NEXT STAGE OF THE GRASS PROJECT - HANDS ON! |
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We are delighted to announce the most recent steps of the Safer Grassroots Sport project since the start of 2025! This third edition brings you fresh news regarding GRASS major events and project tools. In case you missed previous editions, you can access it here.
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Watch the video for more information! |
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Safer Grassroots Sport, a 2-year project co-funded by the European Commission and implemented between January 2024 and December 2025, aims to support grassroots sport organisations in establishing policies and implementing action-oriented tools and measures to safeguard their communities. |
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The two-day meeting, hosted by SportIEQ in Ghent, focused on project updates and approached the state of the art for project tools, both designed to support grassroots sport organisations enhancing their safeguarding policies and practices. On day 1, partners had the opportunity to test and provide comprehensive feedback to improve these tools and during day 2, the consortium worked on the national workshop planning and coordination. Productive discussions took place, notably regarding methodology and further strategies for delivering high quality workshops in Albania, Bulgaria, Portugal, and Slovenia. |
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| GRASS 4th Full Partners Meeting March 2025 | Ghent (BEL) |
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ROUND OF WORKSHOPS CONCLUDED! Three-hour sessions dedicated to representatives from pilot grassroots sport clubs in each partner NOC/country. Participants had the opportunity to explore and test both Safe Sport Self-Assessment Tool & Safe Sport Digital Toolkit developed under this project. Insights gathered from these 4 working sessions will feed into the project’s broader evaluation phase and help shape recommendations for future action. |
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NOC SLOVENIA | 23 APRIL 2025 |
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| Held at the Ljubljana Educational Centre, the 1st workshop, led by Evy Van Coppenolle (SportiEQ) with the support from Peter Dokl (NOC Slovenia), welcomed club representatives from Plavalni klub Ljubljana, Nogometni klub Brinje – Grosuplje, Smučarski klub Ihan, and Športno društvo Riba. Participants shared their initial feedback as first-time users of the tools, offering suggestions for refinement based on their practical and day-to-day experience. |
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| Held at the headquarters of the National Olympic Committee of Albania, the 2nd workshop led by Evy Van Coppenolle (SportiEQ) with the support from Montserrat Martin (University VIC) and Alda Imeraj (NOC Albania), allowed participants from Multi sport club Teuta, Akademia e Futbollit Luftëtari, Flamurtari Multi Sport Club and Qëndra Multifunksionale Pogradec to test the project tools, and engage in active discussions around the practical challenges of implementing safeguarding policies and procedures at the grassroots level. |
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NOC PORTUGAL | 22 MAY 2025 |
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| Held at the headquarters of the National Committee of Portugal, the 3rd workshop, led by Bruno Avelar Rosa and Bruno Bidarra (Qantara Sports) with the support from Cristina Almeida and Joana Gonçalves (NOC Portugal), welcomed representatives from AD Castelo de Vide, Associação Naval de Lisboa, Benedita Hoopers, CSS Pinhal de Frades, Clube Naval de Portimão, and Guimagym. The session was mainly focused on exploring and evaluating project tools. Following an open-discussion format, participants had the opportunity to actively share their views and offer feedback based on daily experience on the field of play. |
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MYS BULGARIA | 28 MAY 2025 |
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| Held at the Ministry of Youth and Sports in Bulgaria, the workshop led by Bruno Avelar Rosa and Bruno Bidarra (Qantara Sports), with the support of Iliana Hristova (MYS Bulgaria), the 4th and last workshop brought together representatives from OSK Olympia 2005, Racket Speed Club and Priorities Sport Club. Bulgarian Sport Development Association, Handball and Basketball National Federations also attended the session. Participants explored both project tools in detail, completed individual evaluations, and participated in open discussions about their applicability and potential challenges. |
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NEXT PROJECT MEETING
5th Full Partners Meeting Online, July 2025 |
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| | NEW PROJECT DELIVERABLE
Evaluation and comparative analysis of project tools |
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| PROJECT TOOLS COMING SOON Safe Sport Self-Assessment Tool Safe Sport DigitaLToolkit Action Templates and Resources
… for every sport club!
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Don’t forget to visit the project website! |
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HOW YOU CAN GET INVOLVED: Join our events: stay tunned for 2025. Subscribe GRASS Newsletter here! Share your feedback here: your opinion matters! Promote our initiatives: help us spread the word on well-being and safety in grassroots sports.
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