The value of grassroots sport for education and youth work

The training will provide the educational framework for the participants to understand the role of sport for the development of the community. Within the training will be discussed the European policy framework for sport activities. Also, within the program will be developed methodologies to develop the activity of civil society by introducing sport activities and to increase the level of participation in sport among citizens.

The training is developed within the project Civil Society – a Fairplay Actor of the European Union co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The international partners of the project are:
- International Relations Research Student Association from Bulgaria
- Youth Center BIT from Slovenia
- Association TDM 2000 from Italy
- Vision 2020 Leadership Initiative from United Kingdom
The training will approach the topics of: European documents on sport, social inclusion through sport activities, understanding the synergy between sport and youth work and education in Europe, the importance of civil society in promoting sport and physical activity for the well being of the communities.

The training will be developed through non-formal methodologies to develop competences among participants as: workshops, inputs, presentations, world cafe, simulation, energizers, team building, intercultural evening etc. Within the training will be organised a public meeting with decision makers and public administration to discuss the role of sport and to underline the importance of the cooperation among the main actors of the community to develop the grassroots sport activities and to raise the citizens participation in sport.

The EU efforts to recognise at community level of competences achieved through involvement will be underlined. The participants at the project events will receive certificates attesting their involvement and achievements. Also the participants will be acknowledged regarding the European framework of the 8 key competences of lifelong learning and encouraged to use this framework in their activity.