ICSSPE/CIEPSS – How can Physical Activity Help to Include Refugees?

“Communities and Crisis” provides participants with unique insights into the use of sport and physical activity for inclusive community building, particularly in areas recently affected by crises.

These crises include natural disasters such as earthquakes, floods or tornadoes, as well as human-made crises like civil wars and vulnerable communities. But this year a special focus will be on refugees, their situation within the European countries and potential psycho-social support through physical activity programmes.

Sport, play and physical activity are integral parts to a community building process. Careful design and implementation of such programmes under consideration of cultural diversity, gender and inclusion of all age groups are critical to ensuring positive development and avoid potentially harmful psychological effects.

Through this symposium, participants learn to use sport as positive means of physiological and psychological rehabilitation, both through practical, hands-on workshops as well as through theoretical learning sessions. It emphasises the importance of cultural sensitivity and the implementation of appropriate monitoring and evaluation techniques.

The seminar is set to take place at HausRheinsberg, Germany´s first hotel specially designed for patrons with disabilities. The hotel provides an ideal setting to conduct the seminar modules, as well as the opportunity to get to know each other and engage in leisure activities.

This includes conference services, a modern sports facility, as well as a swimming pool, sauna, fitness room, and fireplace lounge. The hotel restaurant offers specialties of the region as well as international delicacies. Additional information about HausRheinsberg, including directions, may be obtained at www.hausrheinsberg.de/eng.

Registration will be open on 20^th June through the ICSSPE Website.

Through the generous financial support of the German Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Fürst Donnersmarck-Foundation, ICSSPE is very pleased to be able to again offer Bursaries for participants to participate in the Seminar (please note that ICSSPE cannot cover travel or visa costs).

To apply for one of the Bursaries, please provide the following documents after registration has been opened:

• Letter of intent (1 page);
• CV;
• Letter of recommendation by senior colleague or professor;
• Completed registration form.

Scholarship recipients will be asked to contribute to ICSSPE’s social media coverage during the event.

To apply for a scholarship, kindly send your application to Katrin Koenen at kkoenen@icsspe.org before 18^th July 2016.

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