Successful launch of the INTERACT Plus project
The partners of the INTERACT Plus project recently held their first meeting, marking the official launch of the program.
Led by TAFISA and funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, INTERACT Plus builds on the completed INTERACT project, its recommendations and results, and the needs and expectations identified by the International and European Sport Organizations (ISOs).
Reflecting on our changing world (impact of Covid-19), the project aims to bridge the gap between theory and practice by supporting and positioning ISOs as key leaders of the sport for all and exercise movement.
These include the development of a new delivery model, ‘Sport for All’, and the creation of a knowledge and experience sharing platform between ISOs and their national federations.
While the INTERACT and INTERACT Plus partners already met during the INTERACT final conference in December 2022 and the first bilateral meetings that took place in January 2023, a plenary session was a good way to start the project.
First activities include advocating Sport for All within the sport movement and creating a narrative for the project. This goes hand-in-hand with moving from theory to practice and updating and implementing the INTERACT capacity-building framework.
In addition, the project aims to create an INTERACT Plus label to encourage ISOs to promote sport for all.
The INTERACT Plus Advisory Board, to which the various ISOs belong, will help ensure the completion of all these deliverables. Involving ISOs in the project is paramount to ensure that action is taken to encourage them to promote sport for all.
The INTERACT Plus project partners are:
International University Sports Federation (FISU)
University of Limerick
World Miniature Golf Federation
World Dance Organization
Foundation of the International Table Tennis Federation
International Fistball Federation
Confederazione Boccistica Internazionale
European Flying Disc Federation
Tafisa
The INTERACT Plus project is funded by the European Union. However, the views and opinions expressed are those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Executive Agency for Education and Culture (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for this.