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Include Everyone
Respect and Friendship
Just Play
Kyle Ferguson
Ulster Sports Academy
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Background
Aims:
Embed good practice among local organisations in reconciliation, racismand sectarianism through sports activities.
The initiatives, events and workshops of activities will provide models of
best practice which community-based organisations and practitioners in
the sports sector can replicate and sustain.
Objectives to:
Build trust and cultural understanding
Develop partnerships and creating shared spaces at a local level.
Create better understanding
Find a common ground Develop confidence in own cultures, and ultimately trust and respect for
and with other cultures
Help to dispel myths and perceptions
Create lasting structures to ensure sustainable legacy
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Phases
Research and design
six months
Phase one implementation 2 years
Monitoring and evaluation
throughoutphase one
Phase two implementation further 18months
Monitoring and evaluation throughoutphase two
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Needs Analysis
Creating a picture of thecurrent situation
Needs, Wants, Expectations
and Attitudes.
Through onlinequestionnaires, face to face
interviews, focus groupsand desk based study.
Individual areaobjectivesdevised withlocal leaders
Agreedimplementationplan andtimetable
Resourcerequirement
How it would bemonitored
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OpportunityisNoWhere
OpportunityisNowHere
Opportunityisnowhere
Align Focus
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Initial Principlesbased on Kvalsund (2007)
Principle
Sport is used as part of aholistic Influence of culturalpractices, requires developinglocal organizations delivery
Continually ensure Inclusive,open and welcoming to all.
Empowerment of localorganizations to ensure senseof ownership
Reduce barriers tointeraction and reinforce trustmutual cooperation
Action
Sport and non-sport activities 1of 10 projects, with Menu ofchoice of activities devised withstakeholders to meet local need.
Stepped approach to
integration with venues / groups
Community involved in creationand management throughconsultation.
Role models +Local leaders,training, flexibility andownership.
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Process
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Understanding Own and Others Culture
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Monitoring
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Role Models
School Project
Olympic
Theme
Empoweredlocal leaders
Awards and Recognition
ConferenceAndCommunityLeaders
Town Centre
Events
CulturalUnderstanding
EthnicMinority
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Phased engagement start single entity in own environment tobuild trust, break down barriers, dispel myths.
Progress to neutral environment to build relationships andchallenge attitudes and then partnered activities in each others
environment to create lasting partnerships and friendships.
School and Club based.Importance of key local leader and role models for engagementImportance of building capacity of local leaders
Risks and expectations ! Non continuous funding!Desire and enthusiasm at local levelBranding and Images of project important to avoid barrier - needto feel ownership and identity!
Findings
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Making change
Connections
ContextCommunication
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Learning from other cultures tospeak the same language
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NI/NL-project
The 2012 London Olympics
Relationships between the UK and Dutch sport
and cohesion sectors
Joint Application NISB- University of Ulster
Process:Search for successful programmes on social
inclusion
Compiling working elements based on successful
programmes
Working Group in each country made up of
researchers, policy makers and practitioners
Talking the Same Language
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How?
Contribution UK/NL-project:
2 working groups one in each country
2 National meetings
2 Joint meetings
Exchange and sharing information
Develop useful and practical knowledge
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Developed Principles
Establish a working relationship
Stepped approach to engagement
Build capacity of workforce
Representative workforce
Remove barriers
Participants involved in all aspects of the projectMarketing
Appropriate language
Embed good practice
Adopt multi faceted approachConstructed a specific monitoring process
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