The Marseille Declaration is supported by UNESCO and represents a commitment to inclusion by and for the Fitness Sector and is in full alignment with UNESCO’s International Charter of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport (2015) and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006). As a Social Change Movement the Declaration […]
Collaborative Projects
Golf
#GameON Autism Golf Program
The UNESCO Chair launched the #LetsInclusivizeGolf project and the “Ernie Els #GameON Autism”- programme in Ireland with the support of Liam Duggan, PGA Advanced Professional at LDgolf, on the 10th of February 2016. The main goals are: To inclusivize the golf sector and mainstream diversity. To enthuse and support golf club owners, managers, training organisations, […]
PEPAYS
PEPAYS Conference 2016
3 Themes Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport as a Fundamental Right for All Benefits of Physical Education, Physical Activity and Sport The Need for Strategic Vision on Policy Priorities Across all Stakeholders Welcome Message from PEPAYS Ireland Forum 2016 PEPAYS Ireland & the Institute of Technology Tralee (IT Tralee) organised the PEPAYS […]
Commit to Inclusion
Commit to Inclusion is a campaign that promotes the right for children with disabilities to inclusive physical activity, physical education, sport, recreation and play. Inequalities and discrimination span from community and school-based physical activity programmes, like physical education, to organized and informal sport and recreation programmes, to access play spaces like community playgrounds, as well […]
PRIME
Participation, Recreation and Inclusion through Martial Arts Education
PRIME aims to develop, trial and implement a coaching framework for coaches of the martial arts working with people with disabilities. Using a collaborative partnership to increase confidence, physical competence and physical activity levels among persons with disabilities in Europe by increasing the quality of coach education and accreditation in the martial arts. Partners: ICSSPE […]
EWoS
EWoS Ability Link*Kit – European Week of Sport
The UNESCO Chair was involved in the development of the BeInclusive Toolkit that was then published for the European Week of Sport in 2016. The #BeInclusive toolkit aims to support para-sport and disability-sport organisations to connect with the European Week of Sport, in order to inspire everyone to be more physically active in Europe. #BeInclusive […]
P2I
Plan2Inclusivize
Plan2Inclusivize is a program that believes in the power of sport as a medium to bring positive change. Through a partnership between Plan International and the UNESCO Chair in Inclusive Physical Education, Sport, Recreation and Fitness an active and participatory approach has been developed to promote social inclusion of children with disabilities through inclusive sports […]
ETS
Education through Sport
The project Education through Sport (hereinafter: ETS) for Democracy and Social Change is led by the organization Hope for Children Hungary in partnership with different organizations from 9 other EU member states already involved in grassroots sports and non-formal education. The approach is based on the EU White Paper on Sport as it condemns the […]
SEDY
Sport Enables Disabled Youth
The seminar “Sport Unified: how sport is a tool for inclusion of diversity” took place from the 15th – 20th of September 2016 in Sassari, Italy. Through this seminar ENGSO youth created a platform where young people from all backgrounds and with different abilities came together and engaged in finding practical solutions, exchanged ideas and […]
EIPET
European Inclusive Physical Education
The UNESCO Chair recognises that physical education, physical activity and sport have the potential to facilitate inclusion intersectionally across marginalised groups as these activities have the potential to trigger social change by breaking down barriers and stigma, increasing life chances, encouraging intercultural dialogue and understanding and supporting the empowerment of people with disabilities in a […]