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There are many minors at risk of poverty and social exclusion. The consequences of youth poverty are many, including violence, early school drop out and an unstable future, with no quality jobs.
When the phenomenon affects a large part of the population, the whole society becomes weaker, poorer, and more insecure.
Sport is good and it can be the key.
Practicing sporting activity is important and has a significant influence on the development of young people: in physical, mental, social and moral areas. Thanks to sport, young people can develop autonomy, self-esteem and a good sense of collaboration.
Sport is a very important element in the formation of a young person, it represents one of the educational contexts in which the young person is formed: such as that of the family, school and peer groups.
The opportunities offered by sport are many.
related to sporting activity, we can live a lot of experiences:
participation in competitions, peers comparison, meeting new people, knowing oneself and one's limits, winning a prize, self-determination, overcome fears, develop passions, new friendships, a sense of team membership.
Among the opportunities that sport offers there is the opportunity of meeting a coach or a youth worker, who becomes a point of reference in the educational field who can help us in a difficult time.
These opportunities are very important in people's lives and should be accessible to anyone regardless of social class, culture, religion, sexual orientation or gender identity.
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In order to make sport accessible to all young people, we need three elements.
The main actors who can create inclusive sport are two: 1) sports associations and 2) Coaches/Youth workers. The third element is 3) the diffusion of the concept of "sport as a tool for social inclusion".
Main Goal
Support sports associations and Youth Workers in developing an inclusive environment capable of offering equal opportunities even to young people at risk of poverty and social exclusion
Specific Objectives
1. Strengthen cooperation between sports organizations: through the development of good practices in governance, administration, activities, and training that allow sports associations to create an inclusive environment.
2. Train the trainers: to improve their key competencies and develop transversal and multisectoral skills. The integrated approach encourages the development of innovative solutions, aimed at responding to the lack of equal opportunities for young people at risk of poverty and social exclusion.
3. Promote the multifaceted aspects of sport: its active role in social inclusion, its benefits in terms of physical and mental well-being, and the opportunities for active participation that it also offers through voluntary activities
activities
Characteristics of the project:
It is therefore important to work on these three aspects:
1. The sporting organizations can play a very important role. They can improve methods, establish best practices, and innovative tools to allow access to young people at risk and make it a place full of opportunities, accompanying them towards perspectives.
(hence the specific objective 1)
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2. Youth Workers: the quality of the sporting experience of young people is strongly influenced by the coach in particular by his personality and how he relates to the young. The Youth Worker is not just a technical coach but has an important role in shaping the young's personality. Youth Workers should benefit from a specific training process to strengthen their role to face various youth problems (parents, school, friends, partners, sexuality, drugs, family problems, violence, abuse).
(hence the specific objective 2).
3. In common speech, the concept of sport is linked just to competition and physical performance. This type of definition is limited: sport facilitates the growth of the younger and can promote psycho-physical well-being in contrast to discomfort, deviance, violence, and drug addiction.
(hence the specific objective 3)
Transnational meetings:
26 MARCH 2021 - Online Meeting
Kick-off and partners and project presentations.
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3,4,5, OCTOBER 2021 – Rome, Italy
2 participants per partner
Topic: Introduction of the topic, how to face the problem. Create solutions to build the necessary conditions to guarantee access to sports activities. The development of good practices in governance, Administration,activities, and training allows sports associations to create an inclusive environment.
13,14,15 DECEMBER 2021 - Barcelona, Spain
3 participants per partner
Topic: Train the trainers: improve key competencies and develop transversal and multisectoral skills of the trainers to respond to the lack of equal opportunities for young people at risk of poverty and social exclusion: human rights, vulnerable groups and solutions through sport. Erasmus+ opportunities in the field of sport.
1-2-3 April 2022 - Rome, Italy
4 participants per partner
Topic: Advocacy and campaign.
29-30-1 APRIL MAY 2022 - Lisboa, Portugal
4 participants per partner
Topic: final results and evaluation
coordinator and partners
ASD SPARTA PUGILATO, Italy.
ASD SPARTA PUGILATO was born in 2014 with the aim of creating a boxing gym in Rome. Not just boxing, but also taekwondo and other combat sports. Among his teachers he boasts names of world champions in different categories.
Sparta Boxing was born as a clear social project. In fact, the headquarters of the association, where numerous activities are held every day for children and for the elderly, is located in a buffer zone between the bourgeois neighborhoods of central-north Rome, and the most popular neighborhoods of the western suburbs of Rome, which is famous for having a very dense and not so involved urban fabric. The meeting point of these different worlds, obviously, is a strong stimulus for the association and for its coaches, youth workers and volunteers.
They can carry out integrated educational programs and methods, where teaching of the disciplines, cross with the group's education: respect the opponent and undo the knots of adolescence.
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ROMANIA - Asociația Tinerilor cu Initiative Civica
SPAIN - Club Lluta Olimpica La Mina
PORTUGAL - Club Atlético de Queluz
BULGARIA - Tornado-2013-Sofia
Romania – ASOCIAÈšIA TINERILOR CU INITIATIVA CIVICA ATIC.
Asociația Tinerilor cu Initiative Civica (Association of Youth with Civic Initiative) is a non-political youth association that aims to guide the development of Romanian society by attracting young people to active citizenship and promoting local and national cultural values.
A.T.I.C. was founded in 2016 in Galaţi by a group of young people to contribute to the social and personal development of local youth. Very active in the community, A.T.I.C. works with children and young people from shelters, poor families, unemployed, and people who everyday face other social problems.
One of the main objectives of the association is the inclusion of disadvantaged young people through sports, music, theater, dance, painting, and so on. To reach their objectives A.T.I.C. forms a strong bond with families, local authorities, primary schools, high schools, universities and develops projects with them and with many international ngos.
Spain - CLUB LLUITA OLIMPICA LA MINA
La Mina is one of the districts with greater social deprivation within the metropolitan area of Barcelona. One of the initiatives currently underway that helps to improve the lives of La Mina residents is the "La Mina - Gervasio Deferr Gymnastic Club" which contributes to the social integration of children living in the neighborhood.
The gymnastics training school center takes care of 100 children with the help of 4 volunteer coaches, with the aim of developing life through sport, reducing the school dropout during the transition from primary to secondary school, encouraging students to stay in school and improve the vision of the neighborhood.
The general objective of the La Mina Gymnastic Club is to contribute to the social integration of the children of La Mina through sport, ensuring their physical, mental and psychological development.
Portugal - CLUB ATLÉTICO DE QUELUZ
With 85 years of sporting activity and reaching thousands of people, the CAQ has long been a pillar of the city of Queluz, Municipality of Sintra (World Heritage Site).
It provides and has always provided sports and social hospitality to all members of society, thus developing great attention to the inclusion of people with fewer opportunities.
Club Atlético de Queluz deals with team sports, such as basketball, but also martial arts, gymnastics, and dance. It is also part of the related national sports federations. Its members participate in numerous international events such as international friendly competitions or international competitions representing Portugal.
The training philosophy and method show, regardless of age, ability, or experience, that everyone can be encouraged to become more active and improve their lifestyle.
Bulgaria -TORNADO 2013 SOFIA
The "Tornado-2013-Sofia" sports club was established in 2013 in Sofia by a group of young people in order to contribute to the social and personal development of local young people.
"Tornado-2013-Sofia" was created with the aim of stimulating the active participation of young people in civil society. It brings together young people of different social statuses, religions, and ethnicity. Work to raise awareness among young people and defend their interests.
Some of the Tornado members are young and ambitious. There are many experts in different fields: sports, media, social activities, and medicine. Tornado organizes various projects and seminars related to sport, the dissemination of the benefits of the same and activities dedicated to existing youth problems, to issues relating to people with disabilities, unemployed, young people in rural areas.
Tornado is a very active sports association in its community: it works with children and young people from foster homes, poor families, the elderly, the unemployed facing many social problems.
The collaboration with families, local authorities, elementary schools, high schools and universities is fundamental for their activities.