Belgium

Geographic scope of project: International

Project objective: Promote social diversity / Educate and transmit values through sport / Practice a physical activity for physical/mental health

Types of sport or physical activity carried out: Walking in groups (and other formats, open to proposals)

Partnership / supports: Grants (European Commission Pilot Project: Sport as a tool for integration and social inclusion of refugees - EAC/S20/2019 )

Project duration: 2 years (start: 2020 / end: 2022)

Project status: Planned

Supervising staff:  Not specified

Summary of the project: This project responds to project call “Pilot Project: Sport as a tool for integration and social inclusion of refugees - EAC/S20/2019”. The overall objective of our proposed action is to contribute to a more inclusive, cohesive and resilient society in Belgium, and by extension, across Europe through our project partners. Specifically, this project builds on the well-known premise, supported by the European Commission, that sports can play an important role in the integration of newcomers. The action therefore specifically aims at enhancing and facilitating access to sporting activities for refugees and asylum seekers, and at presenting those activities via media and communication outlets to the general public, making use of the applicant and partners’ extensive national and grassroots networks. Vluchtelingenwerk and co-applicants will draw on the extensive national and grassroots networks and some links with organisations (in the area of sport) of various partners to collate and disseminate practical information about existing sports initiatives, ranging from boxing and volleyball to cricket and swimming, to the beneficiaries, refugees and asylum seekers. All initiatives are small scale and locally rooted. In addition, Vluchtelingenwerk with its partners, and also together with other sports organisations and other umbrella organisations will organise various local, de-centralised walking events bringing together groups of or local walkers with refugees and/or asylum seekers who live in the same area, including people from vulnerable groups. The action will introduce a buddying scheme whereby newcomers are paired up with local members.

TARGET GROUP

Country of origin: Not specified 

Type of migration: Refugee, Asylum-seeker

Target beneficiary: Families / Men only / Women only / Children / Teenager-Young people

Target age group: 21 - 60p>