Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyleContext
Children with amputations and limb differences are often confronted by a range of physical, emotional and social challenges, and research shows that disabled children experience more bullying and discrimination than their peers. Adaptive sports are crucial for their development but access remains limited or non-existent. Providing children with amputations and limb differences with opportunities to participate in football improves their well-being and enables them to integrate and develop.
Project goals
- Create more opportunities for young people to play amputee football
- Establish new national programmes and increase the number of players, girls especially
- Use the cultural power of football to enhance disabled children’s sense of self-worth, build confidence and independence
- Foster physical, emotional and psychological well-being
- Enhance social integration and peer support, promote cultural exchanges between participants
- Encourage lifelong engagement in sport and active lifestyles
- Raise awareness and advocate for inclusion
Project content
Junior Camp is an annual amputee football camp that offers children from Europe and further afield an inclusive, supportive and empowering environment. It creates opportunities for children to play football, connect through the universal language of sport and develop their skills. The camp is also a platform for coaches to share knowledge and experience and for parents to bond with their children.
Junior Camp is more than just a single event; it is a tool to promote and develop national programmes and motivate children to train all year round. The 2025 camp is being held in Eforie Nord, Romania.
Activities
- Amputee football training and games: professional coaches and players run specialised training sessions focusing on skills development and teamwork (drills, practice matches and technical exercises tailored to each player's abilities)
- Safeguarding workshops for new and experienced coaches
- Cultural experiences: opportunities to absorb the culture and history of the camp's host venue
- Activities that bring parents and coaches together
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