PLAYER
Funded by Erasmus+ Youth, the PLAYER project promotes the inclusion of Ukrainians in migration situations in Poland and Latvia. It adapts the Fresque de la Migration, an educational tool created by Kabubu, to local contexts so that it can be facilitated by trained educators and used to raise awareness among young audiences about migration issues.
PLAYER
Led by PLAY International, Sport et Citoyenneté, and Liberi Nantes, this project offers sports clubs a practical guide to integrating displaced young people into their activities. The PLAYER project aims to strengthen the inclusion of displaced people from Ukraine through sport, while raising awareness among young people about the realities of migration. Led by Sport et Citoyenneté and funded by Erasmus+ Youth, it brings together committed partners in France, Poland, and Latvia.
Launched in Brussels on May 5 and 6, the PLAYER project – Promoting Learning and Active Youth Engagement for Ukrainian Refugees – uses sport as a key vehicle for social integration. It addresses the challenges faced by displaced people, who are often cut off from sporting activities and social spaces. At the heart of the project, Kabubu’s adaptation of the Migration Fresco will raise awareness among young Poles and Latvians about migration journeys, particularly those of Ukrainians who have arrived since 2022. The partners will also develop new educational tools and cooperative games to support clubs, educators, and social actors. Finally, the project plans to translate the MOOC Football Including Refugees (FIRE) into Polish and Latvian to reach new audiences. Together, the PLAYER partners aim to strengthen inclusion through and in sport and to provide long-term support for the solidarity movement towards displaced people.
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PARTNERS
Kabubu (France) is an association promoting the social and professional inclusion of exiled people through sport and creator of the Fresque de la Migration
Fundacja dla Wolności (Poland) is a foundation for freedom, a long-standing player in the integration of refugees in Poland through access to sport and education.
Rīgas futbola federācija (Latvia) is a regional football federation in Riga, involved with amateur clubs, which are the primary venues for sports and for displaced persons to meet.
Sport et Citoyenneté was founded in 2007, shortly after the adoption of the European Commission’s White Paper on Sport. It is the first and only European think tank working on the analysis of sports policies and the study of the societal impact of sport.
