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sportanddev has released a public call for proposals for organisations to apply to become the host of the International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev).

In the call, sportanddev mentions: 

Launched by TAFISA Member the International Table Soccer Federation (ITSF), the project “100 Foosball for Schools” aims at giving access to physical activity for all youth, by developing and expanding the daily practice of Table Soccer in schools. To reach this goal, the ITSF supports the implementation of 100 foosball tables in 100 schools in each participating countries.

On 1-4 September, the Pilates Heritage Congress was held in Mönchengladbach, Germany.

Kathy Corey, President of World Pilates Confederation (WPC), a TAFISA Member organisation, gave a very gracious welcome and appreciated the presence of 131 outstanding coaches from 36 countries. 

The online Workshop “Healthy Lifestyle for All" successfully took place on 28 April and recorded 251 registrations from 70 countries. The Workshop was the eight event of the TAFISA Mission 2030 Workshop Series.  

Column by Bert van Oostveen, CEO, Knowledge Centre for Sport and Physical Activity Netherlands – Originally published in Dutch in Magazine Sport & Municipalities

Exploring and pushing limits

For me, the summer is a period of exploring boundaries and pushing them. And all too often this provides me with insights for sport and exercise in the Netherlands.

On Wednesday 3 August, TAFISA hosted the 16th Europe in Action project partner meeting which was attended by all nine organizations. The partners have been meeting virtually every eight weeks which has provided pivotal moments for discussion regarding the various work packages and developments of the project’s outputs.

TAFISA and The Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace (FSDP) are proud to partner up for the launch of a new and exciting capacity building initiative. 

TAFISA and Leipzig University's Sports Science Faculty are proud to offer a Master of Arts (M.A.) in International Sports Development to empower current and future leaders to work in sports organisations, providing them with the knowledge, expertise, and tools to develop Sport for All and grassroots sports.

The INTERACT Good Practices Collection is Live!
 

After a great teamwork led by our INTERACT partner the International Fistball Association, we are pleased to announce that the INTERACT Good Practices collection webpage was launched during the 27th TAFISA World Congress in Portoroz, Slovenia.

From June 6th to 8th, Sports Union of Slovenia hosted the 15th partners meeting for the co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission project “Europe in Action”. This 2.5 day meeting was physically attended by project partners; Sport for All Association Serbia, Knowledge Centre for Sport Netherlands, Cyprus Sports Organisation, Ministry of Sport of the Republic of Poland, Portuguese Institute of Youth, and Sport and TAFISA.