Moving Together: Sport for Youth Empowerment

Overview

This TCA event will explore how sport and physical activity can be used in youth work to foster common values and active citizenship. The event will bring together youth workers, NGOs, sports clubs, municipalities, and Erasmus+ beneficiaries to exchange good practices, build partnerships, and co-create new initiatives where sport acts as a bridge for young people.

Main Topics

Health, Well-being, and Resilience

• The role of sport in promoting physical and mental health.
•  Youth empowerment through active lifestyles.

Active Citizenship through Sport

• Encouraging democratic participation and volunteering in sporting contexts.
• Sport as a driver for community engagement and social responsibility.

Partnership Building & Networking

Expected Outcomes

• Stronger cooperation between youth and sport sectors;
• New Erasmus+ partnerships and project ideas promoting active civic participation;
• Practical tools and methods for youth workers to use sport in non-formal education;
•  A network of organizations committed to sport-based youth work initiatives across Europe.

Target group: Youth workers and trainers active in non-formal education, Youth coaches, Sport Practitioners, NGOs and youth organizations using sport as a tool for youth participation, Grassroots sports clubs and associations working with young people, Municipalities and local authorities supporting youth and sport initiatives

IMPORTANT LOGISTICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL DETAILS

• All meals are covered by the event organizers.
• Overnight stays for international participants and those outside of Sofia will be fully covered.
• We do not cover overnight stays for participants from Sofia
• We do not cover transportation costs for participants from Bulgaria
• Transportation costs of international participants is covered by the respective national agency

PROGRAM

13 MAY | ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS

Check-in

Dinner at the hotel

14 MAY | SPORT, HEALTH AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP

9:00 – 9:30          Registration

9:30 – 10:00       Opening and introductions

10:00 – 11:15     Session 1: Sport for health, well-being and resilience

                             The role of sport in promoting physical and mental health

                             Sport as a tool for youth resilience  

11:15 – 11:30    Coffee break

11:30 – 13:00    Session 2: Youth empowerment through active lifestyles

                           Encouraging youth participation in sport

                           Non-formal education through sport

13:00 – 14:00    Lunch

14:00 – 15:30     Session 2: Active citizenship through sport

                             Sport and democratic participation

                             Activities that promote civic engagement through sport

15:30 – 15:45    Coffee break

15:45 – 17:15    Session 4: Sport and community engagement

                            Sport as a driver for social responsibility

                            Community building through sport initiatives

17:15 – 17:30    Reflection and wrap-up                               

15 MAY | PARTNERSHIPS AND ERASMUS+ COOPERATION

9:00 – 9:30          Registration

9:30 – 9:45         Morning energizer/sport-based icebreaker

9:15 – 11:00       Session 5: Partnership building and networking

                            Building cooperation through youth and sport sectors

                            Introduction to Erasmus+ opportunities

                            Developing international partnerships

11:00 – 11:30    Closing and evaluation

                            Next steps and participants’ feedback