EPC participates as a partner at the project "Prevention of sexualized violence in Sports-Impulses for an open, secure and sound sporting environment in Europe"

The project is carried out by the German Sports Youth (www.dsj.de) in the German Olympic Sports Confederation and its project scientific advisors.The project is funded by the EU Programme "Preparatory Action in the field of sport". The project is scheduled to run from February 2012 until March 2013.

The project´s central aim is to sensitize and raise awareness about the prevention of sexualised violence on all levels of the European sports environment. The project fosters networking and exchange aof experiences in a sustainable manner through compiling a catalogue of ´good practice´examples, campaigning for an open dialogue regarding the topic and gathering impulses for a European sports policy presented at the 2012 Conference "Safer, better, stronger! Prevention of sexual harassment and abuse in sports", which will be held on November 20th and 21st in Berlin. The international conference is addressed to policy-makers and representatives of the umbrella (sports) organizations, national coaching foundations and media, and those whose objective is to encourage the prevention of Sexual Harassment and Abuse in Sports. EPC will delegate participants coming from our structure to this event. The call for participants is coming soon.