, whose voices are not heard, whose opinions are not taken into account, and to whom opportunities do not reach. But who better to share these challenges than the young people themselves? The more than 10 years of experience of Fundação Marítimo Centenário tell us that sport has an important role in the inclusion and unity of young people. And so this project was born. Using Sport for Social Society! resulted from the collaboration of 7 organizations with the aim of promoting equal social opportunities for the youth of marginalized groups through sports activities. With this in mind, we worked for several months to -Create a safe space for sharing and exchanging experiences; -Develop more and better methodologies for the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities; -Promote equal opportunities for young people; -Create healthy habits among the youngest; -Share the concept of an open and inclusive society where young people have access to diverse sporting opportunities; -Establish network collaboration and exchange practices, methods, and guidelines for work between partner organizations from different social societies; -Strengthening the capacity of working with marginalized youth and promoting national practices and experiences; -Promote tolerance, equality, and respect in sports activities and sports events. During this project, we had as our objective, also, to foster social dialogue among the youth to combat discrimination and promote tolerance between the marginalized groups of society. We aimed to develop participants' habits of active participation in sports activities, by promoting new ideas and solutions and exploring methodologies and good practices to foster and promote the social inclusion of all society members.

Project partners (7)