ENGSO Youth 1 Youth Committee of the European Non-Governmental Sport Organisation Represented by Loni Pedersen (ENGSO Youth Young Delegate)
ENGSO Youth 2 Youth Committee of ENGSO, consisting of 9 elected members from the Youth Assembly Non-profit organisation with 41 members (national sport umbrella organisations from across Europe) Our main target group: European youth sport-for-all sector We aim to promote health, inclusion, anti-discrimination, democratic participation, equal rights, volunteering of young people and international cooperation in the European youth sport sector. Who are we?
ENGSO Youth 3 We use participatory processes to empower young people in Europe by using sport as a tool We reach participants who may impact sport and society at all levels Since 2008 ENGSO Youth has been working towards tackling social exclusion in and through sport and organised the first study session in the youth sport sector Europe-wide Since 2012 ENGSO Youth has focused activities towards fighting homophobia, discrimination and harassment in sports What do we do?
ENGSO Youth 4 What do we do? ENGSO Youths contribution to creating a long- lasting change and providing young people with tools to promote this change has been through: Trainings Organizing publications Study sessions
ENGSO Youth 5 „Youth Sport speaks out on Taboo-phobia - Developing a youth led campaign to challenge homophobia in and through sport” Study Session, June 2012, in Budapest alongside the Eurogames
ENGSO Youth 6 8 days 35 participants and facilitators Participants ranging from young leaders in the sports- and/or youth sector, to athletes who had experienced homophobia personally
ENGSO Youth 7 Outcomes Twitter account Facebook group Blog Videocampaign:
ENGSO Youth 8 Future projects: Possible study session partnering with the EGLSF: « Youth sports campaigns against homophobia- sensitizing the European youth sport sector to fight homophobia and discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.» Possible project in the Daphne III programme: « Youth sport stand up for youth rights- empowering year old Europeans in sport to combat and raise awareness about sexualized violence and gender harassment through youth-led campaigns a local cross- sector networks in 7 European countries.
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