[:en]“Young explorers re-discover local communities through orienteering” (ORIENT) project under the Erasmus+ SPORT – Collaborative Partnerships, co-funded with the financial support of the European Commission is approved!
It’s official implementation commenced on January 1st, 2021 and will last until June 30th, 2023. The six institutions assembling the partner consortium come from Italy, Bulgaria, Austria, Greece, Cyprus and Bosnia and Herzegovina. ORIENT is coordinated by CESIE from Italy.
ORIENT addresses the priority “encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities in sport” by developing a set of innovative outputs in order to:
- Include vulnerable young people, at risk of social exclusion or socially excluded, in sport activities at community level;
- Equip sport trainers, as well as sport associations and workers from Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) working in the field of social inclusion with tools to promote the participation of vulnerable young people in the local community through grassroots sport (Orienteering).
In line with the selected priority, the actions proposed by ORIENT will enhance social inclusion across partner countries while raising awareness of societal barriers and social exclusion, promoting long-term and positive change at local level.
Through the promotion of community-building activities through sport and, specifically, orienteering, ORIENT will help participants and beneficiaries deepen their connection with the local community, increasing their sense of belonging to a shared community and positively affecting their social inclusion.
ORIENT's objectives are to:
- Include vulnerable young people, at risk of social exclusion or socially excluded, in sport activities at community level;
- Equip sport trainers, as well as sport associations and workers from civil society organizations (CSOs) working in the field of social inclusion with tools to promote the participation of vulnerable young people in the local community through grassroots sport (Orienteering).
Enhance social inclusion across partner countries while raising awareness of societal barriers and social exclusion, promoting long-term and positive change at local level.[:]