Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Infrastructure and equipment - 
Personal development - 
Strengthening partnershipsContext
In the northern Netherlands, disabled children and young adults who are fully dependent on electric wheelchairs have very limited access to structured sport. Powerchair football is not currently available in the region, which means that they are required to travel long distances to participate.
Kids United is a non-profit foundation based in Groningen that has been offering inclusive, free-of-charge football opportunities to children and young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities since 2003. While the organisation supports more than 150 children through weekly training sessions and inclusive sports activities, there remains a clear gap for opportunities for electric wheelchairs users.
Project goals
- Offer powerchair football activities for disabled children and young adults in the northern Netherlands
- Promote social inclusion, self-confidence and well-being through structured team sport
- Establish a sustainable powerchair football programme within Kids United
- Train coaches and volunteers in inclusive sport and safeguarding practices
- Strengthen partnerships with sports organisations and local stakeholders to ensure long-term impact
Project content
The project focuses on creating a sustainable, inclusive powerchair football programme within Kids United. Activities include acquiring specialised powerchair football equipment, organising weekly training sessions and delivering courses for coaches and volunteers.
Participants will train in a safe and adapted environment under professional supervision. The project will be carried out in collaboration with the Royal Netherlands Football Association and other partners to ensure quality, continuity and alignment with national powerchair football structures.
Partners
