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The final event of the EU project "Education of swimming coaches and volunteers on working with people with disabilities”

The final event of the EU project "Education of swimming coaches and volunteers on working with people with disabilities”

On April 16 and 17, the Dubrovnik Sports Association is organizing the final event of the EU project "Education of swimming coaches and volunteers to work with people with disabilities", which will include a round table and an informal "competition ” disabled person at the pool.

The round table, which will be held on April 16 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the Student Dorm, will bring together associations of people with disabilities from Dubrovnik-Neretva County, representatives of the City of Dubrovnik and Dubrovnik-Neretva County, and representatives of the sports club for people with disabilities Sports Association Plavalček from Slovenia. The main idea of the round table is the exchange of experiences and concrete examples of good practice, as well as possible ways of developing public awareness of the importance of physical activity and the inclusion of people with disabilities.

The next day, on April 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., an informal "competition" will be held at the pool with people with disabilities, and in addition to swimming, they will do several polygons, similar to what was done during the training of trainers and volunteers.

The EDCaV project was co-financed by the Erasmus+ program of the European Union in the amount of 30 thousand euros. In addition to the Dubrovnik Sports Association as the project holder, the project partners are the Plavalček Sports Association and the Vere Montis Association from Rijeka. During the implementation of the project over the past year, four swimming coaches and four volunteers each from Croatia and Slovenia underwent informal training for working with people with disabilities, led by Mihovil Španja and Ana Matković Mustapić.