- SPORT FOR ALL- ACTIVITY 2 - TASK 5 SPORT FOR US ALL Erasmus+ Project : 2015 - 3581 / OOl - OO1 - SPORT FOR ALL- ACTIVITY 2 - TASK 5 SPORT FOR US ALL Sport curriculum in social care institutions (best practices, new approaches and transnational collaboration) PLACE: VARNA LECTURER : VLADO SRBINOVSKI

About us: BALKANIA is an association for Balkan Alternative Tourism whose activities include realization of projects from the domain of tourism and sport in order to promote the entire Balkan region as a tourist destination. In addition, its purpose is to restore the positive image of the Balkans in the public eye and promote its exceptional – natural, historical, cultural and anthropological heritage. The name of the association, BALKANIA, sounds like a name of a new imaginary land on the territories represented by the hospitality of their population. In fact, one of the objectives of the project as a whole is to create a virtual geographic region that includes the territories and regions which are today identified with the term BALKANS. The efforts of the association are aimed at channelling our energy to all forms that are the alternative to mass tourism, and which are in terms of the development of macro sectors identified as: natural tourism, rural tourism, cultural tourism and sport tourism.

Urban environment and the contemporary life besides the benefits entails many drawbacks, many commitments, obligations and stressful conditions. The need to reduce and prevent such situations results in sport and active holidays: Return to a healthy environment, to feel peace, to revive memories and what nature has to offer and an active vacation: sports, socializing, entertainment, recreation, and enjoyment Alternative forms of tourism in our focus are : Cultural Tourism, Rural Tourism, Ecotourism, Agriturism, Sport Tourism and Active (adventure) tourism. Active tourism includes all these forms and is constantly progressing - and this trend will continue to grow ONE OF THE MAIN OBJECTIVES: FIGHT THE CURRENT THREAT OF INACTIVITY

Subject: Young people choose to eat fast food and play video games instead of outdoor activities and a healthy diet. There are more cases of problems with health and other things caused by this way of life. So we stress that healthy lifestyle is important, especially starting from the earliest age. Also, sport is a great opportunity to learn how to work as a team in order to achieve a common goal. FIGHT THE CURRENT WHITH SPORT THREAT INACTIVITY

We can see the negative impact of this way of live

Past projects and initiatives Sports and tourism generate jobs, and provide decent work and earnings. In Macedonia there are initiatives for the development of sports and sports tourism. During those activities we participated in realization of projects aimed at developing alternative forms of tourism: Creating a network of "Hiking" paths Development Project "Paragliding Tourism“ - Creating a network of "Mountain Bike" paths We are participating in the development of national strategies for :         - Active Tourism   - Sports Tourism

TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE PHYSICAL INACTIVITY EPIDEMIC JUST DO IT 2016-1-PL01-KA105-024137 Brzozów, Poland 04-11.07.2016 The main goal of this project is through the planned activities to contribute to an effective information campaign of sport as a tool against the problems of modern technology and urban lifestyles. TOGETHER TO TACKLE THE PHYSICAL INACTIVITY EPIDEMIC

SPORT VOLUNTEERING SPORT VOLUNTEERING

HIKING New network of 184 hiking trails (3,900 km.)

MOUNTAIN BIKING A network of new 109 Mount Bike trails (4,000 km.) The project is in the process of implementation. MOUNTAIN BIKING

KRUSEVO POPOVA SHAPKA OHRID PARAGLIDING We create and participate in the realization of projects for the development of PARAGLIDING which shaped 4 locations with the best conditions for this sport in the country: Krusevo, Popova Shapka - Gostivar, Treskavec - Prilep and Galicica - Ohrid

IMPORTANCE OF COMPETITIONS

WE ARE TRYING TO MOVE PEOPLE

KAYAKING RAFTING

Our current and future activities are directed towards: Motivation of the interest in people and institutions for the development of sports and tourism Working on boosting the potentials of human resources with greater involvement in recreational and sports activities, improve the tourism offer, boosting the economy and promotion of sport in our country, in the region and around the world.

OUR ACTIVITIES IN PROJECT “SPORT FOR ALL“ ACTIVITY 1. SPORTS AGAINST VIOLENCE AT SCHOOLS ACTIVITY 2. SPORT FOR US ALL ACTIVITY 3. EQUALITY IN SPORTS/ with focus on SPORT FOR YOUTH with disabilities, social, cultural, and etc. disadvantages/ ACTIVITY 4. SPORT VOLUNTEERING – BE ACTIVE, BE HAPPY ACTIVITY 5. STAKEHOLDERS FOR SPORTS ACTIVITY 6. PROMOTING THE ECONOMIC DIMENSIONS OF SPORT

Our activities aim to use innovative approaches that use sport as a method to reduce violence in schools, to deal with aggression among young people and increase the effective collaboration among stakeholders to combat the school-aggression and any form of intolerance and discrimination. The main target group of the activities: Public authorities and institutions at local, national and regional levels in our countries - Representatives from education systems and Social care - teachers, social workers NGOs active in sports and tourism Representatives from the business sector, small and medium enterprises, large companies with active social corporate responsibility - Media, formal and informal networks Youth and adults who are motivated to become sports volunteers or promoters of sports at regional and local level of the 8 participating countries - Coaches, athletic volunteers, sports clubs etc.

СПОРТ ЗА СИТЕ СПОРТ ЗА СИТЕ SPORT 4 ALL

Possibilities and conditions in Macedonia - Media, formal and informal networks and business sector - Representatives of education systems and Social care- teachers, social workers - Non-governmental organizations active in sports Targets groups: - More active, healthy life - Reducing the negative impact of fast paced life filled with unhealthy food and inactivity Benefits Affirmation of sport and physical activities as lifestyle Healthy Lifestyle Activities Possibilities and conditions in Macedonia

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