TAFISA CLC Level 1 embedded in the ACT Rise Project

The first level of the TAFISA Certified Leadership Course (CLC) was successfully delivered from 27 to 30 May, integrated into the Erasmus+ Sport project ACT Rise, led by the Romanian National Agency of Sport.

The training, dedicated to leadership and management upskilling in Sport for All, served to address the needs of representatives from sport federations, public and private sport organizations, and other sport professionals in Romania. These professionals will disseminate the learnings among their regional, national, and local members.

Participants took part in hands-on training sessions led by experts Patrik Perosa (TAFISA Europe Co-Chair) and Jörg Benner (Sport for All Advisor, European Flying Disc Federation). The sessions offered opportunities for networking, practical exercises, and inspiration to support the planning of small-scale sport events during the 2025 European Week of Sport (23–30 September). On the final day, trainers from the Sport Coach+ project, led by the Romanian Red Cross and the Olympic Refugee Foundation, joined to share methods for using sport to support mental health and provide psychological support for young displaced people.

BACKGROUND OF THE PROJECT

ACT RISE is a capacity-building project dedicated to promoting Sport for All and physical activity, with a focus on post-conflict reconciliation, inclusion, safeguarding, gender equality, and strengthening sport organizations in the Eastern Neighborhood of Europe. The project maps existing Sport for All policies in Romania, Ukraine, and Moldova and develops a specialized training methodology to be piloted with 200 participants in face-to-face sessions and over +500 participants from neighboring countries, including Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Poland, and Hungary. It also delivers online training, joint sport events, handbooks, and policy statements, fostering collaboration among national stakeholders to advance the Sport for All movement. Project Partners include; National Agency for Sport in Romania (ex-Ministry of Sports) – Romania, Ministry of Education and Research of the Republic of Moldova (Directorates of Sport and Youth) – Moldavia, Public Association Sports Club Sporter or University of Physical Education and Sports in Moldavia – Moldavia, TAFISA – GERMANY and All-Ukrainian center for physical health of population "Sports for all” – Ukraine.

The project is currently ongoing, so stay alert for the next developments!