E4SPORT+ Erasmus Project

General information for the E4SPORT+ Erasmus Project

E4SPORT+ Erasmus Project
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Project Title

E4SPORT+

Project Key Action

This project related with these key action: Cooperation for innovation and the exchange of good practices

Project Action Type

This project related with this action type : Strategic Partnerships for youth

Project Call Year

This project’s Call Year is 2018

Project Topics

This project is related with these Project Topics: International cooperation, international relations, development cooperation; Entrepreneurial learning – entrepreneurship education; Youth (Participation, Youth Work, Youth Policy)

Project Summary

Context
The social problem we tried to overcome is that of scarce investment in young sports entrepreneurship.
The project had as strategic objectives the acceleration of ideas in the field of sport, the promotion and training of young people for entrepreneurship and the creation of entrepreneurial projects in the sports field, under the general objective the sharing of good practices and the consequent dissemination of results in the area of young sports entrepreneurship in Europe.

Objectives
General:
1. The sharing of good practices and the dissemination of results in the field of young sports entrepreneurship.
Specific:
1. Promote youth empowerment for entrepreneurship;
2. Promote training for intercultural dialogue, active citizenship and social inclusion;
3. Promote the development of cultural and social skills in young people that allow participation in multicultural contexts;
4. Promote the adequacy of young people’s learning to the current needs of the labor market;
5. Promote the creation of new businesses/projects with an impact on young employability;
6. To promote the training of youth workers as agents of intervention/change in the achievement of the Europe 2020 objectives;
7. Promote discussion and sharing of ideas, experiences and experiences;
8. Promote the development of a culture of efficiency and effectiveness, quality and responsibility in the field of sport;
9. Promote equity and social inclusion through the participation of young people with fewer opportunities;
10. Promote NFE as an education/training methodology and Youthpass as an instrument for recognition and validation of competencies.

Profile of participants
– TM: 2 responsible members of the consortium organizations, who were 18 years of age or older and who work directly with young people in the scope of social inclusion.
– TC: 3 youth workers from each organization with 18 years old or over, and who intervene directly with young people in the scope of social inclusion, especially young people with fewer opportunities;
– BM: 6 young people with fewer opportunities, for each organization, aged between 18 and 30 years and with training in the field of sport and who shown motivation and interest in participating in an initiative promoting youth entrepreneurship in sport and the consequent social inclusion of young people.

Description of activities
– TM: three sessions held throughout the project, with the participation of 2 members from each partner organization with experience of the same and the competences in the design and planning, implementation and evaluation of projects, to define tasks, and procedures of management and project planning and implementation, logistical issues, communication and cooperation between the parties involved in the project, among others;
– TC: training and preparation of youth workers for 4 days in Guimarães, Portugal. Aimed at the participation of youth workers for their training in the design, coordination and implementation of project activities according to methodology and intellectual outputs developed in the E4SPORT project, for the development of competencies based on NFE methodology, focused on youth entrepreneurship in sports and for involvement in youth social inclusion initiatives;
– BM: took place during 5 days, in December 2019 in Póvoa de Varzim, Portugal, with the participation of young people with fewer opportunities, motivated to develop skills and learning were carried out through activities of reflection, debate and exchange of intercultural experiences.

Applied methodology
The cross-project methodology was NFE, which focus on the stimulation of reflections and debates based on the development of competences and the sharing of learning experiences.

Social outcomes and impacts
– Development of social and personal skills in youth and youth workers through NFE;
– Promotion of the knowledge of the entrepreneurial practice in the context of sport;
– Promotion of sports management skills, relevant both to the creation of a business, to a subsequent work in the field of sport or as a form of personal enrichment;
– Obtaining and/or extending the networking network;
– Increased motivation and empowerment for active participation in society;
– Raising awareness of European social values;
– Appreciation of the methodology of NFE in social interventions.

Long-term benefits
– Enhancement of the capacity of organizations and their technicians for social transformation;
– Extension of European networks of partnerships;
– Increased social, democratic and cultural participation;
– Increased entrepreneurial initiatives in sport based on non-formal education methodology;
– Decrease in social exclusion and the unemployment rate in sport.

EU Grant (Eur)

Funding of the project from EU: 64422 Eur

Project Coordinator

Associação Portuguesa de Gestão de Desporto & Country: PT

Project Partners

  • Stowarzyszenie Youth Human Impact
  • VISOKA POSLOVNA SKOLA PAR
  • AALBORG BOLDSPILKLUB AF 1885
  • More Mosaic
  • FURIM INSTITUTT