MESIS

The main output of the MESIS project, where EGLSF is a partner, is finally ready!  After the training of trainers (Sofia, 2023) and the Capacity Building Sessions (CBS) held in Rome, Ljubljana, and Lisbon (in 2024), aimed at creating inclusive sports communities for LGBTQI+ individuals through education and sport, the Outsport e-learning course is finally online in English and will be soon be available also in Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Slovenian and Bulgarian. Building on the success of the Outsport project, endorsed by the EU Commission and the World Health Organisation, this e-learning course is [...]

EGLSF proudly joined the MESIS meeting in Misano Adriatico, Italy, from August 29th to September 1st, to collaborate on the development of the Outsport e-learning course. This innovative course, set to be available in eight different languages, is specially designed for sports professionals, coaches, mental trainers, PE teachers, and educators who work directly in the field. The MESIS team, along with other project partners, reunited to fine-tune the content of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) and plan the pilot events slated for 2025. This e-learning course, built on the Outsport methodology, addresses discrimination based [...]

MESIS: Coaches and PE teachers in Lisbon concluding the training phase on the Outsport method From April 10th to April 13th, more than 25 people from different countries dove into workshops and physical activities based on Education Through Sport (ETS) and the Outsport method. The last  MESIS Capacity Building Session took place in Lisbon, organised by MESIS partner GCP - Ginásio Clube Português. Just like it happened in Rome and  Ljubljana, coaches, PE teachers, youth workers, trainers, observers (job-shadowing trainers), volunteers and staff members attended a 4-day learning session full of [...]

EGLSF was present as an observer and participated in leading the training during the MESIS project capacity building session in Ljubljana, Slovenija from 21-24 March 2024. Physical education teachers, educators, coaches, selected from 4 different countries spent 3 days together learning how to integrate a human rights approach to sport, focusing in education through sport, via practical activities and theoretical presentations. Frisbee and basketball activities were used to convey different active approaches to sport concentrating on the principle of inclusion. At the end of the training session, participants were able to use theoretical and practical [...]