Give Sport a Say is a European cooperation project under the CERV – Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme, designed to bring citizens closer to the European Union through grassroots sport.
The Project
The project explores how civil society and the sport movement can contribute to more effective methods of citizens’ engagement and political participation, with a specific focus on EU sport policies and their links to equality, youth and health priorities.
By integrating dedicated activities into already existing sport events and structures, we aim to create accessible and meaningful opportunities for citizens to:
Why this matters
The project is based on the recognition that there is often a gap between EU strategic priorities and their practical implementation at local level.
In particular:
Give Sport a Say responds to these challenges by using sport as a democratic space where
citizens can engage with EU values in practical, participatory and community-based ways.
Main objectives
Give Sport a Say has four main objectives:
Objective 1
To stimulate bottom-up dialogue by integrating new and creative activities into already existing sport events, activities and structures.
Objective 2
To increase citizens’ understanding of EU priorities, EU policy-making and consultation mechanisms, while evaluating and strengthening their knowledge on policies related to sport, health, youth and equality.
Objective 3
To collect citizens’ feedback and opinions on existing and future EU policies and empower them to take part in policy change, fostering dialogue between citizens and policymakers.
Objective 4
To build citizens’ knowledge and skills so that they can contribute to the implementation of EU sport policy and act for policy change.
Activities
The project is built around an event-based implementation
model which are organised in 3 phases:
INFORM Series
AWARENESS & KNOWLEDGE
Activities focused on:
- awareness raising
- information sharing
- introductory discussions on EU priorities and sport policies
BUILD CAPACITY Series
SKILLS & COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT
Activities focused on:
- training
- workshops
- skills development
- knowledge-building for more active civic participation
ENGAGE Series
PARTICIPATION & POLICY INFLUENCE
Activities focused on:
- consultations
- dialogue with stakeholders and policymakers
- collecting feedback and recommendations
- supporting citizen participation in shaping future policies
Expected outputs
The project will produce:
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