Project “Discovery EU” is implemented by GEA Coop Sociale from Italy in partnership with Irish Wheelchair Association from Ireland, Club for Youth Empowerment 018 (KOM 018) from Serbia and ADCS Carvalhais from Portugal.

Discovery EU, is a Small-scale partnerships in the field of Sport, aiming to increase the feeling of belonging to the EU among young people through sport, including vulnerable groups, enhancing opportunities to try and discover different sports and raising awareness of the importance of physical activity, also through the use of digital, in formal and non-formal education settings. On the basis of the guiding objectives of the European Union Work Plan for Sport (21-24) and to the priority area “Protecting Integrity and Values in Sport”, key action “Sport and Education”, the project identify 5 main objectives:

Promoting sport as an effective means to spread social inclusion, equal opportunities and health-enhancing physical activity to everyone in Europe, regardless of age, race, ethnicity, social class or gender

Facing the decrease of Euroscepticism among youth, increasing the knowledge of Europe and its peculiar sports, games and values

Increasing mutual skills, experiences and capabilities of trainers and their organizations in Europe to promote a wider range of sport opportunities, also in relation to the recovery after Covid19, to organize inclusive sport events in their local communities with the aim to attract the wider diversity of citizens of Europe

Support institutions and communities involved in the organization of European sport events, with a special focus on EU Week of Sport, to create inclusive sport events, including sport actors under-represented and less engaged as active players in sport

Empowering coaches, teachers, educators, volunteers and sports activists to implement technology-driven educational programs promoting the map as a tool for education

The project will produce 5 main outputs, disseminated through 4 national and 4 transnational events, involving 4 European countries, impacting on young people as well as trainers, teachers, educators and sports activists.