Promoting Acceptance Between Migrants / Refugees and Nationals Through Sport
101243185 — Equal Play — ERASMUS-SPORT-2025
About the Project
Equal Play is an Erasmus+ Sport project that promotes the social inclusion of migrants and refugees through sport. The project supports coaches, sport organisations, NGOs, and local communities in creating welcoming, safe, and inclusive sport environments where everyone feels valued and respected.
Through practical training pills, learning tools, and open-access resources, Equal Play helps sport facilitators better understand participation barriers, intercultural communication, inclusive coaching practices, and community collaboration. The project aims to strengthen the role of sport as a tool for belonging, connection, and positive social integration across Europe.
Project Objectives
Equal Play aims to strengthen the role of sport as a tool for inclusion, participation, and community connection for migrants and refugees across Europe. The project focuses on supporting coaches, sport organisations, NGOs, and local stakeholders with practical knowledge, inclusive methodologies, and easy-to-use resources that help create welcoming sport environments for everyone.
The project objectives include:
Promoting social inclusion and belonging through sport activities
Improving intercultural understanding and respectful communication
Supporting coaches and facilitators with practical inclusion tools
Identifying and reducing barriers to participation in sport
Encouraging active participation and community engagement
Strengthening cooperation between sport organisations and local support networks
Sharing inclusive practices and open-access learning resources across Europe
Through these objectives, Equal Play contributes to more accessible, inclusive, and socially connected sport communities.
Project Partners
Equal Play brings together partner organisations from Ireland, Spain, Italy, Türkiye, and Lithuania, combining expertise in sport, social inclusion, education, youth work, migrant support, and community development.
Through this transnational partnership, the project develops practical training resources, inclusive methodologies, and accessible learning tools for coaches, sport organisations, NGOs, and local communities. Together, the partners work to promote welcoming sport environments where migrants, refugees, and host-national participants can connect, participate, and feel a stronger sense of belonging.
🇱🇹 Lithuania (Partner)
🇮🇪 Ireland (Coordinator)
🇪🇸 Spain(Partner)
🇮🇹 Italy (Partner)
