Social Inclusion through Sport

Using Non-formal education methods, the team of “Champions Factory” Sorts Club is going to transmit concrete knowledge and develop key competences in 30 youth workers/leaders, aged 18 and above, during Training Course “Social Inclusion Through Sport” that will be held in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria in the period 27th November – 2nd October 2014. Working language: English Target group: Youth workers/Leaders, aged 18-35, coming from Bulgaria, Romania, Italy, Cyprus, Hungary, Slovakia, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine, Turkey, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus. The objectives of the training are: - To increase the knowledge, acquire new knowledge and experience of using sport as a tool for social inclusion of minority groups, people with disabilities, refugees, Roma communities, children deprived of parental care; - To clarify the challenges that sport is facing as a tool for integration in terms of content and methodology, as an informal process. - To clarify the potential of sport as a tool for bringing together people, regardless of their age, sex, origin, financial status, etc. - To facilitate the integration of risk groups in society to promote mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue through sport. - Establish a network of experts (youth leaders, social workers and teachers) working with people from disadvantaged groups mentioned above. - To encourage the development of further ERASMUS + projects related to social inclusion of endangered social groups.