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INTERNATIONAL FIT KIDS MEETING WAS HELD IN BULGARIA
27.05.2023
In the period May 25-27, 2023, an international meeting of the consortium implementing the Sport for Every Child: Fit Kids project was held in Sofia. The initiative promotes social inclusion and equal opportunities, and its main goal is to develop a methodology for physical education using sports activities, sports games and exercises for children and young people with intellectual, developmental and other disabilities. The project team is focused on the groups that have to overcome more challenges in the inclusion in sports activities, games and exercises. The event was held at the Center for Family Counseling at the Local Commission for Combating Antisocial Behaviors of Minors, Mladost metropolitan area, with secretary Mrs. Stela Tsakina.
The developed methods are suitable for children with ADHD, bipolar disorder, anxiety, trauma and stress-related disorders, destructive and impulsive behavior, depressive disorders, obsessive-compulsive and related disorders, autism and low cognitive ability. The modular approach meets the needs of the individuals involved in the project and is structured to be used by teachers and parents of children with special needs.

"Fit Kids" project is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union and is a collaborative partnership of 7 countries – Bulgaria, Slovenia, Italy, Romania, Sweden, Serbia and Turkey. Konstantin Zankov and Velina Toneva took part in the international meeting on behalf of Bulgarian sports development association.