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During the P2P project, several important results were developed to support youth participation in sport governance and democratic processes. These include research and a manual on youth participation through sport, a practical guide for the development of Sport Youth Councils, member selection guidelines, strategies and action plans, the Youth Leadership Program, international and local trainings, as well as regular meetings of young people within Sport Youth Councils and Sport Youth Boards. Together, these results form Read more…

During last two months of project duration, local dissemination events were organised in the partner countries to present the achieved results and final outputs of the P2P project. These events created space to share the main achievements of the project with young people, sport organisations, youth workers, trainers, local stakeholders and community representatives. During the events, partners presented the developed project results, including manuals, guides, training materials and practical tools. They also shared experiences from Read more…

One of the results of the work of Sport Youth Councils and Sport Youth Boards is the development of youth recommendations for sport organisations. These recommendations represent concrete proposals for improving sport activities, increasing youth involvement and making sport programs more accessible and inclusive. The recommendations are based on the experiences, discussions and needs identified by young people during council and board meetings. They address issues such as communication with young people, participation in planning, Read more…

The consortium then held the Final Evaluation Meeting on 10–13 December 2025 in Braga (Portugal). The meeting was dedicated to analysing the overall results of the project, the achievement of objectives, the impact on target groups and the possibilities for future cooperation. Partners discussed lessons learned, sustainability of project results and future steps for strengthening youth participation through sport. They also reflected on the work of Sport Youth Councils, Sport Youth Boards, local trainings, the Read more…

The final conference of the Play to Participate – Participate to Play (P2P) project was organised in Athens, Greece, as one of the closing visibility and dissemination activities of the project. The event brought together young people, representatives of sport organisations, youth workers, trainers, local stakeholders and community representatives to present the main achievements, results and impact of the project. During the conference, participants had the opportunity to learn more about the project activities implemented Read more…

After the international Training of Trainers in Cagliari, partners implemented local workshops of the Youth Leadership Program in their own countries from April to October 2025. In each participating country, three local workshops were organised in cooperation between project partner organisations and sport clubs, associations or federations. The workshops included sport-based, practical and theoretical activities using non-formal learning methods. Young people had the opportunity to test different activities from the Youth Leadership Program and work Read more…

The third partners meeting was held on 4–6 May 2025 in Malta, hosted by TDM 2000 Malta and the Malta Football Association  and focused on monitoring project implementation, analysing achieved results and planning the next steps. Partners discussed the work of Sport Youth Councils, the Youth Leadership Program, local trainings and further promotion of project results. The meeting provided an opportunity to review what had been implemented so far and to identify areas where additional Read more…

In line with the P2P project plan, a Training of Trainers (ToT) was organised as an important step in the development and further implementation of the Youth Leadership Program. The training took place in Cagliari, Italy, from 23 to 29 March 2025. The aim of the ToT was to test the developed Youth Leadership Program and prepare partners for its implementation at local level. Representatives of each project partner participated in the activity, tested the Read more…

One of the most important results of the P2P project is the establishment of Sport Youth Councils and Sport Youth Boards in the partner countries. These structures create regular and organised spaces where young people can meet, discuss topics that are important to them and propose initiatives for improving sport and youth participation. The establishment of these bodies followed several important project steps. First, participants took part in the international training in Vrnjačka Banja, where Read more…