Gender discrimination and inequality is a well known structural phenomenal of endemic proportion in both Europe and the world. The patriarchal character distinguishing family relations and social structures in the involved countries, combined with a widely diffused conservative mindset on local level, acts as a further driver of social sanction to the phenomena of discrimination, stereotyping and abuse at risk of perpetuating itself through being transmitted to younger generations. “Women empowerment through sport” (WEtS) is a 24 month Capacity Building in the field of Youth project involving 6 organisations from Europe (Bulgaria and Italy), Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) and Asia (Nepal and Cambodia). The project will give us the opportunity to develop, test and spread new educational methodologies for young women empowerment through sport with the aim to enhance the capacity of the partner organisations and beyond. WEtS Objectives: - To share, transfer, improve and develop tools and practices for young women empowerment through sport. - To train youth workers and leaders on non formal education and how to use sport to empower young women.- To create a web-page, which will serve as a communication platform for all partners even after the end of the project.- To develop long-term sustainable trans-continental network of organisations working to empower young women through sport. - To research the state of young women empowerment programs in the involved countries and do a general research for all involved countries.- To bring social change through Awareness raising activities and Sport event “Women empowerment through sport” on national level in the involved countries, regional and world level.In order to reach the objectives, six organisations from six countries from three continents will deliver a set of six events that during the life-cycle of the project in a geographically diverse locations:- Kick-off Meeting in Bulgaria- Training Course in Kenya- Job Shadowing in Cambodia- Leaders’ Meeting in Nepal- Youth Exchange in Tanzania- Closing Conference in ItalyMeasurable indicators:- Implemented 6 events in 6 countries- Implemented national studies in each involved country and one general study- Final outcomes - webpage; handbook with good practices, useful tools, national and general study; video- Each country organises two awareness rising campaigns and Sport Event "Women empowerment through sport"- Number of project publications and articles in different media“Women empowerment through sport” is meant to have a long-term impact on the wide range of stakeholders involved, at individual, organisational and systemic level. The impact will go beyond the project's lifetime and beyond the organisations involved in the consortium.
“Women empowerment through sport” (WETS) is a 24 months Capacity Building in the field of Youth project, which involved 6 organisations from Europe (Bulgaria and Italy), Africa (Kenya and Tanzania) and Asia (Nepal and Philippines). The project developed, tested and speed new educational methodologies for women empowerment through sport and enhanced the capacity of the partner organisations and the involved individuals. During the project:- the partners shared, transfered, improved and developed tools and practices for young women empowerment through sport.- youth workers and leaders were trained on non formal education and how to use sport to empower young women.- the partners created a web-page, which is serveing as a communication platform for all partners even after the end of the project.- a long-term sustainable trans-continental network of organisations working toempower young women through sport was created. - the state of young women empowerment programs in the involved countries was researched and general research for all involved countries was conducted. - the partners brought social change through Awareness raising activities and Sport event “Women empowerment through sport” on national level in the involved countries, regional and world level.In order to reach the objectives, six organisations from six countries from threecontinents delivered a set of six events that during the life-cycle of the project in ageographically diverse locations:1.Kick-off Meeting in Italy with hosting organisation Mine Vaganti NGO in March 2018.2.Training Course “Sport - the power of women empowerment” implemented in Kenya with hosting organisation Neema Community Based Organisation in the end of May 2018.3.Job Shadowing “Football for Empowerment” in the Philippines with hosting organisaiton Bridging the Gaps in August 2018. 4.Leaders’ Transnational Meeting in Nepal with hosting organisation “Go Sports Nepal” in October 2018. 5.Youth Exchange “Youth Power” was implemented in Tanzania with host Chamwino Arts Center in February 2019. 6.Closing Conference “Women empowerment through sport” was held in Tanzania in May 2019.WETS contributed to the two main objectives EU Youth Strategy - it provided more and equal opportunities for young women in education and the job market and provided opportunity for young people form 6 countries to actively participate in society. Furthermore, the project contributed to Education and training 2020 (ET 2020) objectives, including Improving the quality and efficiency of education and training and Promoting equity, social cohesion, and active citizenship. The diversity of the Partner Consortium, regarding their geographical location and at the same time having same aims ensured a relevant and high quality project results(handbook with good practices, research, videos, reached target group over 2000young women, etc.. The partners from Asia, Europe and Africa and gave opportunities to the youth they work with to join them as well as the partners from Italy, Kenya, The Philippines, Nepal and Tanzania hosted international mobility. Women empowerment through sport” created long-term impact on the wide range of stakeholders involved, at individual, organisational and systemic level. The impact can be felt even beyond the project's lifetime and beyond the organisations involved.