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In this newsletter
This editions features articles on:
- Season’s Greetings
- ISCA Conference 2011 – Call for expression of interest
- Volunteer at the ISCA office – Call for EVS applications out now!
- Latin America–Europe links getting stronger
- YOU BUILD! The ISCA youth network
- Balkan Youth and Sport Forum 2009
- E-Consultation on sports funding
- Developing European Competence for regional civil servants and managers
- Training of Trainers for Human Rights Education with young people
- First EU Sports projects to get off the ground
- Nominations for the 2009 World Fair Play Awards open
- Velo-City Global 2010 – Call for contributions
- Lisbon Treaty gives EU a say on sports
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Season's Greetings
Watch the video address by ISCA President online
Dear members, friends and cooperation partners, 2009 has been an exceptionally vibrant year. In face of a global financial crisis, ISCA and its members have demonstrated that the world of Sport-for-All is intact and vigorously engaged in using the full potential of sport as a tool for social change. More and more decision makers at local and national level have identified the Sport-for-All sector, as a partner that can release the Human Capital in societies – not by bringing medals, but creating healthier and more active citizens and societies. Watch the video here >>>. |
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ISCA conference 2011
Call for Expressions of interest
In preparation for the ISCA Executive Committee choice of host for the ISCA Sport for All Congress 2011, all interested organisations are invited to send a non-binding Expression of Interest to be hosting this event in the second half of 2011. Expressions of Interest are kindly requested to be sent to the ISCA secretariat before 1. February 2010. The Executive Committee and ISCA secretariat will then enter into dialogue with all interested organisations about conference hosting possibilities before making the final decision, expected by June 2010. The Congress may take a range of forms and topics. Interested orgainsations are welcome to find inspiration in earlier congresses (MOVE2009) (2nd European Sport for All Congress 2008) and put forward their own ideas for the development of the event. ISCA's Executive Committe reserves the right not to chose a host among the organisations submitting an expression of interest by the deadline 1. February 2010. There are no special format for Expressions of Interest, but interested organisations should address their capacity to host and coordinate a 3-4 day programme for 300 participants or more. Strategies to raise funding for the event should be addressed as well. All inquiries regarding Expressions of Interest may be directed to ISCA Secretary General Jacob Schouenborg.
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Volunteer at the ISCA office
Call for EVS applications out now!
Here is an opportunity for you to: experience something new, broaden your horizons, discover a different culture and gain experience in the field of youth, sport and culture. Seize the opportunity to become an EVS volunteer with ISCA in Denmark. The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) will apply for the next deadline for European Voluntary Service (EVS) on the 1st of February 2010. By applying to this deadline, ISCA is looking for up to 3 volunteers to join the team in the office for the period between 6 and 12 months and starting 1st of July 2010 or later. In case you are interested please send your CV and letter of interest latest Monday 11th January 2010 to Sorin Buruiana at sb@isca-web.org. Read more >>>. |
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Latin America - Europe links getting stronger
via International Youth Leader Education in Denmark
9 young people from ISCA member organisationa in Latin America are joining the 4 month International Programme at the The Gymnastics and Sports Folk High School in Viborg, Denmark starting January 2010. The links between Latin America and Europe are widening with each succesful student exchange!
For many years, ISCA has promoted the International Youth Leader Education (IYLE) - a 4-9 months boarding school education in different Sport Folk High School in Denmark with focus on voluntary leadership, democracy and intercultural understanding.
For more information about ISCAs IYLE programme, click here.
For more information about International Programme at the The Gymnastics and Sports Folk High School in Viborg, click here.
For more information about the upcoming exchanges, please contact Elizabeth Paoliello.
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YOU BUILD! WE BUILD!
YOU BUILD! THE ISCA YOUTH NETWORK
In partnership with Czech member organization CASPV, ISCA organized the partnership building activity You Build! designed to support the structural expansion of ISCA’s youth network. The event took place from the 14th and 20th of November 2009 in Baldovec (Czech Republic), and was co-financed by the “Youth in Action” programme of the European Commission. In previous ISCA Youth events, participants expressed the need to meet in a setting that will promote opportunities to create and implement common projects with a cross-organizational dimension. You Build! was set to fulfill this goal and to stress ISCA’s dedication to the development of young people. Read more >>>. |
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BALKAN YOUTH AND SPORT FORUM 2009
Youth leaders in Balkan make their voice heard with the Balkan Youth & Sport Forum declaration!
From September 7-13, more than 40 youth NGO representatives from 10 nations throughout the Balkan region participated in the 1st ever ISCA organized Balkan Youth and Sport Forum. Held near the historic city of Sarajevo in Bosnia Herzegovina, the Forum provided those youth leaders present with the opportunity to step away from their daily demands, to network with their peers across the region, and learn from each other to present their ideas of a stronger structure for youth in a declaration for inspiration to decision makers. With its focus on convening diverse youth leaders around areas of common interest, the Forum underscored that institutions in the region must provide opportunities for dialogue, reflection, and shared action among youth NGOs throughout the region. Read more >>>. |
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E-consultation on sports funding
European Commission study on Internal market barriers on sports funding
The European Commission has launched a study on the funding of grassroots sports in the 27 Member States. The study aims at analysing the barriers on sport funding and identifying the means to strengthen the development of grassroots sport across the European Union. This consultation represents a first step of the study: it is aimed to allow everyone to give his/her opinion about the stake of grassroots sports' funding. It will end on January 31 2010.
Click here to start the inquiry. |
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Developing European Competence for Regional Civil Servants and Managers
A chance for a European Training Certificate while responding to specific EU calls for proposals
The course will take place between 1 February 2010 and 21 June 2010, and include a six weeks period of distance learning, one week seminar in Brussels and twelve weeks for self-project and individual work. The courses are jointly organised by Euridit - European Institute for Development and In-Service Training and IES - Institute of European Studies, department of the VUB, Vrije Iniversiteit Brussel (Brussels Free University). ISCA would like to encourage members and partners to seek such continued competence development, and will also be able to provide specific project ideas or frameworks for the course project work. For more information about the course, please click here.
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Training Trainers for Human Rights Education with young people
Council of Europe training course
Training seminar: 24 March – 2 April 2010 European Youth Centre Budapest, Hungary Application deadline: 23 January 2010 This training course aims to develop the competences of the participants in working with human rights education at national and regional level and to enable them to advocate and act as trainers or facilitators of human rights education activities with young people based on non-formal learning approaches. Read more >>>. |
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| First EU sports projects to get off the ground |
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The European Commission received a total of 207 applications in response to the first call for proposals for 'preparatory actions in the field of sport', launched last spring. The total sum requested amounted to nearly €44 million, but just €4 million of funding was available. Meanwhile, 77 of the proposals were ineligible, according to the Commission. Read the full EurActiv article >>>. |
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| Nominations for 2009 World Fair Play Awards Open |
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The International Fair Play Committee annually awards the World Fair Play Awards in the categories of act, career and promotion of fair play. The awards are presented to athletes, teams, journalists, sport officials and organisations. Nominations for 2009 can be submitted by downloading the application form from the website www.fairplayinternational.org. |
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VELO-CITY GLOBAL 2010
CALL FOR CONTRIBUTIONS
The call for abstracts is aimed at both practitioners and researchers who want to share their results and experiences with the rest of the world. The abstracts will be selected for two types of sub-plenary tracks: the Presentation Tracks and the Roundtable Tracks. The Presentation Tracks will feature two traditional slide show presentations per track. After each presentation the audience will be asked to reflect on how they can use the presenter’s results and experiences in their own work. At the Roundtable Tracks, twelve presenters will present simultaneously to smaller groups of people sitting around small tables. Each presenter can use the entire length of the session with the option of discussing the presentation in depth around the table. Read more >>>. |
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Lisbon Treaty gives EU a say on sports
By EurActive
With the Lisbon Treaty set to enter into force tomorrow (1 December), giving the EU a formal competence on sport, the European Commission is about to launch a wide stakeholder consultation to prepare for the first EU sports programme, expected to be launched in 2012. Article 165 of the Lisbon Treaty provides the European Union with a soft competence on sport. This means that the Commission will develop a specific EU sports programme, supported by a budget. The competence also allows for better promotion of sport in other EU policy areas and programmes, such as health and education. According to Michal Krejza , head of the Commission's sports unit, the new competence will help the EU add value by supporting platforms of exchange and debate, providing legal clarity and co-financing various initiatives. Read more >>>. |
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ISCA
Secretariat: Tietgensgade 65, DK1704 Copenhagen, Denmark
Tel.: +45 33 29 80 26
Mail: info@isca-web.org
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