Training Course "Social inclusion through sport" Location: Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria. Implementation period: 7-14 September 2014 Applicant organization: Sports Club "Champions Factory" Partner organizations : "Mive Vaganti European Youth Group" (Italy) "Arges County Businessmen Association" (Romania), "Centre for Developing International Relationships" (Moldova), "A.D.E.L. – Association for Development, Education and Labour" (Slovakia), "Diktio yia europaiki politotita ke taftotita" (Cyprus), "Szabad Tér Egyesület"(Hungary), Alliance for Society Advancement (Georgia) "Towards the Unity" (Azarbaidjan); Донецька обласна молодіжна організація "Євроклуб" (Ukraine) "Meliora NGO" (Armenia) МГА "Добрая воля"(Belarus), C.U.School of Physical Education&Sports (Turkey) Participants: 26 youth workers and trainers 4 , total : 30 trainers : The training course will have a total of 4 coach Roberto Solinas , Didar Amin , Joanna Dochevska, Shirin Amin. Working language : English Working methodology: Non-formal Education (NFE) Stages: 1. Preparation - in this stage will clarify all practical and logistical issues with partner organizations. 01/07/2017-07/09/2014 2 . Implementation of training 7-14/09/2014 3 . Follow-up - in this stage will be completed all evaluation activities, certification Youthpass, creating and distributing a database of results; dissemination. 14/09/2014-31/12/2014 "Champions Factory" Sports Club wants to create training "Social inclusion through sport ", because our long-term objectives are related to work with disadvantaged groups - people with fewer opportunities. The team of "Champions Factory" believes that the implementation of "Social inclusion through sport " would help both the development of the club and the personal development of the participants. The training is aimed at improving the quality of work of youth workers on the use of sport as a tool for social inclusion and integration of people with fewer opportunities such as minorities , refugees, Roma communities , children deprived of parental care and more. The experience "Champions Factory" Sports Club indicates that the need for specialists in this field is essential , as it requires information on ways for integrating these social groups. We believe that the implementation of such a project will have a positive impact on our work at national level and will affect the participants and their organizations at European and cross-border level. Learning objectives and expected results are: - To increase the knowledge and acquire new experience of using sport as a tool for social inclusion of minority groups such as people with fewer opportunities, refugees, Roma communities, children deprived of parental care; - To promote personal, social and professional development of the participants in work activities ; - To clarify the challenges that sport is facing as a tool for integration in terms of content and methodology, as a non-formal educational tool. - To clarify the potential of sport as a tool for bringing together people, regardless of age, gender, origin, financial status, etc. - To facilitate the integration of risk groups in society to promote mutual understanding and intercultural dialogue. - To establish a network of experts (youth leaders, social workers and teachers) who work with people from the vulnerable groups mentioned above. - Establish a database of useful tools of learning outcomes that will be available for future use by participants and their organizations; moreover the outcomes and database will be posted on the website of the Sports Club "Champions Factory"(http://championsfactory.bg/), as well as on the FB page (https://www.facebook.com/ChampionsFactory?fref=ts) which will be available for free downloading. - To establish a long-term partnership within the Erasmus+ program - To encourage the development of further ERASMUS+ projects related to social inclusion of people with fewer opportunities. Impact: Training course "Social inclusion through sport" will affect both the personal and the professional skills of all participants. They, in turn, will reflect upon their own country and organization and will be asked to share what they have learned during the TC and to put it into practice in their work. The implementation of this TC will influence also the communities of the youth workers who participated in the TC. The European added value of the project consists in promoting inter-cultural understanding and promoting the integration of people with fewer opportunities in the society. Long-term benefits: As a result of the course will be set up database with methods for integration of people with fewer opportunities in the society through sport, which will be available for downloading from the website of Sports Club "Champions Factory". Improving the quality of work of youth workers.