NEWS
SPIN Network’s Conference on Diversity in Sport
Coming 16 and 17 of April 2026, the capital of Portugal, Lisbon, will welcome members of the SPIN network for their General Assembly meeting followed by the European network conference “Inclusion and Empowerment of Young People with Diverse Background in Sport”.
Over 70 educators take part in sport & inclusion trainings for Sahrawi youth
In local trainings across all 5 refugee camps, Sahrawi educators received input and new methods for inclusive sport and physical education for children and youth.
SPIN Youth goes European Week of Sport 2025!
“United for Inclusion” is the motto as SPIN Youth project panels in 8 countries pilot their action plan activities
Youth Panels publish Research on Empowering Diverse Youth
Empowering young people with diverse backgrounds in and through sport is a core objective of the SPIN Youth project. Evangelista explains why this is critical and how SJPF supports it.
First SPIN Mission to Sahrawi Refugee Camps in Algeria
The SPIN project “Inclusive Sport for Young Sahrawi Refugees” completed its multiplier training in the camps near Tindouf.
SPIN Youth Partner Meeting in Helsinki
Project Partners gathered in Helsinki, Finland, for a 2-day meeting and culturally rich social program.
SPIN welcomes 3 new members!
The SPIN Board admitted 3 new members in the field of sport and inclusion, all from Austria.
Xico Andebol & Guimarães: A Portuguese Case of Sport and Social Inclusion
How Sport Can Support the Inclusion of Displaced People in Cities and Municipalities: The Xico Andebol and Guimarães Approach
SJPF President Joaquim Evangelista highlights the SPIN Youth project in his latest Newspaper Article
Empowering young people with diverse backgrounds in and through sport is a core objective of the SPIN Youth project. Evangelista explains why this is critical and how SJPF supports it.
SPIN Youth Action Research Well under Way
SPIN Youth Coordinators together with their Youth Panel members have started their action research towards more inclusion of youth with diverse backgrounds in and through sport.
A problem without a cause – New paper on the framing of causes & solutions in sport for development interventions
A new paper for the International Review for the Sociology of Sport, co-authored by fellow SPIN member Louis Moustakas @FH Kufstein, investigates agenda framing in the field of Sport for Development
Report: SPIN Networking Webinar – Social Inclusion of Refugees through Sport, 3.2.25
A successsful premiere As the first of its kind, the SPIN Networking Webinar on 3 February 2025 brought together the Sport Inclusion Network community and further stakeholders in the field. Participation ranged from stakeholders from Kenya to Finland and from...
SPIN Networking Webinar – Social Inclusion of Refugees through Sport, 3.2.25
An online event organised and hosted by the Sport inclusion Network (SPIN). Background In 2015, Europe witnessed one of the biggest movements of Refugees, the so called “refugee crisis”. What is the situation now, ten years after the arrival of refugees from conflict...
Project launch: Inclusive sport for young Sahrawi refugees
In cooperation with UNHCR and the Sahrawi Ministry of Youth and Sport, SPIN launches its first project on the African continent.
SPIN welcomes 4 new members!
The SPIN Board admitted 4 new experienced members in the field of sport and inclusion, from Finland to Italy, Portugal and Kenya.