ACT RISE

ACT RISE

Sport unites us, moves us and gives us the strength to rebuild together.

Description

What is ACT RISE

Romania-Moldova ACT! is a capacity building project, consisting of 5 partners (2 from the EU and 3 from Region 2), who want to raise awareness about the importance of Sport for All and physical activity and the role it can play. Our capacity building project is not limited to staff training, but also includes new methodologies, online training materials, special joint multiplying sport events, manuals on new public policy development, joint statements by national stakeholders on new methodologies, programs dedicated to movement and Sport for All. In a world where people are no longer active, for various reasons such as lack of infrastructures, public policies, lack of time, war, exodus of active population, lack of teaching and sport personnel, lack of methods and tools to motivate and attract people to sport, it is time to ACT and increase the capacity of sport organizations. After mapping the sport specific policies and strategies at national, regional and local level in each partner country, we will develop a Sport for All training methodology for all areas in the 3 Eastern countries and beyond, which will be piloted on about 200 participants from Romania, Moldova and Ukraine in face-to-face trainings and also on minimum 500 participants from the participating countries and other neighboring countries Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Hungary, and other countries: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, Hungary, who will join the RISE webinars. Staff members will have the opportunity to network, train and attend international events and participate in all activities in the participating countries, encouraging cooperation in different regions of the world through joint sport initiatives. Romania-Moldova ACT! will be a unique and exemplary project for capacity building in the field of sport, with a focus on the Eastern Neighborhood - in a time of war and the need to ACT for Post-Conflict Reconciliation (R), Inclusion (I), Safeguading (S), Gender Equality (E) and to increase the capacity of sport organizations!

Specific objectives

To map policies and strategies at national, regional and local level in each partner country, in order to allow a real assessment of the status at consortium level (Romania, Moldova, Germany, Ukraine) as a baseline to be improved within the project. The aim is to examine the drawbacks in the management of sports structures and to increase the efficiency and attractiveness of the institutions by strengthening competent, solid and successful teams.

To develop a Sport for All training methodology based on the HEPA Guidelines to train coaches, instructors, teachers, volunteers, sport specialists for all areas in the 3 Eastern countries and beyond.

Skills development for around 200 representatives of public and private sport federations from Romania, Moldova and Ukraine (and also from the Eastern Neighborhood countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia) in the field of sport for all, so that they can disseminate information to their own continental, national and local members.

To raise awareness about the importance of Sport for All and physical activity and the role they can play in the countries participating in this project and also in the neighboring countries in the East, especially Ukraine (but also Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia), throughout the project.

Disclaimer: The project is funded by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the position of the European Union or the EACEA. Neither the European Union nor the funding authority can be held responsible for them.

Why is ACT RISE needed?

Romania

  • 35% participate in grassroots sports
  • Almost 60% of grassroots sports organizations have disability inclusive programs.
  • 45% gender equality
  • Limited data available on migrant integration
  • Limited initiatives post-conflict reconciliation in grassroots sport

Moldova

  • 25% participate in grassroots sports
  • Less than 50% of grassroots sports organizations offer inclusive programs.
  • Less than 40% gender equality
  • Limited data available on migrant integration
  • Limited initiatives post-conflict reconciliation in grassroots sport

Ukraine

  • 35% participate in grassroots sports
  • Less than 50% of grassroots sports organizations offer inclusive programs.
  • Less than 40% gender equality
  • Limited data available on migrant integration
  • Grassroots sports programs play a role in promoting reconciliation efforts, especially in conflict-affected areas such as Donetsk and Luhansk

Germany

  • Over 40% participate in grassroots sports
  • Over 80% of grassroots sport organizations offer inclusive programs for people with disabilities
  • Equal participation between men and women.
  • They have submitted considerable efforts to integrate migrants into mainstream sport, with dedicated programs, language courses and cultural exchange initiatives
  • Grassroots sport has played a key role in promoting reconciliation and social cohesion, particularly in former East-West divides and migrant communities

Project partners

List of participating organizations with budget:

List of organizations associated in the project, without budget:

Training activities

ACT webinar for inclusion

- Understanding disability: to define and distinguish between different groups of disabilities/ impairments - Increased awareness: you have an increased awareness of people with disabilities

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Communication and dissemination activities

  • Launch conference in each participating country
  • European Week of Sport in each country (practical activities)
  • Structured dialog with Romanian stakeholders
  • TAFISA European Conference
  • RUBICON Marathon
  • Mileștii Mici Marathon
  • International Walking Day
  • International project finalization conference

Results and outputs

  • As a direct result of the project, the partners involved in the project will constitute a platform for information exchange, exchange of experiences and for the development of new projects and ideas dedicated to supporting sport for all systems, sport management for all events, thus directly contributing to improving the capacity of the sport sector to work transnationally, increasing participation and capacity of grassroots sport organizations, promoting transnational learning and cooperation.
  • At least 200 representatives of sport organizations from Romania, Moldova and Ukraine trained in Sport for All. We estimate about 60 participants/country in the offline trainings and about 100 participants in each of the 4 webinars. (Our target is over 500 participants, including online).
  • 30 project team members exchanging experiences during European trainings and conferences.
  • Country Progress Report. After the desk research and country situational studies, the Sport for All Situation Report on Sport for All in all partner countries will be launched and ready to be disseminated to all countries in the region.
  • ACT RISE educational material adapted for Romania and Republic of Moldova/Ukraine. Training materials for offline and online courses will be transferred and disseminated to other countries in Region 2. These materials will be available on the ACT RISE Platform.
  • All training participants will have to make plans for the implementation of Sport for All events, validated by experts provided by TAFISA.
  • More than 60 stakeholders will participate in the structured stakeholder dialog with stakeholders in Romania and Moldova.
  • Over 100 participants will attend the final international conference.

Deliverables project

Photos and videos

ACT RISE e-learning platform

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