International Youth Sport Camp for People With Disabilities is a project implemented by national sports organizations of 4 EU countries: Italy, Portugal, Croatia and Greece. The project aims to transmit the knowledge and skills acquired in grassroots sports to people with intellectual disabilities (PwID) by individuals aged between 18 and 30 (peer trainers).
The Project is coordinated by our Association in collaboration with the partners ISTARSKA SPORTSKA AKADEMIJA (Croatia), Novas Olímpiadas Especiais (Portugal) and AETOI THESSALONIKIS (Greece).
This will be achieved through the organization of a youth sports camp in each country, with the primary objective of enabling young participants to actively engage in disability sports and cultivate skills for future professional roles in the field of grassroots sports for PwID.
The youth camp serves as a platform to foster intercultural dialogue, allowing participants to explore grassroots sports for people with disabilities and understand their role in promoting positive values within society. Through active participation in sporting activities and youth exchanges, participants will have the opportunity to develop their skills and attitudes, while raising awareness of the importance of inclusion in sport. The overall objective is to stimulate engagement in society and encourage active participation by addressing socially relevant topics related to sports for disabled people.
The project involves participants from 4 partner organizations. Each organization contributes at least 30 young people with intellectual disabilities and 3 group leaders (peer trainers) to participate in the project activities and the camp for a total of 12 volunteers and 120 PwIDs involved in sport events.
The planned activities are:
1. Management, event preparation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation
2. Seminars and sporting events in 4 countries
Final results:
• fact-finding survey on the current situation
• Guidelines for the organization of inclusive and sustainable sporting events
• Teaching activities
• Inclusive sporting events and activities in 4 EU countries
• communication and dissemination