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Looking for more diversity in European women’s football. Online Debate & Presentation of “W”-Magazine on 16 March 2021.

The Hungarian migrant led organization and SPIN network partner Mahatma Gandhi Human Rights Organization (MGHRO) acted as a mouthpiece for the rights of people of colour in Hungary during the recent #BlackLivesMatter demonstrations in Budapest.

The Sport Inclusion Network (SPIN) shares the vision of sport and a Europe free of discrimination, where everybody irrespective of origin, race, gender, sexual orientation or ability enjoys the same fundamental rights. But in current Hungary independent human rights and anti-racism work is at risk.

In seven countries partners of the SPIN WOMEN project facilitate sport events with women and girls with a migrant or ethnic minority background.

Call for Action! Activities enhancing the inclusion and participation of migrant and minority women and girls can be funded. Deadline for submissions: 7 September 2020

But even though there are strong barriers linked to gender inequality and migrant exclusion, the research shows that there exist successful strategies for inclusion. Based on empirical data collected in 7 EU member states, the German SPIN organisation Camino published a study report on the access and participation of migrant women and girls in sports.

Looking at society at large, migrant and ethnic minority women are belonging to the most vulnerable groups in Europe. The SPIN Women project aims to show the different perspectives of migrant and ethnic minority women and to develop strategies to increase their involvement in sports.

Over 80 organisations – including several SPIN partner organisations – join UNHCR and the International Olympic Committee to help young refugees discover their potential through sports

Commitment, the wish to learn and discover new perspectives and breaking down barriers for women in sport have been the shared motivations of all participants brought together from all over Europe to attend the Train the Trainers Seminar in Berlin. The seminar took place on November 30th and December 1st in the context of the SPIN Women project.

In summer the European Commission has called for projects on the integration and social inclusion of refugees through sport. Out of 70 received, eleven projects were selected for the 2019 edition of the call. One of the successful pan-European projects is “Sport Inclusion of Refugees across Europe” (SPIN Refugees).

In seven countries partners of the SPIN WOMEN project facilitate sport events with women and girls with a migrant or ethnic minority background.

To reach more visibility and to support the activities taking place during the European Week of Sport the partner organisations of the SPIN Women project produced and diseminate the new “Girl Power” poster that is available for download.

Between January 2017 and December 2018, the eight partners implemented the ERASMUS+ sport project in the following countries: Austria, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy and Portugal. In addition, the Knowledge Centre for Sports Netherlands carried out...