OUR LATEST NEWS.

The Global Design Challenge for Sport and Physical Activity 2021, had 256 registrants from an incredible 53 countries, making this a truly global event!

There were 58 final submissions from 24 countries as diverse as Cambodia, Trinidad and Tobago, Mauritius, Bulgaria and Costa Rica as well as several home grown ones from Ireland!

TAFISA and the INTERACT Project Partners are proud to present the INTERACT logo, which represents, in its simplicity and completeness, the strong identity of the project.

From Thursday 8th to Friday 9th July, TAFISA joined forces with creative minds in Heidelberg to continue working on the creation of an “Innovations Hub” as part of the Active City Innovation (ACI) project. The aim of the Innovation Hub is to provide leadership and guidance to generate innovation that will foster the joy of movement. Ultimately, increasing opportunities for participation in Sport for All and physical activity.

The Female Leaders of Tomorrow (FLOT) Mentees have been working hard over the past seven months to bring together their learnings and experiences to design their very own individual projects relating to Sport for All. The mentees had the option to undertake their project individually or as a joint effort with their co-mentee within their trio, with the guidance and support of their mentor.

On Wednesday 7 July, TAFISA hosted the 7th Europe in Action project partner meeting via Zoom. This meeting presented an opportunity for the partners to come together during a pivotal half-way point of the project. All 9 partners were in attendance and remain committed and motivated to fulfil the intended outputs of the project, even with the disruption occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Following the success of our previous Workshop on Active Spaces, we are happy to announce that our next Workshop will be hosted on 22 July 2021, 13:00 - 15:00 (UTC +2). Save the date!

The INTERACT Consultation Workshop and partners meeting, hosted by the International Fistball Association (IFA) and TAFISA in Linz, Austria and online on 28 – 29 June 2021, gathered some 24 International Sport Organisations that shared their Sport for All initiatives and experiences with each other – enabling the INTERACT partners to further define the direction that the project is taking.

Due to COVID-19, many international sports events were cancelled or postponed. In this situation, online interaction become one of the new trending solution to break through this difficult time. Thus, Chinese Taipei invites host cities of international sports events (held in 2018-2020) to join the Online Popularity Contest. The Deadline is July 16, 2021. 

On Thursday 17 June 2021, TAFISA Business Development and Fundraising Manager Keri McDonald had the privilege to participate in the Launch of the Guidelines for Gender-responsive Sports Organisations, initiated by UN Women within the framework of HeForShe. The Guidelines are an excellent resource which translate the UN Women’s Sports for Generation Equality Principles into an easily adaptable step-by-step guide for global sport stakeholders.

On Thursday 10th June 2021, 13 FLOT mentees from 6 countries undertook an examination and were presented with a certification on the completion of the IOC-supported TAFISA Certified Leadership Course (CLC) in Sport for All. The international programme provided knowledge and training on key components of the Global Sport for All Movement to assist the mentees on their journey to become the next women leaders in Sport for All.