Luften är fri 2021 – Year of outdoor sports and recreation in Sweden
Sweden is halfway in an exciting year of great collaboration for the outdoor sports and recreation. Thanks to a joint project initiated by the umbrella organ Svenskt Friluftliv and financed by the Swedish environmental protection agency the benefits of being outdoors...
Financial support to Outdoor Sports investment through the European Recovery and Resilience Facility
At the end of April, EU Member States were invited to submit their plans to the European Commission ‘Recovery and Resilience Facility’. This programme, which addresses environmental issues and digitalisation in priority, provides a total of 750 billion...
Inclusive outdoors webinar
Outdoor sports can create inspirational opportunities for people with disabilities and this webinar will provide opportunities to hear about inspirational projects and programmes that will show how we can be more inclusive for people with disabilities, people from...
Inclusive adapted water sports camp by the National Sports Academy
Summer camps at the Black sea are a typical life experience for students and youth in Bulgaria. Camp is a setting where they can learn new skills, build friendships, and experience personal growth. While the majority of summer camps available to children and youth...
“Ensemble à Vélo” by UFOLEP, France – Cycling together, showcasing and promoting the social dimension of cycling and the connection between active transportation and outdoor sports
The French government launched an ambitious cycling plan in September 2018. Not a week goes by without an institutional communication or major media promoting the use of the bike in daily life. The mayors of the big cities open reserved lanes, the government subsidize...
“LA MONTAGNE PREND SES QUARTIERS” – ENGAGING WITH YOUNG PEOPLE FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES
A significant number of young people from the less popular areas in the Haute Savoie basin (Arve River Valley, France) have very limited connection with the surrounding mountainous environment. Through the project, “La Montagne Prend Ses Quartiers,” the non...
INCLUSIVE CLIMBING MANUAL IT’S ABOUT MORE THAN JUST THE SPORT OF CLIMBING
This ground-breaking inclusive climbing manual is authored by three experienced mountaineering instructors who believe that all outdoor sports coaches, instructors, guides and volunteers work with individuals with impairments or disabilities regularly. This is because...
FOCUS ON ADAPTIVE SURFING – THE INCLUSEA PROJECT
By João Zamith from Viana Surf Club There are an estimated 120 million people with disabilities in the EU, equivalent to about 15% of its population. It is a fact that disabled people are less likely to participate in sports activities organised by sports clubs than...