Description
Segregation can be observed in all arenas of life, including sports for people with disabilities. There are no shared sports events and hardly any opportunity for joint participation. Raising public awareness in the field of sport, so that we do not think of separate events for the able-bodied and the impaired, these two can be achieved together. Bringing the sport of the impaired closer to their able-bodied counterparts; integration of wheelchair-bound basketball players; children with special needs and special young Olympic athletes into grassroots streetball events. Integration competitions, games for both the able-bodied and for those living with disabilities.Media appearances, making a 3-5 minute long film, offering it for broadcasting to different media. Wheelchair-bound basketball players, special Olympics athletes and children requiring special education.
Summary of project results
The project was needed to counter segregation in sports, as sport for people with disabilities is nowhere near to that of the able-bodied. There are no shared sports events and hardly any opportunity for joint participation. The objective of the project - raising public awareness in the field of sport, so that we do not think of separate events for the able-bodied and the impaired - was achieved by the organization of two streetball events that included games for both the able-bodied and for those living with disabilities. Both events were successful in terms of the number of disabled participants - the number of whom almost doubled as compared to the originally set target; audience (9000 people); as well as media coverage. The beneficiaries of the project - wheelchair-bound basketball players, special Olympics athletes and children requiring special education - were involved by participating in the streetball events together with the able-bodied competitors. The results will be sustained by the organization of similar events in the future.
Summary of bilateral results