RISE

In the period March – June 2024, Bulgarian sports development association held a series of focus groups under the Rise Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports project, in which athletes, administrators, coaches and experts participated. Rise Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports or simply RISE is an Erasmus Plus co-funded initiative, aiming to address the issue of sexual violence in sports.

Rise Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports or simply RISE is an Erasmus Plus co-funded initiative, aiming to address the issue of sexual violence in sports. In the period November 26th to 28th, 2023 representatives of Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy and Spain gathered to discuss the RISE start and main projects goals, followed by the establishment of the project management plan and partnership agreements signing. The agenda also encompassed presentations on project results, financial management, quality assurance plans, and strategies for dissemination and exploitation, concluding with discussions on follow-up tasks, milestones, and deadlines, spanning three days from. RISE partner from Bulgaria is the Bulgarian Sports Development Association and in the kick-off meeting on behalf of BSDA took part Joanna Dochevska.

Rise Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports or simply RISE is an Erasmus Plus co-funded initiative, aiming to address the issue of sexual violence in sports. The aim is threefold: a) to develop and promote a comprehensive set of policies, guidelines and tools for prevention of sexual violence, to be adopted by different Sport Stakeholders, building on existing practices developed under previous EU projects and on authentic data and information gathered during research studies conducted during this project,