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24.04.2022
In the period 20-24 April 2022, in Malatya, Turkey, an international meeting under the "Sports for inclusion and inclusion for Sport - InSport" project was held, which brought together partners from 4 European countries - Bulgaria, Italy, Lithuania and Turkey. Sports for inclusion and inclusion for Sport is a project that seeks to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport through improvement of skills of coaches, trainers and other staff of organizations active in the fields of sport, youth work and social care and activities related to the social inclusion through sports - Bulgarian sports development association, which is a partner of the initiative from Bulgaria, was represented by Ivaylo Zdravkov, a board member of BSDA.
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21.04.2022
On April 21, 2022 – the Holy Thursday, from 11.00. until 12.30 the traditional painting of Easter eggs and sports games took place on Sveta Nedelya Square and was attended by over 250 children from the capital's schools. At 12.30 a festive procession started with children carrying icons and baskets of painted eggs, led by clergymen of the Sofia Holy Metropolis. The festive procession took the following route: from Sveta Nedelya Square – Vitosha Blvd. – Alabin St. – Graf Ignatiev Blvd. to the Church of the Holy Septuagint. The children were greeted by the temple priests, who gratefully accepted the Easter eggs and cards with icons for the people in need. A donation of the painted eggs was also made to the medics from the Military Medical Academy, who received baskets of colorful joy and gratitude from the children for their care for all of us. The host of the event was Nadezhda Panayotova, the Bulgarian voice of one of the favourite Disney cartoon characters – Elsa.
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20.04.2022
The project is a continuation of previous project finished with success “Academy of Youth Worker”, in which we prepared the program of working with Youth and establishing an NGO.
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16.04.2022
On April 16, 2022, in the town of Berkovitsa, a training event was held. During the event, health and sports experts from the town got acquainted with the specifics of physical activity for adults. The training was conducted within the HEPA (Health Enhancing Physical Activity) project, co-funded under the Erasmus+ programme of the European union, which aims 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 initiative is running simultaneously in five European countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Portugal, Slovenia and Serbia. The Bulgarian partner of the initiative is the Bulgarian sports development association.
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15.04.2022
On the 15th of April, 2022, in Sofia, a dissemination event under the “Working to Approach Youth Workers as Agents of a Response to Disability” (WAYWARD) project was held. Тhe capacity building initiative in the field of youth involves 7 partner organizations from Greece, Ireland, Italy, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Mexico and the Philippines with the overarching am of empowering personal development, overcoming of stereotypes and social inclusion of young people (age 18-25) with intellectual disability in partner countries through the empowerment of youth workers and NGOs in terms of understanding and methodological toolset based on the ETS (Education Through Sport) methodology.
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14.04.2022
In the period 13–14.04.2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, dissemination events under the Enhancing Health and Physical Activity Rates through Pentathlon – EHPARP project were held. More than 50 coaches, sports specialists and students from the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" took part in them. During the events, topics such as: characteristics and profiles of athletes in modern pentathlon; the potential of grassroots sports as a means of promoting the positive effect of physical activity on health and education; how sport can be used as a means of transmitting positive values of fair play; following the rules of the game; mutual respect; solidarity; honesty; discipline.
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14.04.2022
In the period 11–14 April 2022, in Plovdiv, Bulgarian sports development association conducted a practical football training as part of the „Football as a Seed for Gender Equality“ project. The objective of the project is to fight discrimination and gender inequality through sport. In order to achieve the project's objectives, Bulgarian sports development association organized a sports competition between boys and girls, who while playing and spending time together, faced the women’s participation in sports and learnt to see the differences between gender, culture and language as added value, not as obstacle.
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14.04.2022
On April 14, 2022, during an ongoing training of youth workers in the capital, organized by the Bulgarian Memory Foundation in partnership with the "Municipality of Bulgarians in ATO Gagauzia" Association, the benefits of BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents project were presented. Within the "Building skills for the development of digital and entrepreneurial skills among young people and the formation of European values" project, co-funded under the Erasmus+ programme, KA 1, the transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe were discussed by the participants. The project brought together youth workers from Bulgaria and Moldova at a 7-day seminar.
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14.04.2022
In the period 11 – 14 April 2022, within the events held in the capital, organized at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", with the participation of lecturers, students, athletes, physical education teachers, sports professionals and coaches, the benefits of the "BOOST-Boosting Outstanding Omnicompetent Successful Talents" project were presented. During the meeting the following topics were discussed: the need to increase skills and employment opportunities; modernized education; training and youth activities with a focus on young people and the development of transversal skills and their importance for the personal and professional development of young people in Europe.
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13.04.2022
In the period 12-13.04.2022, at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Bulgarian sports development association held a number of dissemination events under the "Re (IN) novating Marketing Strategy Across Semi-professional Female Teams" (RINMSASFT) project, in which students, coaches and sports specialists took part. The event presented the achieved project results so far and discussed topics focused on the needs to strengthen the competences of managers of semi-professional female sport teams through an up-skill process related to marketing, communication and visibility strategies.
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12.04.2022
In the period 09–12 April 2022, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, an international training of young sports experts from Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Italy and Portugal was held, during which the methodology Education through sport was presented. The methodology is using non-formal educational methods in sports environment, which in this initiative are adapted to work with young people with intellectual disabilities. The meeting was attended by Joanna Dochevska, Teodor Petrov and Petar Shopov – representatives of the Bulgarian sports development association – a partner from Bulgaria. Within the framework of the MOVING project, a sports event will be organized to test the developed methods, in which young people with intellectual disabilities will take part. Each of the partner countries will organize at least one event.
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11.04.2022
On April 11, 2022, at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski", Bulgarian sports development association held an event under the Balanced Living through Healthy Nutrition Habit project, which was attended by students, coaches and sports professionals. During the event the results achieved so far in the project were presented and topics focused on various aspects of the overall healthy lifestyle (sports, physical activity and healthy nutrition), appropriate methods and practices for non-formal education on the topic, as well as the effect of healthy nutrition on various educational and sports activities, were discussed.
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09.04.2022
An international meeting under the South-East European Youth Parasport Exchange –SEEYou project was held in Vienna, Austria on 07–09 April 2022, during which the partners discussed the sports camps for children with intellectual disabilities held in the partner countries, as well as the training of sports specialists working with them, organized so far. The forthcoming activities were also planned, including a sports camp and training of sports specialists in Milanovac, Serbia, which will take place in September 2022. Training and sports activities contribute to the development of sports for people with disabilities in partner countries – Croatia, Serbia, Greece, Belgium, Bulgaria and Germany. The meeting was attended by Stefka Djobova – a representative of the partner organization from Bulgaria – Bulgarian sports development association.
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07.04.2022
In the period 04–07 April 2022, an international meeting under the SONKEI project was held in Sofia, Bulgaria, which 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.
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06.04.2022
In the period 04.04. – 05.04.2022, in Mirandela, Portugal, a strategic partnership meeting under the #Sport&NFE project was held. All expected results of the project were discussed and planned, as well as a strategy for their dissemination during and after the end of the project.
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06.04.2022
On April 6, 2022, in the town of Sandanski, Bulgaria, a sports event under the #SPORTolerance project was held. During the event, new practical activities were tested, using sports and physical activity as a tool to provoke tolerance and solidarity among the participants. The event was attended by children and young people from Darko Team sports club, a partner in the project.
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05.04.2022
On April 5, 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria, the first local sports event under the ONE GOAL project was held, which was attended by over 40 women sports coaches. During the event, theoretical and practical sessions were held in which topics such as: knowledge and qualifications about women's football; methods and practices for developing the skills of the women's football coaches; improving the physical and technical qualities of female football players; role models in women's football; psychological methods and techniques for working with adolescents, were discussed. The event was implemented with the support of the Football and Tennis Department at the National Sports Academy "Vasil Levski" and highly qualified and experienced football coaches, such as Assoc. Prof. Kornelia Naydenova – coach of the goalkeepers in the women's team of Bulgaria and NSA.
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04.04.2022
Eating Disorders have suffered a significant increase around the world over the past decades with statistical data provided by ANAD (USA National Association of Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders), suggesting that 9% of the population worldwide suffers some kind of ED. In the sport sector, prevalence of these issues is exceptionally worrying, as athletes are more prone to fixation for perfect physical appearance and performance. Even though professional athletes count with the help of nutritionist and psychologist to guide them in their journey, amateurs’ sport coaches do not have the necessary training and knowledge to identify risky behaviours and act upon them.
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04.04.2022
The Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Murcia (Spain) is located in Mar Menor and works for the promotion of physical activity and sport in the society. This promotion is carried out showing the beneficial effects of regular physical activity on health, and with different sport management strategies, such as organizing sports events. The Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Murcia has several years of experience organizing big sport events in the Region of Murcia. These sport events are always carried out thinking in social inclusion, and trying to use the potential of physical activity and sport to help people in risk of social exclusion.
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03.04.2022
In the period 28.03.2022 – 03.04.2022, in the town of Busteni, Romania, the first youth mobility under the "We Shan’t TolerHate" (WSTH) project was held. This project is a Strategic Partnership lasting 24 months focused on promoting youth volunteering as an instrument to contrast discrimination against migrants and refugees among the youth categories and within the hosting societies at large. The surge in intolerance, stereotyping and discrimination against migrants and refugees represents one of the most glaring realities influencing political and civil society debate, particularly in the European polities most sensibly hit by the massive migrants and refugee flows from Africa and the Middle Eastern region. Eurostat quantifies in 164.300 the number of extra-EU nationals who sought asylum in the EU-28 during the third quarter of 2017. The meeting was attended by young people from each partner country (5 local and 5 of migrant/ethnic origin) from Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan and Russia.
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01.04.2022
In the period 30.03 – 01.04.2022, in Katowice, Poland, the first meeting under the CHEER initiative was held. The project aims to improve the mental health of young people by stimulating their creativity and using their youthful enthusiasm. 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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01.04.2022
On the 1st of April, 2022, a dissemination event under the “Working to Approach Youth Workers as Agents of a Response to Disability” (WAYWARD) project was held. Тhe capacity building initiative in the field of youth involves 7 partner organizations from Greece, Ireland, Italy, Bulgaria, Vietnam, Mexico and the Philippines with the overarching am of empowering personal development, overcoming of stereotypes and social inclusion of young people (age 18-25) with intellectual disability in partner countries through the empowerment of youth workers and NGOs in terms of understanding and methodological toolset based on the ETS (Education Through Sport) methodology.
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01.04.2022
A dissemination event under the PARAdig /Dual-Track Careers for Para-Athletes/ project was held, on the 1st of April 2022, in Sofia, Bulgaria. This project is a partnership between organizations with extensive experience in the field, including the European Paralympic Committee, the Ministry of Sport – Sweden, the Croatian Paralympic Committee. ParaDig 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. The event attracted young sports professionals who got acquainted with the project and its results, as well as athletes with disabilities, who enjoyed a wonderful sports holiday, implemented by experts from the Adapted physical activity and sports sector.
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31.03.2022
The new 28th issue of SPRINT – the sports magazine of Bulgaria, arrives with all its glory. 132 luxury pages plus 32 pages with free application, which contains 26 handbooks for organization and methodology, freely available by scanning a QR code, developed for 11 years by the Bulgarian sports development asso-ciation. Look for SPRINT from Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the usual locations – the gas stations "Lu-koil", "Shell", "Eco", "Rompetrol" and "Nispetrol", the hypermarkets "Fantastico" and "Kaufland", the stores "Inmedio", as well as in the better locations for distributing magazines and newspapers all over the country.
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29.03.2022
#SafeSPORTevent project comes in very challenging times for Europe and the World when safety and security are crutual and the sport sector is not an exception. #SafeSPORTevent is an Erasmus+ co-funded initiative that aims to protect athletes, officials and fans, participating in sport events, from health and safety hazards by improving training and competition conditions and especially during forcemajor security threads that need to be handled by specific security protocols.
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27.03.2022
The final conference of the Eco-friendly Sports project was held on March 27, 2022 in Ankara, Turkey. The implemented activities and the results of the project were presented and discussed at the conference. The conference was attended by local organizations, whose activities are closely related to the topic of the project. Visually impaired people, that are part of the mentioned organizations and practice cycling, accompanied by a partner on a tandem bicycle as an eco-friendly and inclusive sport, were also invited to the event.
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25.03.2022
On 25.03.2022 an online meeting under the “Re(IN)novating Marketing Strategy Across Semi-professional Female Teams” (RINMSASFT) project, which aims at strengthening competences of managers of semi-professional female sport teams through an up-skill process related to marketing, communication and visibility strategies.
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