Our organization, which is a genuine advocate of social inclusion and the promotion of gender equality in all sectors of society, participates as a partner in the European Project LESS4MORE – Leveraging Sports for Women Empowerment (01/12/2022 – 31/12/2024). The project will be implemented under the Erasmus+ Sports programme and aims to address the priority “diversity and inclusion” by improving and empowering women’s participation in sport through physical activities for a better and more ambitious social inclusion and thus reducing any kind of gender discrimination in sport.
The objectives of the project include:
- Identification of good practices in the world of sport for women,
- Attracting more women to sport by offering appropriate opportunities and activities,
- Addressing the social inclusion of women belonging to disadvantaged groups, such as ethnic minorities, migrants, transgender and gender-diverse people, and women with physical disabilities.
Target groups:
- Women aged 20-45 who have fewer opportunities to participate in sport,
- Women from disadvantaged groups (migrant women, Roma communities, people with physical disabilities), with a view to social inclusion and/or rehabilitation,
- Women sports instructors, coaches and social workers who lack awareness, information and coherent training on gender issues, sports clubs and associations involved in women’s sport,
- Local authorities wishing to adopt specific plans for women’s participation in sport,
- Administrative bodies wishing to adopt a coherent policy to encourage women’s participation in sport and physical activities, combating all forms of discrimination on grounds of gender.
The main results of the project are as follows:
- Report of current situation on women participation and gender equality in sports;
- Handbook of best practices: Women & Sport – Barriers and Benefits;
- Train the Trainers Manual for empowering women to play and participate in feminine football, catchball and beach volleyball;
- Guidelines for a national women league in recreative sport.
The project consortium consists of seven (7) partners from six (6) different countries, including Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Austria, Hungary, Romania and Spain.
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