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30.01.2022
An international meeting, hosted by the Serbian Paralympic Committee, was held in Belgrade, Serbia from 27 to 30 January 2022, bringing together partners of the international initiative aimed at offering tools to boost entrepreneurship among athletes with disabilities. The online platform, created within the PARAdig /Dual-Track Careers for Para-Athletes/ project, in partnership between organizations with extensive experience in the field, including the European Paralympic Committee, the Ministry of Sport – Sweden, the Croatian Paralympic Committee, lays the foundations for the business and entrepreneurial skills, adapted to the needs of people with physical disabilities, in order to provide them with full personal and professional development. Bulgaria is actively working within the initiative in cooperation with the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" and the Bulgarian sports development association, which was represented at the meeting by Joanna Dochevska (Chairperson of BSDA) and Assoc. Prof. Stefka Djobova, PhD – a world-renowned expert in the theory and practice of adapted sports.
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24.01.2022
In the period 21-24 January 2022, an international seminar was held in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which was attended by young people and experts from the 7 partner organizations in an initiative to inform young people about the reliability of information. The participants in the event were both from the EU and from countries in the Western Balkans – Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey, which since 2019 are implementing the Structured Learning for Awareness in Media project. Joanna Dochevska, Emilia Tsanova, Diyan Atanasov and Syuleyman Syuleyman took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association, a partner in the project from Bulgaria.
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23.01.2022
On January 23, 2022 during the Sunday school at the Church of the Nativity in Mladost 3, Sofia, a workshop with young people aged between 9 and 16 was held. The discussed topics were: What are the fake news?; Where and how to get the best information?; What can we do in order to combat the fake news in our daily lives?; How to check if the news are fake or not? Kliment Hristov, PhD, who is a lecturer at the Faculty of Theology at Sofia University “St. St. Kliment Ohridski” had a special part during the workshop as a lecturer.
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23.01.2022
On January 23, 2022 during the Sunday school at the Church of the Nativity in Mladost 3, a training was conducted with the help of the 20 metaphorical cards "Tolerance", created under the “On the way to acceptance – a non-formal Youth program of innovative tools to learn” project. The participants were young people aged between 9 and 16. They had fun and at the same time learned a lot about each other, which contributed to their inclusion as a team.
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22.01.2022
On January 22, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, Bulgarian sports development association held a dissemination event under the GOSport project, that included topics such as “organizational management and corporate social responsibility in sports”, “European sports policies”, “the promotion of good governance and the application of the principles of good governance in sport”. The event was attended by representatives of sports clubs, NGOs, federations and associations. Each participant received a free copy of a handbook, designed for professionals working in large and small sports organizations, such as corporate social responsibility managers, administrative and technical staff or coaches.
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08.01.2022
On January 8, 2022, in Sapareva Banya, Bulgaria, Bulgarian sports development association held a dissemination event under the GOSport project, with sports experts, that included topics such as “organizational management and corporate social responsibility in sports”, “European sports policies”, “the promotion of good governance and the application of the principles of good governance in sport”. The event was attended by representatives of sports clubs, NGOs, federations and associations. Each participant received a free copy of a handbook, designed for professionals working in large and small sports organizations, such as corporate social responsibility managers, administrative and technical staff or coaches.
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30.12.2021
Dubrovnik, December 27, 2021. - “This is a great way to meet new people, have fun and learn something new. The feeling of contributing to the community and doing something really useful is very fulfilling.” - These are some of the impressions of volunteers who in recent months have been involved in the European project of education of volunteersin the organization of sport events called “DU MOTION“, carried out by 7 partner organizations. After completing the theoretical part, volunteers from 6 partner countries (excluding Belgium) have their participation in sports events of both national and international character.
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28.12.2021
Volunteers from 6 European countries are already applying the acquired knowledge at local and international sports competitions.
The most important phase of the European project of educating volunteers in organization of sport events, led by Dubrovnik Sports Association, has been successfully completed. Representatives of six partner countries have held a series of lectures in recent months through which as many as 240 volunteers from Croatia, Bulgaria, Italy, Poland, Sweden and Turkey were introduced to all aspects of the organization of sport events, from logistics and sports field management to competition and a very current topic of impact of COVID-19 on sport events.
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23.12.2021
The Young explorers re-discover local communities through orienteering – ORIENT project (622532-EPP-1-2020-1-IT-SPO-SCP), promotes the involvement of young people in outdoor activities based on orienteering. ORIENT addresses the priority “encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport” by developing a set of innovative outputs.
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19.12.2021
The final partnership meeting under the Let’s include /Leveraging Education Through Sport for INnovative Changes Leading to Unification of Disability and Education – Let's Include/ project was held on 19 December 2021 in Sassari, Italy. Let’s include is a small collaborative partnership in the field of sport aimed to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities of disabled persons. The meeting was attended by partners from 4 countries, who discussed in detail the achieved goals and results, resolved, the difficulties and challenges, the implemented good practices and the future joint activities and initiatives.
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16.12.2021
Hike Together project is focused on encouraging people to practice hiking and walking in nature, as they are a basic to many sporting activities, well-being and fitness. This initiative contributes to raising awareness of the importance of health benefits of physical activity through walking in nature – as a natural exercise through increased participation in hiking and trekking. The partner countries are Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia and Italy.
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16.12.2021
An international congress “Europe is Moving” was held on Wednesday, 15 December at the headquarters of the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas in Madrid.
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16.12.2021
In the period 13–16 of December 2021, in Sofia, Bulgaria was held the final partners meeting of Sport Diplomacy Academy that gathered the organizations, implementing since 2019 the pilot initiative that is aiming to empower sport leaders from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia and Italy and it delivered by Bulgarian Sports Development Association, Bosnian Representative Association for Valuable Opportunities (BRAVO), Rijeka’s Sports Association and L'Orma SSD. An online event was also held during the final meeting, bringing together "diplomats in sport suits" for a moment of evaluation and reflection on the past three years of joint training.
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15.12.2021
In the period 13–15 December 2021, in Belgrade, Serbia, an international meeting under the HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity) project was held. The overall objective of this project is to encourage participation in recreational physical activity for seniors (persons age 65+) by developing new recreational sport programmes suited for 3 types of most common health conditions – back pain, cardiovascular diseases and osteoporosis. The meeting gathered representatives of 6 partner organizations from five European countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Slovenia and Serbia. On behalf of Bulgarian sports development association representatives were the sports specialists Ivelina Kirilova, PhD and Mariana Borukova, PhD.
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12.12.2021
The crisis related to the coronavirus epidemic is having a negative impact on young people in Europe. The fight against the epidemic and the restrictions introduced weakened the mental condition of youth. Many of them feel that it intends to take from them their most precious time in their life – youth. As a result, young people experience many mental problems without institutional and social support. These problems have direct impact on their education and professional development. Moreover, at present we are unable to predict all the effects of the current state in the future. It is certain, however, that it will be a negative experience for an entire generation that needs support and renewed energy to overcome difficulties. The group that also experiences many problems in the above context are youth workers, who face problems with their mental state, but also with the lack of appropriate educational tools and skills.
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11.12.2021
In the period 07.12.–11.12.2021. on the Reunion island, France, the final meeting of the "MiSport – integration of migrants through sport" project was held, during which the results of the project activities were discussed. The partners also met with local stakeholders to learn about the results achieved and visited a sports school that has very good experience in working with migrants.
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11.12.2021
In the period 10–11 December 2021, Madrid hosted an international meeting and the first national pickleball event. Pickleball is a new, innovative sport that gives everyone a chance, regardless of age, gender, religion, ethnicity or physical activity. It is a combination of several sports – tennis, badminton and table tennis, making it an ideal tool for integration and fun.
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10.12.2021
In the period 08–11 December 2021 in Milan a meeting under the collaborative partnership “Multisport Community Experience” was held. The five partner organizations are: Bulgarian Sports Development Association (Bulgaria), Dubrovnik Sports Association (Croatia), European Platform for Sport Innovation (Belgium), NGO Nest Berlin (Germany), and University of Thessaly (Greece).
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10.12.2021
In the period 08–11 December 2021 in Ljubljana, Slovenia the second international meeting under the SONKEI project was held. The meeting was attended by 8 partner organizations form 8 European countries – Bulgaria, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Turkey and Croatia. During the meeting the activities of the project so far were discussed, the partners presented good practices and tools for dealing with racism and violence in sports and worked on creating the practical educational tools for children and youth to raise awareness of violence in sport. Diyan Atanasov, Emiliya Tsanova and Syuleiman Syuleiman took part in the meeting on behalf of the Bulgarian sports development association.
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10.12.2021
On the 10th of the December, in Milan, 20 organizations gathered for the first edition of an event dedicated to sharing, design and creativity. Partners from Italy, Bulgaria, Croatia, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Lithuania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Turkey, Romania all participated in the meeting. The event took place in the PlayMore sport center with all the required COVID-19 measures. A full day activity, the partners dedicated their time in order to work on the designing of the new Cooperation Partnerships in the field of SPORT. One of the goals of this December gathering was to create a draft of new projects and to strengthen the, or form new, network. Presentation of organizations were made and everyone got to know each other in a very friendly, cozy and, of course, Christmassy environment.
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10.12.2021
In the period 07 – 10 of December 2021, in Milan, Italy was held framework approval meeting of project "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents". BOOST is a 24-month strategic partnership, co-funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union, which aims to create new learning and personal development opportunities for young people in Europe by providing interactive educational formats and methods based on the development of transversal skills. The meeting was attended by representatives of partner countries from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Italy and Croatia and Framework approval meeting was following the desk and field research regarding transversal skills development in young people and aims to approve the framework of both BOOST e-learning and handbook by the consortium. During the meeting, one representative from each partner organization and one youth worker has gathered together and has discussed in details the structure and content to be included in both outputs, analyzing the theoretical and practical content.
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06.12.2021
The final conference of the project "Active in Sport Again!" co-financed by the Erasmus + program of the European Union and the Office for Non-Governmental Organizations of the Government of the Republic of Croatia was held in Zagreb.
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04.12.2021
In the period 02.12. – 04.12.2021. in the city of Karasu, Turkey, a final meeting under the Let’s swim beyond the handicaps project was held. Each partner country presented the activities carried out within the project at local level. The meeting was also attended by children with physical disabilities from Turkey, who took part in the sessions on adapted swimming, and each of them shared their impressions and emotions.
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04.12.2021
In the period 01–04 December 2021, in Rijeka, Croatia, a midterm meeting under the #Train4Inclusive project was held, which brought together partners from Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Slovenia and Spain. #Train4Inclusive project aims to develop methodology and tools, which supporters and supervisors of sport activities for people with disabilities will be able to use in order to monitor the progress of their physical, cognitive and social abilities. Within the project a handbook for sports coaches was developed, and the international meeting was attended by Bulgarian experts in the field of adaptive sports Assoc. Prof. Stefka Djobova and Assoc. Prof. Velichka Alexandrova.
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02.12.2021
A meeting of the European Commission and the responsible for sport policies at European level took place on 2 December 2021 to discuss the next steps in the new Erasmus+ activities aimed at the mobility of sports staff. The regulation establishing Erasmus+ programme 2021-2027 provides a framework for setting up a Key Action 1 mobility action in the field of sport.
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02.12.2021
Bulgarian sports development association held a National Conference under the IAM (Promoting Integrity Against Match-fixing through education among young athletes) project. The main idea of the conference was to show how sport can contribute to the fight against illegal betting (black lotto), in order to maintain transparency, fair play and respect at the earliest level of sporting activity. The challenges generated by the manipulation of sporting events require strong cooperation at European and international level in order to protect the future of sport, as well as its ethics and integrity.
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02.12.2021
SPRINT is the only specialized sports magazine in Bulgaria. It has been published since November 2016 in each quarter in a very impressive volume of 140–160 pages. The amazing collector's edition has a regular circulation of between 6,000 and 8,000 issues.
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