ACTIVE FOR SUSTAINABILITY
BACKGROUND The relationship between sport and the environment is often overlooked, especially at grassroots level. Most of the times, sports staff are often volunteers and clubs are understaffed. This condition leads to focusing on priorities which do not include environmental sustainability. The project idea is based on two considerations. Firstly, grassroots sport has the greatest […]
Koshido on the Road
WHY THIS PROJECT? The project was created by the match between OPES’ mission and the needs found at the local level and specific to the Sicilian territory highlighted by the member of OPES, ASD Koshido Budo, based in Serradifalco (Sicily). Main needs on which the proposal was based were: • Deal with the increased demand […]
BAGS
Aim of the project With the project “Be Active for Greener Sport (BAGS)”, we want to raise awareness on the deep connection between environment and sport, supporting new attitudes in the sport field at the grassroots level and beyond. BAGS wants to promote a behavioural change, by raising awareness on the topic and building the […]
Play To Train
What Play to Train is an European project supported by the Erasmus Sport Programme. The project is led by OPES (Organizzazione per L’Educazione allo Sport). OPES promotes and organizes various activities in the field of sport that promotes social inclusion of all people from different backgrounds. OPES implements this project together with its partners Champion […]
COME In
What COME In is an European project supported by the Erasmus+ Sport Programme. The project is led by OPES, Organizzazione per l’Educazione allo Sport, which promotes and organize various activities in the field of sport and having social inclusion purposes. OPES implements the project together with its partners: ENGSO Youth, ANESTAPS, SPARC and Special Olympics. […]
A hat-trick for inclusion
Who The project “A hat trick for inclusion: recognizing, preventing and contrasting hate speech for more inclusive sport” is supported by Erasmus Plus Programme and it’s guided by Opes. Our partners organizations are: ADEVA Asociatia Se Poate Eurocircle Association Aicem Italia Why Hate speech covers “all forms of expressions that spread, incite, promote or justify […]
Sport for Children’s Development
Background The project is based on the well-recognised benefits that sport activities exercise on children. Many researches at the international levels have shown how doing sport provides children not just with physical well-being, but it is also an important factor on children’s psychological and social development. Despite these aspects being well recognized, the sport environment […]
V as VALUE
Background The project idea comes from some assumptions: The role of volunteerism to enhance economic and social inclusion of volunteers; The role of sport as an instrument to transmit crucial values while enhancing mental and physical wellbeing. The two assumptions are deeply connected each other. Benefits of volunteerism in sport activities have, indeed, been widely […]