INSPIRES

INtegration through SPort and Inclusion for Refugees in Europe for Sustainability [INSPIRES]

Duration:  n. months 36  1^st January 2021 – 31^st December 2023

Location: The project has a European/National scope and take place in Italy, Germany, Finland, Greece and Netherlands

Applicant/Coordinator: FARE Network

Partners: 5 FARE network member associations :

• UISP APS, Monaliikku (Finlandi)
• Champions Ohne Grenzen (Germany)
• Organisation Earth (Greece)
• GEA- Societa’ Cooperativa Sociale- (Italy)

Funding body:

Grant award procedure: Call for proposals EAC/S05/2020 - Sport as a tool for integration and social inclusion of refugees. 

SUMMARY:

The potential of sport as a tool for social inclusion and integration has been tested and acknowledged, but access to sports facilities for refugees remains limited. Local sports organisations struggle to adapt existing activities and facilities and to create suitable engagement programmes due to a lack of knowledge of refugee needs and expectations. INSPIRES aims at equipping refugees, key actors in football (coaches, referees, administrators in clubs), and CSOs with the skills and knowledge required to support the integration and social inclusion of female refugees in the EU. To meet the general and specific objectives a Needs Based and Demand Driven Approach will be applied throughout the project.

OBJECTIVES:

INSPIRES aims at equipping refugees, key actors in football (coaches, referees, administrators in clubs), and CSOs with the skills and knowledge required to support the integration and social inclusion of female refugees in the EU. To meet the general and specific objectives a Needs Based and Demand Driven Approach will be applied throughout the project.

PROJECT ACTIONS:

INSPIRES has 6 main phases:

1. Needs Analysis
2. European Stocktaking Seminar
3. Online exchange platform and capacity building of CSOs and football actors
4. Local piloting and network development
5. National tournaments with policy roundtables
6. Dissemination.

UISP ROLE:  

• Participate in gather national data as part of the Survey for Coaches  and CSO’s and comparative research;
• Promote and participate in the European stocktaking Seminar ;
• Promote the infographics;
• Contributing to the Online Platform  concept creation design and target group consultation;
• Contribute to collecting good practices;
• Devevlop and implement 1 webinr;
• Participate in the creation of the Volunteer Network;
• Prepare and implement the national events and Feedforward Workshop;
• Contribute to the package and the Policy recommendation;
• Assisting in collecting handbook promotional project materials, updating and publishing;
• Assist in the dissemination of the results and development of a sustainability strategy;
• Organise and host the European Network  Conference

RESULTS:  

The main results will be:

Needs Analysis report; infographics; online exchange platform; collection of good practices; 5 webinars; piloting report; videos; PR package; handbook; policy recommendation and stakeholder mapping reports.

Long term expected impacts:

1. the female refugees will be better equipped to achieve personal development, increase their participation in football and volunteering activities,
2. the football actors will support the integration and social inclusion of female refugees in the sector, increase their knowledge on methods and tools for successful inclusion of refugees in local teams,
3. the CSOs working with refugees will build new capacities to better use the societal potential of football to help integration and acceptance of female refugees in the host communities.

For more info: progettazione@uisp.it

Website:  https://refugeesandfootball.org/INSPIRES

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