Sport Inclusion Network - SPIN

Sport Inclusion Network - SPIN The Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN) is about overcoming exclusion and promoting equal opportunities o

In 2010 a group of NGOs and sport organisations from 7 EU countries came together to design a project with the aim to encourage the inclusion and involvement of migrants, (ethnic) minorities and asylum seekers through and in mainstream sport. In 2011, the European Commission started to fund project “Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN)” which aimed to raise awareness about the potential positive role of

sport in terms of social inclusion of migrants and intercultural dialogue. The SPIN project brought together a mix of experienced national key players in the field of countering exclusion and discrimination in sport, including the FARE founding organisation fairplay-VIDC, the Italian sport for all association UISP, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), the Portuguese FIFPro member association SJPF, the migrant-led MGHRO from Hungary, the multicultural Finnish sport initiative Liikkukaa as well as Camino from Germany, an expert on action-oriented research on sport and youth. After the end of the project in 2012 the same partners continued to work together, for example during a training seminar for working with young people and the exchange of practical methods in 2014. With the launch of the Erasmus+ sport programme the opportunity arised to run the new project “European Sport Inclusion Network”, with a focus on the promotion of equal opportunities of migrants and minorities through volunteering in sport. In 2017 the SPIN partners launched the new project “Sport Welcomes Refugees – Social inclusion of newly arrived migrants in and through sport”. The project aims to provide knowledge, training and qualification to work with the new target groups. It will enhance the social inclusion and participation of newly arrived migrants on different levels of sport through training, awareness-raising and capacity-building of sport stakeholders. Looking at society at large, migrant and ethnic minority women and girls are belonging to the most excluded and vulnerable groups. Across Europe women athletes and players with a migrant or minority background are underrepresented in organised sport and their contribution to sport is often invisible. Against this backdrop the SPIN network developed the project “Sport Inclusion of Migrant and Minority Women” (SPIN Women), which is carried out until teh end of 2020. aims to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities of women and girls with an immigrant or ethnic minority background through increased participation in sports.

In contexts of forced displacement,   have since long played a critical role in providing meaningful recreation and in p...
27/11/2024

In contexts of forced displacement, have since long played a critical role in providing meaningful recreation and in promoting development.

SPIN is teaming up with UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency and the Ministry of Youth and Sport to provide inclusive sport for young Sahrawi refugees in the Tindouf region.

The project (December 2024 - May 2026) is mainly funded by the Austrian Ministry of Sport.

Learn more at https://sportinclusion.net/project-launch-for-sahrawi-refugees/

Bundesministerium für Kunst, Kultur, öffentlichen Dienst und Sport
Werner Kogler
Andreas Schieder
Karin Scheele
VIDC
fairplay Initiative
Frente Polisario
FAIreland
Liikkukaa!
MonaLiiku
Uisp Nazionale
Sindicato dos Jogadores
Trekkify
Huis voor Beweging
University of Ghana: Physical Education & Sport Studies
OGSYKenya
Kayole Starlets FC
Clube Desportivo Xico Andebol
Verein NEUER START انجمن اغاز نوین

Photo (c) UNHCR Eunice Ohanusi

30/10/2024

United for inclusion! 🥰

Day 2 of our Youth Academy in the books! 👏💚 Our youth coordinators are putting in a lot work to develop “Youth Panels” i...
06/10/2024

Day 2 of our Youth Academy in the books! 👏💚 Our youth coordinators are putting in a lot work to develop “Youth Panels” in their countries of residence that are meant to create more inclusive sport environments for young people with diverse backgrounds!

The SPIN family keeps growing! Today we are excited to announce the admission of 3 new members to the Sport Inclusion Ne...
08/07/2024

The SPIN family keeps growing!

Today we are excited to announce the admission of 3 new members to the Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN). We are proud to welcome:

- MonaLiiku (Finland)
- Verein NEUER START انجمن اغاز نوین (Austria)
- OGSYKenya

Each orgaization has many years of experience in making sport and physical activity available to all in society and utilizing the power of sport to build stronger communities. We are grateful to have your experience and innovation on board and look forward to working together towards making an even greater impact.

For all those interested in following their example, head to https://sportinclusion.net/become-a-spin-member/ to learn more about the benefits of SPIN membership.

Uisp Nazionale
Huis voor Beweging
Liikkukaa!
Sindicato dos Jogadores
VIDC
fairplay Initiative
University of ghana
UG Sports Directorate
FAIreland
Zajedno Inicijativa (izi.ba)
Werkstatt (camino-werkstatt.de)

BECOME A SPIN MEMBER The Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN) is built on the vision that sport is for ALL in society. However, marginalized groups, including refugees, migrants, and ethnic minorities – particularly women and girls – face barriers when participating in sport and physical activities. S...

29/06/2024
RESPECT-PRIDE 2024 🏆⚽️🌺 Let the games begin! 🌈Annual tournament against homophobia and racism. Initiated by Liikkukaa - ...
27/06/2024

RESPECT-PRIDE 2024 🏆⚽️🌺 Let the games begin! 🌈

Annual tournament against homophobia and racism.

Initiated by Liikkukaa - Sports For All, TUL and HOT, in cooperation with MonaLiiku and the Finnish Football Association. ✌️🤩💖

Work life partner research: Caroline Namae, "Integration, Inclusion and Belonging through Sports: migrant women in Finla...
24/05/2024

Work life partner research: Caroline Namae, "Integration, Inclusion and Belonging through Sports: migrant women in Finland"
Find the full report here:

Our work-life partner, Caroline Namae, has published her important research report “Integration, Inclusion and Belonging through Sports: migrant women in Finland”. Hopefully this will be read by all decision makers in sports. The results can help to promote the well being of many people, attract more talent to Finland and prevent future costs:

“Based on the survey results from participants with an immigrant background, the data revealed that engaging in sports and physical activities had a significant positive effect, enhancing their inclusion and integration in Finland and thus con- tributing to a stronger sense of belonging as migrants.”

Find the full report here:

https://sports4all.net/blog

https://tallberg-snf-eliasson-prize.org/nominate/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=IS_PrizeCampaign_AprilMay202...
26/04/2024

https://tallberg-snf-eliasson-prize.org/nominate/?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=IS_PrizeCampaign_AprilMay2024&utm_content=IS_PrizeCampaign_AprilMay2024_Lookalike_Europe&utm_term=IS_PrizeCampaign_V2&fbclid=IwAR1BSol6xThpo_gzqwYMqB60FuTCVPMhiWT5GThZp6UNnK14lC3OE6Oqj6I_aem_AdPQ0nG-Fw6KROM06WmETEoHl6Ly7skL0e4KCsTWmLpjRuHwraLttLammgLvMeJ57JwfHjpBRxk6WdnYiUc_5xcr&mibextid=WC7FNe

We believe in a new kind of global leadership, one that is courageous, dynamic, and rooted in universal values. The Prize honors leaders that represent these values and push for positive global change. Nominate a global leader today from any country and any discipline!

Now we are in trouble! Liikkukaa! and Sport Inclusion Network - SPIN own Manu Hassan and Jean Marc Alingue are both nomi...
13/04/2024

Now we are in trouble! Liikkukaa! and Sport Inclusion Network - SPIN own Manu Hassan and Jean Marc Alingue are both nominated for the Afrofinn Sports Award this year!!!

Who are we going to vote for:

https://www.afrofinns.com/team-4

11/04/2024

📌Veranstaltungshinweis
Der Beratungstag "Ausbildung bis 18" von Arbeiterkammer, ÖGB, dem Sozialministeriumservice und der Bildungsdirektion für Wien bietet kostenlos jede Menge Tipps.
Wann? Montag, 2.5.2024, 13:00-18:00 Uhr
Wo? Bildungszentrum der Arbeiterkammer Wien

Wir bieten beim Beratungstag 2 Workshop-Einheiten zum Thema "Selbst Rappen - ein Einstieg" mit dem Wiener Rapper Kid Pex an🎤🎧😀

Expert:innen vom Jugendcoaching, der Bildungsdirektion bis zum Elternnetzwerk - bieten Jugendlichen, Eltern oder anderen Begleitpersonen Orientierung und Unterstützung bei der Bildungsplanung.
Wir freuen uns auf Eurer Kommen.

And that is how you kick off a new Erasmus+ project! 🔥Partner organizations from 8 countries met in Vienna to discuss, c...
09/02/2024

And that is how you kick off a new Erasmus+ project! 🔥Partner organizations from 8 countries met in Vienna to discuss, coordinate, plan, exchange and overall get to know each other. We are very much looking forward to the next 2 1/2 years and all the activities and events that the project „Empower Diverse Youth - Build up Youth Participation and Inclusion in Sport Organizations“ (SPIN Youth) will have to offer!

Partners: Liikkukaa!/ FAIreland/ Camino / IZI - Igrajmo Zajedno Inicijativa / Huis voor Beweging / Sindicato dos Jogadores / Uisp Nazionale / fairplay Initiative 💚

Let‘s go 💪!

29/12/2023

In the news in Finland last night:

Afghan women activist Khalida Popal and human rights activist Paco Diop were honored with the prestigious "Member of the Global Family" award.

Khalida Popal and Paco Diop received the "Member of the Global Family" award in Helsinki on December 28, 2023, alongside Ilona Taimela, Maryam Abuzaid-Ryu, and the Turku United Youth Initiative.

For the first time, the award transcended national borders to recognize the significant efforts of Khalida Popal, a former Afghan football player and coach. Popal's journey embodied resilience, advocacy, and empowerment, making her a global source of inspiration. Born in Kabul in 1987, Khalida Popal is the founder and leader of the Girl Power organization.

She served as the Program and Event Director of the Afghanistan Women's National Football Team, Ambassador to Street Child World Cup, and Event Manager & Mentor/Refugee Consultant in COLUM. Popal held leadership roles, from heading the Afghanistan Women's Football Committee to captaining the national team and coaching U17 and U15 women's football teams in Afghanistan.

The "Member of the Global Family" award, inspired by Harry Belafonte's "Global Family" speech in 1997 in Helsinki, is presented annually by Liikkukaa RY and Rasmus RY. Established in 2004, the award recognizes individuals and communities contributing significantly to achieving an equal, fair, socially united, and international society in Finland and the world. The award was jointly presented by Liikkukaa Ry and Rasmus Ry. Liikkukaa Ry aims to promote cultural diversity and social cohesion in Finnish society through sports, leisure, and cultural activities. Rasmus Ry is the nationwide network in Finland dedicated to combating racism and xenophobia.

The award ceremony celebrated the remarkable contributions of Khalida Popal and Paco Diop, as well as Ilona Taimela, United Youth, and Maryam A, reflecting their commitment to social progress, equality, and diversity.

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In 2010 a group of NGOs and sport organisations from 7 EU countries came together to design a project with the aim to encourage the inclusion and involvement of migrants, (ethnic) minorities and asylum seekers through and in mainstream sport. In 2011, the European Commission started to fund project “Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN)” which aimed to raise awareness about the potential positive role of sport in terms of social inclusion of migrants and intercultural dialogue. The SPIN project brought together a mix of experienced national key players in the field of countering exclusion and discrimination in sport, including the FARE founding organisation fairplay-VIDC, the Italian sport for all association UISP, the Football Association of Ireland (FAI), the Portuguese FIFPro member association SJPF, the migrant-led MGHRO from Hungary, the multicultural Finnish sport initiative Liikkukaa as well as Camino from Germany, an expert on action-oriented research on sport and youth. After the end of the project in 2012 the same partners continued to work together, for example during a training seminar for working with young people and the exchange of practical methods in 2014. With the launch of the Erasmus+ sport programme the opportunity arised to run the new project “European Sport Inclusion Network”, with a focus on the promotion of equal opportunities of migrants and minorities through volunteering in sport. In 2017 the SPIN partners launched the new project “Sport Welcomes Refugees – Social inclusion of newly arrived migrants in and through sport”. The project aims to provide knowledge, training and qualification to work with the new target groups. It will enhance the social inclusion and participation of newly arrived migrants on different levels of sport through training, awareness-raising and capacity-building of sport stakeholders. Looking at society at large, migrant and ethnic minority women and girls are belonging to the most excluded and vulnerable groups. Across Europe women athletes and players with a migrant or minority background are underrepresented in organised sport and their contribution to sport is often invisible. Against this backdrop the SPIN network developed the project “Sport Inclusion of Migrant and Minority Women” (SPIN Women), which is carried out until teh end of 2020. #SPINWomen aims to encourage social inclusion and equal opportunities of women and girls with an immigrant or ethnic minority background through increased participation in sports.