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Raising youth activity and self-confidence through sport in cross-border region (Basic success skills)
Start date: Feb 27, 2012, End date: Aug 26, 2013 PROJECT  FINISHED 

Sociological research shows that the Lithuanian and Latvian youth's self-confidence far behind other European nations due to different human lifestyle.There is a lack of socio-educational activities contributing to low level self-expression and self-confidence of cross-border pupil's.In Daugavpils and Zarasai regions children's and youth's physical fitness has a tendency to deteriorate,their body systems functionality is at low levels due to increasing use of IT and expansion of vehicles.This situation can only be improved by the optimal physical activity,targeted exercising and proper living arrangements-by engaging to sport activities.Latvia and Lithuania-both former post Soviet republics-are alike in their thinking,attitudes to lifestyles,and cultural perspective.Only through close long-lasting cooperation and joint reasoning formation can be achieved significant results in creation of new image of sport:physical education and sport activities can promote self-confidence and self-expression of youth.The collaboration between communities of Daugavpils(LV) and Zarasai(LT) towns will improve pupil's thinking towards sport activities,sport will play an important role in goal-oriented thinking formation as well as in changing current lifestyle to more healthier more.The main objective of the project is to raise activities and self-confidence of Daugavpils and Zarasai pupils.The main tasks are: 1.To improve the busyness of children and develop their self-confidence by the activities of sport;2.To develop the competences and skills of communities members through collaboration of experience sharing and learning process based on professional sport.Achieved results:Busier communitie's pupils and developed their self confidence that lead to goal-oriented thinking formation in a long-term;developed abilities and competences of local experts in professional sport;established relations of collaboration and their continuity based on sport matters.These results will be achieved through wide range of activities organised during the project implementation:children sport camps,seminar,internships,festival.The seminar will focus on issues of children's and youth's busyness by sport activities in cross-border region and will look for solutions.Sharing experience on professional sport will be carried out on internships.The summer camps for children will give opportunity to participate in competition according to the individual sports and educational event.The summer-end festival with its sport competitions,open to general public conference on formation of self-confidence and self-expression of youth through sport activities and artistical programme will be a conclusion of organised camps.Mentioned activities will increase the busyness of cross-border pupils with sport action,will improve sport specialists skills and will contribute to raising self-fulfilment. Expected Results: 194 (108 LV,86 LT) young people will get improved due to participation in 6 joint sport camps and 2 joint sport festivals.The abilities and competences of 7 sport specialists will improve after participation in internships in Latvia.20 cross-border communities members will develop their skills and competences after participation in conference in order to create guidelines for youth busyness by sport.As a result closer partnership will be established.

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  • 2007 - 2013 Latvia-Lithuania (LV-LT)
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