SWIM: Swim Without Fear

BSDA TOOK PART IN A MEETING OF PROJECT COORDINATORS AND EACEA
23.01.2023
On the 23rd of January 2023, an online meeting was held between the coordinators of projects starting in 2023, co-funded by the Erasmus+ Sport programme and representatives of the Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), which manages the Union's funding for education, culture, audiovisual, sport, citizenship and volunteering.
During the meeting, the current highlights in the administration, implementation and reporting of projects in the field of sports, as well as the implementation of the planned activities, were presented. The team of Bulgarian sports development association took part in the meeting in connection with the newly launched initiatives #SWIM – Swim Without Fear and #SMS – Strong Mind for Success, which started on January 1, 2023 and are co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union.

#SWIM! – Swim Without Fear project aims to use the link between sport and overcoming the fear of water at an early age in an innovative and different way – by developing a handbook of good practices that will be of benefit to both parents and organizations in the field of swimming. The initiative is going to be implemented in Bulgaria and Croatia as countries rich in water areas.

Strong Mind for Success is an initiative aiming to build capacity in sport organizations nowadays in the field of mental care awareness and care towards youth athletes. Strong Mind for Success project will deliver innovative education on how mental health can contribute for the successful development of young football players in Bulgaria, Italy and Slovenia.