June 2021 – September 2022
The project and its name encompasses and promotes the idea of social inclusion and integration through the word “united” and aims to transfer the idea that physical activity unites us all. “Urban movement” is related to urban sports but the word “movement” is broader and accessible, it is something we do every day. “Movement” also represents the social movement of the participants, staff, volunteers, and individuals in the wider society. The word “through” aims at showing that it is through sport we can reach mobility, become inclusive, and spread the word about the benefits of volunteerism. This resonates with the idea of “education through sport” in our view.
Two participants from each partner country joined this journey of learning about and practising urban sports, volunteerism and promoting European values. You can find the fruits of the project teams and participants efforts under project outcomes
Main objectives:
Promote mobility, social inclusion, and sport-based education for youth from disadvantaged backgrounds
Provide relevant volunteer work experience for disadvantaged youth through involving them in the organization of small-scale, urban sport-based events
Give and include the target group in personal skills development workshops centered around employability
Promote the selected urban sports (Parkour, Street workout, 3×3 Streetball) as “accessible for all” and fun ways of doing physical activity/sport
To raise awareness of the benefits of movement/physical activity, physiological and social, including the positive impact it can have on mental well-being as well
Prepare and share an editable, online database with “good practices”, which will be used to realize the small-scale urban sport festival
Educational Youtube channel highlighting the basics of the Parkour, 3×3 Streetball and Street workout/Calisthenics
Partners listed:
Budapest Association for International Sports , Hungary – Project Coordinator.
Magyar Parkour Sportegyesület (MPSE), Hungary
LEAP Sports Scotland, UK
M.S.S.A: Malta Street Sport Association, Malta
SEA: Sport Evolution Alliance, Portugal
Website: https://www.urbanmovement.info/
Facebook: @unitedthroughurbanmovement
Instagram: @uum_urbanmovement