Inclusion of ethnic minorities and Roma people through tennIS

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The project aims at exploring the possibility of sport as a mean of social inclusion of ethnic minorities, specifically Roma people. Tennis teaches fair competition, to win graciously and to lose with honor. It teaches you to manage adversity when adjusting to the elements and to manage mistakes by learning to play within your abilities. It requires that you call errors on yourself. Doubles and team play teach cooperation communication and teamwork. Tennis requires that you learn etiquette and treat others with respect. “Inclusion of ethnic minorities and Roma people through tennIS” [IRIS] aims at exploring and put in actions the possibilities that tennis offers to promote social inclusion among people from ethnic minorities, especially Roma people. RESULTS During the lifespan of the project, partners will put in place: - Research on the state-of-the-art of inclusion of people from ethnic minorities through sports, with a special focus on Roma people. - Production of a final Transnational report based on the national State-of-the-art - Implement 3 international mobilities involving 5 people from ethnic minorities (at least 2 Roma people) and 2 trainers per partners to investigate and test methodologies and techniques in place to foster social inclusion through sports. During every mobility it will be co-designed a half-day tournament to be implemented in the local activities phase. - Implementation of the “IRIS Summer tournament” pilot in which each partner will organize at local level a tennis tournament for inclusion of people from ethnic minorities to share project results and raise awareness on the topic.