CP BIG SPORT CISCA
CP BIG SPORT “CISCA”
“Curricular Innovation for Synergy between Community Sport and Activism”
The underlying rationale of the project “Curricular Innovation for Synergy between Community Sport and Activism” (CISCA) aimed to address the priority of “inclusion and diversity” by strengthening cooperation between grassroots organizations. To support this aim, CISCA directly addressed the pressing need for social inclusion in and through Sport within European neighbourhoods while at the same time exploring new approaches and synergies that operationalized the social dimension of Sport and the European dimension of trans-sectorial cooperation in Sport, with a focus on civil society organizations/activists and Sport groups/associations. The project developed a curriculum for exploring the potential of sport activities in supporting participation and civic engagement linked to different issues of neighbourhood management such as urban planning, urban regeneration, social inclusion, diversity management, environmental issues, access to infrastructures, and the use of public spaces.
Duration in Months: 30 Months
EU Grant: ?
Call: ERASMUS -SPORT-2022 (Sport 2022)
Topic: ERASMUS-SPORT-2022-SCP
Action Type: ERASMUS-LS (ERASMUS Lump Sum Grants)
Proposal number: 101090041
Proposal acronym: CISCA
PROJECT PARTNERS:
- SPORTSKA ZAJEDNICA GRADA PORECA ( Croatia) – Coordinator
- PANEPISTIMIO THESSALIAS ( EL) – Partner
- WONDERLAND – PLATFORM FOR EUROPEAN ARCHITECTURE (AT) – Partner
- REGIONALNE CENTRUM WOLONTARIATU (PL) – Partner
- COMPARATIVE RESEARCH NETWORK EV ( DE) – Partner
- MINE VAGANTI NGO (IT) – Partner
PROJECT TOPIC:
The project aimed to strengthen the interaction between sport and local communities by supporting the role of local grassroots sport organizations and sport events as strong community-building tools and generators of social activism and engagement in socially disadvantaged urban areas. It identified and disseminated innovative approaches valorizing the social and community dimension of sport.
TARGET GROUPS:
The target groups of the project were:
- Sport operators (Trainers and Coaches in grassroots sport organizations/groups)
- Local NGOs, activists (members of citizens’ groups and committees)
- Citizens
PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES:
The specific objectives of CISCA were:
Strengthening the interaction between sport and local communities by supporting the role of local grassroots sport organizations and sport events as strong community-building tools and generators of social activism and engagement in socially disadvantaged urban areas by creating a curriculum and training format, training local operators, and organizing community programmes.
Exploring ways in which sport activities could bring new tools and responses to the challenges of social exclusion in deprived urban neighbourhoods of European cities by creating the curriculum and training format, designing, testing, and promoting the e-learning through the “CISCA Web Platform, Digital Learning Tools, and Interactive Networking Architecture.”
Identifying and disseminating innovative approaches that valorized the social and community dimension of sport through research efforts, which formed the basis for the “Manual on Integrated Practices of Sport and Engagement in Neighbourhood Communities.”
APPROACH / METHODOLOGY:
Partners’ Reports
Partner organizations conducted research nationally and produced reports with background information and analysis for stakeholders both internal and external to the realm of sport.
Comparative Report “Synergy between Community Sport and Activism”
The University of Thessaly coordinated the partner organizations in delivering research (also providing technical support) and reported on the comparative analysis and general inferences of the research phase at the end of the Work Package.
Creation of the Curriculum and Training Format
The Curriculum and Training Format contained a methodology based on the synergy of theoretical knowledge and good practices combining sport with citizen participation.
Local Impact Trainings to Test the Training Format
The Curriculum and Training Format were tested at Training Courses organized in each partner country. Three operators per partner organization/country were selected: 1 Sport operator, 1 operator from citizens’ groups/committees (formal or informal), and 1 operator from an NGO.
Neighbourhood Programmes
The neighbourhood programmes provided real-time experiences of some practices included in the Curriculum. They were organized in each country and coordinated by trained operators (6 per country from diverse backgrounds) with the support of 2 persons delegated by the local CISCA partner organizations. The national audience of the programmes included individuals from disadvantaged categories of citizens (low-income individuals, migrants, persons with disabilities, unemployed).
CISCA Web Platform
The Web platform served multiple purposes:
Hosted the main information on project results, including Deliverables and reports.
Functioned as a community platform.
Served as an e-learning platform hosting and sharing e-learning tools and methods developed based on the CISCA curriculum and training format.
Integration of Contents
The project created an e-learning framework detailing the specifics of digital learning content to be integrated into the Web Platform.
Compiling the Manual
A Manual was created on the practical use of sport in civic activism, citizen participation, and community building in neighbourhoods, addressing sport operators, professional NGOs, and citizens in alignment with the e-learning framework.
PROJECT ACTIVITIES:
The project objectives were achieved by implementing the following activities:
- Conducting state-of-the-art research on the interconnections between Sport and citizen participation, analyzing good practices, tools, and methods using sport for social inclusion at the neighbourhood level in European cities.
- Co-creating a European Curriculum and Training Format addressing Sport and civil society operators/activists, providing knowledge and tools on strengthening social inclusion through the combination of Sport and community engagement activities/programmes.
- Implementing local test trainings targeting operators from different sectors (Sport, civil society, NGO) in the CISCA partner countries.
- Organizing events/actions in participating neighbourhoods linking Sport and community engagement, targeting local citizens, including disadvantaged categories. The activities focused on recovering urban spaces through citizens’ engagement and grassroots Sport activities.
- Establishing a project Web Platform with online learning content and a networking/engagement space for grassroots organizations/committees.
- Creating a Manual on the practical use of sport in civic activism, citizen participation, and community building in neighbourhoods addressing sport operators, professional NGOs, and citizens.
EVENTS and MEETINGS:
Transnational Partners’ Meetings:
- Kick-off meeting: Establishment of the Management Team (Poreč, Croatia)
- Intermediate evaluation meeting: Midterm project evaluation (Sassari, Italy)
- Final evaluation meeting: Addressing sustainable continuation of cooperation through the presentation and finalization of a Sustainability Plan and brainstorming future project ideas (Larissa, Greece)
Training Courses:
- Local Impact Training: Local training courses were implemented in each partner country to test the Training Format and enable operators to deliver the next phase of neighbourhood activities (Poreč, Croatia)
Neighbourhood Programme:
- Conducted in every partner country
Multiplier Sport Events:
- CISCA Neighbourhood Dissemination Conference (Every Partner Country)
DELIVERABLES:
- D2.1 Partners’ Report ENG
- D2.2 Comparative Report ENG