SPORTS IDENTITY

Project Number: 2018-2-FR02-KA205-014799

Timespan of the Project: 01-12-2018 – 30-11-2020

Financial Program: Erasmus plus – Key Action 2: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices, in field of Youth.hange of Good Practices

Objectives

To increase the capacities of those involved in sport and to develop citizenship education through sporting values and belonging to the sports community
To improve the capacities of actors to detect and preventing the risks of violent radicalization among young people with identity-building difficulties and at odds with institutions
To promote the use of sport as a lever for greater participation of all young people in life democratic and civic, encourage diversity, intercultural and inter-religious dialogue, promote the common European values of freedom, tolerance and respect for human rights
To develop the capacities of sports educators and facilitators to promote and transmit positive sports values to young people, in particular towards young people in fragile

Activities

Development of benchmark of good practices for preventing violent radicalization through sports citizenship
Development of a methodological guide to support the development of “sports citizenship” in sports clubs and youth organizations
Development of a toolkit and online training for youth workers and sports educators to prevent radicalization leading to violent extremism in sports

Results

A better understanding of the processes leading certain young people to radicalize in sports: vulnerabilities and points of vigilance detected depending on the context
Better knowledge of good citizenship education practices in sport and through sport
A rise in competence of youth workers and sports educators in the prevention of radicalization and citizenship education
Development and experimentation in several European territories with innovative tools: Benchmark of good practices for the development of active citizenship by and in European Sport; methodological guide for the co-construction of a “sports citizenship” in sports and by sport; toolbox and online training for youth workers and sports educators on prevention of radicalization leading to violent extremism in sports

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