The Fit4Green project, is a 18-month project, with the general objective of raising
environmental awareness with the help of sport and physical activity, will bring
together university sports organisations’ aspirations for more sustainable sport
events and educational institutions’ need to fight unsustainable consumption
practices at campuses.
Fit4Green is lead by the EUSA
Institute and co-funded by the
European Union, was officially
kicked off with a two-day online
meeting held on 26th and 27th of
June 2024.
The main aims of the project
are to raise environmental
awareness through sport &
physical activity, to promote
healthy & eco-conscious lifestyles
with young people engagement
and to organise green campus
campaigns and sport events.
The first day of the kick off
meeting was reserved for the
individual presentations of the
partner organizations, which
include EUSA Institute as the
coordinator, together with project
partners Holztechnikum Kuchl
(AUT), University of Ljubljana
(SLO), InnovationsManufaktur
(GER), NYSA Sweden (SWE)
and Latvian University Sports
Federation (LAT).
At the meeting, a total overview
of the project timeline, work
packages, planned activities and
general partners roles were given.
Divided tasks overview, going
hand in hand with the deliverables
overview, were as well presented
to the partners.Impact assessment, quantitative
indicators and the logistic
planning of the meetings that will
be held throughout the duration
of the project, were discussed.
The partners established the
communication channels for
easier flow of the project matters,
as well.On October 18th, 2024, the
first in person meeting of the
Fit4Green project was co-hosted
by European University Sports
Association (EUSA) and University
of Ljubljana in the beautiful
buildings of the University’s
Rectorate at the heart of Ljubljana.During the meeting, the main
objectives, finanacial aspects,risk assesments, communication
requirements and future goals
were discussed and presented.As a special guest to this meeting,
Lucka Kajfez Bogataj facilitated
a lecture about sustainability,
and how to organise sustainable
events, what to concentrate on, as
well as how the events affect the
enviroments.While all six organisations
representatives engaged in
project detail discussions
and presentations, the young
participants kicked off the
workshop with an escape room
challenge to break the ice and get
to know each other better.This meeting served as a point
where all participants were part
of the co-creation workshop led
by Owen Southgate from NYSA
Sweden. With this workshop
the Cynefin framework was
introduced as a decision-making
tool designed to help navigate
complex problems by offeringdifferent approaches. Using
this framework, participants
brainstormed innovative
event ideas that align with the
“Fit4Green” initiative, which
focuses on combining sports with
sustainability.On the following day, October
19 th, 2024 the group took time
to reflect on the proposed ideas,
evaluating their approaches and
potential impact.MORE INFO:
https://fit4green.eusa.euFIT FOR GREEN (FIT4GREEN)
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