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The European Commission offers various opportunities to obtain financial support for Sport for All projects. Although the Erasmus+: Sport 2020 call for proposals is now closed, organisations can still apply for other opportunities. We list down three such opportunities that are still open until June 2020. Don't miss the deadline!

Dear Friends,

We hope that this message finds you, your families and colleagues in good health.

Although doping is usually associated with elite sport, reports have revealed that some athletes within grassroots sport also take performance enhancing drugs. This may be due to a lack of awareness of what constitutes banned substances, a lack of testing within grassroots sport, and a lack of comprehension of the dangers to one’s health. To remedy the issue, the ADVICE project has designed a mobile application designed to help sport coaches: 

TAFISA joined various sports organisations operating at the European level and co-signed a position paper on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on the sport sector. 

Dear TAFISA Members and participants in the 7th TAFISA World Sport for All Games 2020,

In these difficult and testing circumstances, we hope first and foremost that you and your families are safe and in good health.

Exactly a month ago, we celebrated International Women's Day 2020 (8 March) and asked leading women within the TAFISA family to share their thoughts and experience about Gender Equality, how we can better advocate an equal world with equal and fair conditions for women to participate in sports, and the need to change attitudes and listen to the voice of women.

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson was chosen by the TAFISA Board of Directors to receive the TAFISA Jürgen Palm Award for her outstanding contribution to sport and social inclusion, as highlighted through her many active roles across the U.K. Upon receiving the Award, Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson commented:  

The current situation with the COVID-19 outbreak worldwide is prompting us all to take exceptional measures. In alignment with recommendations from the WHO, governmental authorities and health experts, TAFISA has decided to suspend any international travel of its Board of Directors and staff members until further notice and will thus not join any international event during the next two months.

From 26th to 27th February, TAFISA hosted the kick-off meeting for the co-funded by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Commission project “Europe in Action”.

TAFISA attended the 3rd International Ethnosport Forum which was held in Antalya, Turkey, from 22nd to 23rd February. This event was hosted by the World Ethnosport Confederation (WEC) with the theme of “Reviving Traditional Sports”.