Equal Steps with a Flying Disc

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Our small collaborative partnership will last a total of 18 months. All project partners and coordinators of this project have experience in working with women and special experience in the participation of women with low socioeconomic status. EquFisc project includes 1 sports club with training experience in women's participation in sports and gender equality in national and international projects, 2 NGOs carrying out a valuable national campaign on women and children, and a federation that organizes national and international tournaments. Applicants – Spor Elçileri Derneği (SPELL) (Turkey) Partners: - Hrvatski Flying Disc Savez (Croatian Flying Disc Federation) (Croatia) - Biržų lengvosios Atletikos sporto klubas (Lithuania) - ASOCIATIA AMA EVENTS (Romania) - Fondatzia Kurazh (Bulgaria) Mothers and daughters do not exercise as actively as boys in rural areas. As a result, the issue of gender inequality comes to the fore in rural areas. This 18-month collaborative partnership primarily aims to: - Promote gender equality in sports and the participation of rural women in grassroots sports, - Demolish the perception among people that women cannot do sports by encouraging the participation of women in sports in rural areas - Explore and better understand the social and cultural barriers behind women's low participation in sport in rural areas. - Remove the belief that only men can do sports. Sport is the perfect tool to promote gender equality - Counter the negative perceptions of women in sports; Flying Disc can be played as a mixed sport. (men and women together) - Share best practices for gender equality by all partners - Improve capacity building of our organizations and staff - Create a permanent cooperation network between us as project partners - Run campaigns with strong communication channels We will carry out 4 international activities among all project partners. All partners will hold gender-based seminars in rural areas.