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...
Battle Back – Adaptive adventure sports and military recovery
By Dr Chris Kay, Senior Research Fellow – Leeds Beckett University While the UK military personnel who become wounded, injured or sick may make a full recovery and return to duty, many are medically discharged. Whatever the outcome, the uncertainty accompanying injury...
BLUEBRO Project: Kayaking Adventure for Environmental Conservation
Bluebro: Adventure and sustainability by Alberto Robles Almost 1000km kayaking along the longest river in Spain, the Ebro, to highlight the environmental challenges to promote sustainable and respectful practices towards nature in our daily lives. A team of four...
Sport and biodiversity challenges in urban areas
IUCN – IOC guide to sport facility design to maximising opportunities for biodiversity conservation One of the key benefits of outdoor sports in the background of the ecological transition relies on its large and powerful capacity to connect or re-connect people...