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The European project "DO-U-SPORT" continues its course.
This initiative, which includes the Town Hall of Las Torres de Cotillas and those of Mielec (Poland) and Tábua (Portugal), has already held its second working meeting and this time was in Polish lands at the end of July.
"The main objective of this project is to explore the role of local authorities in promoting sport as an activity for all and free of barriers," explains the Councilor for Youth, Physical Activity and Sport, Ginés Pérez, who attended with technicians To these meetings.
These meetings served to decide the type of activities to be developed.
Which stand out for being open activities, family and for all.
"All the participants will be given a passport with the 12 activities to be developed by July 2018, one per month," says the mayor, who points out that among the participants who do all will be designated two people to travel to The final conference to be held in Tabua, where the Do-U-Sport final document will be presented as well as local strategies and recommendations.
Various objectives
With a budget of almost 31,500 euros for the Torreño municipality, this project comes subsidized by almost 75% and is included in the Erasmus + program.
"There are multiple objectives that are sought, but one stands out above the rest: sensitizing the general population about the importance of sport as the basis of a healthy lifestyle, which is achieved by allowing citizens to engage with a physical activity - sports that fit their needs, "says Pérez, who emphasizes that it also seeks" to provide new strategies to ensure that sport is an activity for all groups, free of barriers. "
"In this way, through physical and sports activities, we intend to favor the personal and social development of our neighbors," says the mayor.
"We also want to sensitize athletes about their important role both in motivation and in the information of other neighbors, so that they see the sport as something more complex, as a responsibility - for example - in the social dynamics of the municipality or in education Of children, "says Pérez.
Strengthening the role of local authorities in promoting sports for all, increasing the number of people and organizations involved in sports activities at the local level or promoting a deeper understanding of how sports are seen and lived in municipalities are other The objectives of this project that is already underway.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Las Torres de Cotillas
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