The project was a collaboration between 5 partners from 3 continents: Europe, Africa and Asia: ENGSO Youth as the coordinator, Hungarian University of Physical Education, Sport and Citizenship, National Olympic Committee of Senegal and Kokushikan University of Japan.

Main objectives of the project
– Create a platform for sharing and transfer of knowledge in the fields of sport-based non-formal and formal education between partner organisations and stakeholders representing the youth, education and sport sectors;
– Up-skill youth sport trainers, youth workers, youth leaders and NGO staff to increase knowledge, skills and competences in the field of sustainable development through sport and for empowering young people they work within their local communities;
– Raise awareness on the educational power of sport activities together with the importance of using the potential of large-scale and middle-scale sport events also for educational purposes. Gather information on good practices in the field of sustainable development through sport and develop an online training manual for delivering the SDG workshop;
– Provide learning and mobility opportunities for disadvantaged young people to experience the educational legacy of Tokyo 2020, Dakar 2022 and Paris 2024 Olympic Games;
– Create legacy activities to support the post-Tokyo 2020 youth sports education and link it with the pre-educational activities of Dakar 2022 and Paris 2024; Build capacity and create synergies through partners from different sectors.

Action plan and activities

1) Creation of a training manual for delivering the SDG workshop,

2) Training course in Tokyo, Japan,

3) Local visibility and dissemination activities,

4) Youth exchange in Dakar, Senegal,

5) Closing seminar in Paris, France.

Youth exchange: The National Olympic Committee of Senegal was the host of the first international activity of the Sport4SD project. Youth exchange gathered youth leaders, trainers, coaches and NGO staff from three continents (Europe, Asia and Africa) and led them through a number of interrelated educational activities in order to develop their skills on how sport can be used as a tool for achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs): https://engsoyouth.eu/2022/05/27/europe-japan-senegal-united-through-sport-for-sustainable-development-erasmus-sport4sd-project/

Training course: Sport4SD project partner Kokushikan University hosts training course in Japan. Young leaders from three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, gathered in Tokyo to learn, explore and contribute to the sustainable development goals using sport as a tool: https://engsoyouth.eu/2022/09/19/from-senegal-to-japan-sport4sd-project-partner-kokushikan-university-hosts-training-course-in-tokyo/

Conference: The Sport for Sustainable Development conference was held on 28 November 2022, in Paris, France, hosted by the French National Olympic and Sports Committee. It was followed by the partners meeting which was organised the day after, on 29 November 2022: https://engsoyouth.eu/2022/12/02/the-sport-for-sustainable-development-conference-youth-play-a-crucial-role-in-sustainability-and-legacy-of-sport-events/