3x3 Urban Festival

Key objectives of our project include:

• Promoting and explaining the concepts of 'sports for all' and 'healthy lifestyle' in the context of youth work.
• Sharing our empirical experience with the inclusion of young people with fewer opportunities in our communities and various youth work programs.
• Discussing and comprehending basic concepts, values, and principles of inclusion and teamwork.
• Exploring youth work and youth training in connection to inclusion and acceptance.
• Improving capabilities in organizing quality youth work by using organizational methodology within sport, systems of competition, and sports hierarchy.
• Sharing various sports training methods translatable into daily youth work operations for all youngsters, regardless of their background and level of present opportunities.
• Understanding challenges in implementing quality sport methods in youth work for the inclusion and intercultural acceptance of young people with fewer opportunities.
• Improving capabilities for adapting sport methods for non-formal education (NFE)/youth work for the inclusion and acceptance of young people with fewer opportunities.
• Defining and developing basic plans for local/national workshops of youth workers and youngsters by utilizing sports training methods as tools for inclusion.
• Establishing a significant community of youth trainers and workers for inclusion-related youth sports work.

We are set to host a training program in Agros, Cyprus, aiming to bring together 30 participants from 6 different countries.

This project is tailored for youth workers who:

1. Are experienced in basketball and especially 3x3 basketball

2. Are committed to supporting young people with limited opportunities in their local communities, including working with orphans, refugees, and migrants (experience in basketball, sports, music, or art is advantageous but not mandatory).

3. Possess basic knowledge of facilitating sport and outdoor-based learning processes.

4.Demonstrate a willingness to utilize their skills in creating new non-formal educational tools to enhance the social inclusion of disadvantaged youth (specifically orphans, refugees, and migrant youth).

5.Have the backing of their respective organizations to apply their skills and newly developed tools in their work.

The primary target audience for this initiative is youth workers from partner countries. They will receive direct support, methods, tools, skills, and resources to effectively engage with and support young people. This includes individuals with backgrounds in basketball, sports, music, or art, as well as those actively working with youth in various capacities.