Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Gender Equality - 
Personal developmentContext
Social exclusion and marginalisation can be a problem for children and young people in northern Montenegro, depending on their social and economic background. This is especially true for girls, children with special needs and Roma children, many of whom lack opportunities for enriching educational and leisure activities, which in turn hinders their development. The COVID-19 pandemic, political tensions and migration crises have exacerbated these problems. Thanks to its popularity, football offers opportunities to develop social cohesion and educate through play.
Project content
FK Breznica’s goal is to use sport as platform for social inclusion, women’s empowerment and regional reconciliation. Coaches and youth leaders from Montenegro and neighbouring Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia will be trained to use football as a tool to engage kids in inclusive educational and developmental activities. They will then organise inclusive in-country and cross-border activities involving Roma, migrant children and children with special needs.
Objectives
- Educate coaches and youth leaders to use football as a tool for inclusive education and development
- Use a ‘train the trainer’ approach to ensure the benefits are multiplied and sustainable
- Promote gender equality and equal participation of boys and girls
- Promote social cohesion through inclusive and integrated educational and sports activities involving
- Roma, migrant children and young people with special needs
- Promote regional reconciliation through joint cross-border activities
Project activities
- Training in Football3 methodology and football for good for coaches and youth leaders
- Monthly inclusive and integrated educational and sports activities
- Two Football3 festivals
- Friendship tournament in Pljevlja to celebrate International Migrants Day, involving
- migrants, Roma and children with special needs from Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Serbia
- Translation of Football3 manuals into Montenegrin
- Quarterly project support and monitoring of online sessions with the Czech Association for Voluntary Activities INEX-SDA
Expected results
- 30 football coaches and youth leaders educated and their professional skills increased
- 150 coaches given informal training
- Up to 5,400 youngsters involved in project activities and their social skills increased
- More girls involved in sports activities
- More children with disabilities and special needs involved in social activities
- Migrant and Roma children included in activities
- Football3 manuals published in Montenegrin
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