Funding programme

Pilot projects (PP) and Preparatory Actions (PA) introduce new initiatives that might turn into standing EU funding programmes.

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Call overview

This call aims to promote community integration of children and young people affected by humanitarian crisis such as war in the hosting communities.

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Call detail

Many refugees arrived in the EU, notably but not exclusively because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine. Participating in sport can help to become eventually ready to rebuild one’s life. The world of sport can contribute to assisting people hit by humanitarian crisis such as war in order to facilitate overcoming trauma, adapting to new environments, creating bonds with the temporary hosting communities and fostering their mental and physical well-being.

The focus group are children and young people affected by humanitarian crises and mass migration processes in the context of war.

This pilot project would also generate inclusion in the public space and promote the exchange of cultures and traditions of different ethnic or social groups.

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Objectives

The objectives of this project are to:

• promote community integration of children and young people affected by humanitarian crisis such as war in the hosting communities;
• improve mental well-being and help overcoming trauma of such children and young people through sport;
• facilitate adaptation and create bonds with the hosting communities;
• inspire other sport clubs to set up support programmes by publishing and promoting experiences and good practices

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Themes and priorities

This pilot project will focus on encouraging community integration of children and youth affected by humanitarian crisis and mass migration processes in the context of war. By improving their mental well-being by attending sport sessions, these individuals will eventually become ready to adjust to their new environment. Sport activities, with their power of bringing people together, will help interaction with the host community; facilitate integration into the education system and the labour market.

To achieve the best results those activities should be organised at the local, grassroots level, mainly through grassroots sports clubs, involving only one country, as it is easier to respond to integration needs by implementing activities at the local level.

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Activities that can be funded

Activities, games and sports must be designed in order to meet specific social and psychosocial goals. They need to be age appropriate, culturally appropriate and be considered in respect to the gender roles in the community. Building on the existing physical capacities of participants, experienced coaches will help them feel comfortable by encouraging those performing skills that they already possess.

Therefore, cooperation between grassroots sports clubs and centres that could offer social, psychological or pedagogical support would be important and required. This project would also involve, mainly as facilitators, sport federations

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Expected impact

The expected outcomes include:

• Promoting, in and through sport, the direct engagement of young people affected by the war with meaningful activities at local level, in their host communities;
• Facilitating overcoming trauma, adapting to new environments and creating bonds with the temporary hosting communities;
• Improving physical and mental well-being of those displaced by attending sport sessions;
• Collecting experiences and good practices for dissemination and further inspiration to take up similar initiatives elsewhere in Europe.

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Eligibility

In order to be eligible, the applicants (beneficiaries and affiliated entities) must:

• be established in one of the eligible countries, i.e.:  EU Member States (including overseas countries and territories (OCTs)).
• be legal entities (public or private bodies)
• be an organisation active in the field of sport (such as a sport federation or club), with legal personality (public or private body).

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Consortium composition

Both applications by single applicants and proposals submitted by a consortium are allowed.

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Project duration

Projects should normally range between 12 and 18 months

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Available budget

The estimated available call budget is EUR 1 920 000.

Maximum grant amount: EUR 400 000 per project

The maximum grant amount cannot exceed 80% of the total budget of the project.