Inclusion through Sport

Background With the migration crisis worsening the already tangible economical and social crisis in Europe, xenophobia and racism have been rising in the last decade. Sports activities can be a great socio-educational tool to spread values and promote the comprehensive development of people, providing opportunities for marginalized groups to interact and include with other social groups, and contributing to the creation of a healthier, solidary, respectful and fair society. Objectives To improve key competences of participants in the field of sport for developing activities/projects projects that contribute to the inclusion of people belonging to ethnic minorities/migrants and social transformation; To exchange experiences, good practices; To create new educational tools where sport is used as a tool for social transformation and inclusion; To create an international network of organisations to promote the cooperation and exchange of good practices between Programme countries Implementation To achieve these objectives, we have designed different activities that include a coordination meeting, a phase of Local Activities, an international Seminar, a phase for the implementation of workshops and sports activities at local level, a study visit in one of the partner countries, the creation of the two main outputs of the project (eBook and video), a Final Conference to present the results and local multiplier Events. Achievements Once the project has been developed, we consider that the professionals are trained to carry out better-quality activities and/or projects on inclusion of ethnic minorities and migrants through sports, being agents of change in their communities. Moreover, some tangible results of the project will be the project website, a video summary and an eBook with all the activities, methodologies and tools used and created during the project.