European Sports NGO Youth (ENGSO Youth) is the non-governmental umbrella youth organisation of ENGSO (European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation).Official ENGSO website https://www.engso.eu. It has the aim to represent the young Europeans in sports in 34 countries and to achieve, promote and support the implementation of the ENGSO guidelines for children and youth sport. ENGSO Youth promotes health, sustainable development, sport diplomacy, education and employability, and inclusion through sports.Official ENGSO Youth website https://www.youth-sport.net. ENGSO Youth is member of the European Youth Forum since 2007.
History At the beginning of 2000, on initiative of the German Sports Youth (Deutsche Sportjugend), eight national sport umbrella organisations from eight European countries started to co-operate in the "Network for the European Youth Work in Sports – Sport Youth goes Europe". These partners have joined forces on European level to engage and lobby for the interests of young people that are organised in sport clubs and federations.
Vision, mission and aims According to the official website, ENGSO Youth is driven by the following strategic principles: Vision Mission Core Values Establishing and nourishing strong alliances to empower youth's development through sport. To serve as an overarching platform in creating opportunities within the European youth sport sector through advocacy, strategic actions and networking. Integrity Transparency Equality Inclusion
Organisation
ENGSO Youth operates by relying on advocacy, projects, policy and networking, with special focus on: Sustainable development in and through sport; Inclusion in and through sport; Health enhancing physical activity; Education and employability in and through sport; Sports diplomacy; Internal development and nourishing cooperation with ENGSO and its organisational bodies.
Aims To be the youth sport organisation in Europe and offer a platform for individuals, organisations, stakeholders and policy makers to connect, debate and collaborate Europe-wide; To continue involving a growing number of young Europeans, especially those with fewer opportunities, and organisations in sport and in the decision-making process of sport's policies; To develop ENGSO Youth capacities in more regions of Europe; To foster cross-sector cooperation, in order to engage a broader network of partners when tackling European, national and local youth issues; To develop projects with long-lasting, multiplying and self-perpetuating effects on current themes in the youth sector to leave a lasting legacy.
Structure
ENGSO Youth is structured with a Youth Assembly as the highest decision making body. The Youth Assembly meets annually and decides about statutes, the political platform and the work plan, as well as it elects the Committee of ENGSO Youth. The Committee is elected every 2 years. The Committee consists of 9 members and is responsible for leading and representing the organisation between the Youth Assemblies. The Committee and the Secretariat coordinate the daily work of the organisation.
ENGSO Youth has a secretariat based in Vilnius (Lithuania). ENGSO Youth also has three full time staff members: secretariat, projects and policy manager and communications officer. Additional part-time staff members are responsible for the project management.
Chairperson Date Chairperson Nationality 2021-2023 Ms. Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė (re-elected) 2019-2021 Ms. Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė 2017-2019 Mr. Michael Leyendecker 2015-2017 Mr. Paolo Emilio Adami 2013-2015 Mr. Jan Holze (re-elected) 2011-2013 Mr. Jan Holze (re-elected) 2009-2011 Mr. Jan Holze (re-elected) 2007-2009 Mr. Jan Holze (re-elected) 2005-2007 Mr. Jan Holze 2003-2005 Ms. Rosemary Paul-Chopin
Committee Members Each committee is elected by the entire membership every 2 years at the Youth Assembly, it consists of: the Chair the Vice-Chair 7 Committee Members
Committee Members: Mandate 2021-2023 Name Position Nationality Ms. Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė Chair Mr. Filip Filipić Vice-Chair Ms. Anett Fodor Committee Member Ms. Henrietta Weinberg Committee Member Ms. Iva Glibo Committee Member Mr. Pál Vitalis Joensen Oly Committee Member Mr. Rashan McDonald Committee Member Mr. Ronalds Rets Rezais Committee Member Mr. Sofie Korbee Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2019-2021 Name Position Nationality Ms. Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė Chair Mr. Filip Filipić Vice-Chair Ms. Lovisa Broms Committee Member Ms. Ivana Pranjić Committee Member Ms. Erika Juhász Committee Member (till March 2020) Ms. Anett Fodor Committee Member (from November 2020) Ms. Iva Glibo Committee Member Ms. Kirsten Hasenpusch Committee Member Ms. Marianna Cardoso Committee Member Mr. Titouan Martin Barré Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2017-2019 Name Position Nationality Mr. Michael Leyendecker Chair Ms. Nevena Vukašinović Vice-Chair Ms. Ugnė Chmeliauskaitė Committee Member Ms. Lovisa Broms Committee Member (from XX) Ms. Fredrika Lindström Committee Member (till XX) Ms. Erika Juhász Committee Member (from XX) Mr. Bence Garamvölgyi Committee Member (till XX) Ms. Rachel May Committee Member Ms. Gerda Katschinka Committee Member Ms. Filipa Godinho Committee Member Mr. Niels de Fraguier Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2015-2017 Name Position Nationality Mr. Paolo Emilio Adami ChairMr. Romain FermonVice-ChairMr. Filip Filipić Committee Member Ms. Gerda Katschinka Committee Member Ms. Filipa Godinho Committee Member Mr. Michael Leyendecker Committee Member Ms. Lea van Breukelen Committee Member Ms. Mariann Bardocz-Bencsik Committee Member Mr. Xicu Colomar Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2013-2015 Name Position Nationality Mr. Jan Holze Chair Mr. Paolo Emilio Adami Vice-ChairMr. Julien Buhajezuk Committee Member Ms. Nataša Janković Committee Member Ms. Liis Kaibald Committee Member Ms. Francesca Kelly Committee Member Mr. Miikka Neuvonen Committee Member Mr. Danej Navrboc Committee Member Mr. Tormod Tvare Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2011-2013 Name Position Nationality Mr. Jan Holze Chair Ms. Karine TeowVice-ChairMr. Paolo Emilio Adami Committee Member Ms. Orsolya Tolnay Committee Member Ms. Merete Spangsberg Nielsen Committee Member Ms. Francesca Kelly Committee Member Ms. Nataša Janković Committee Member Ms. Liis Kaibald Committee Member Ms. Kristiina Kangas Committee Member
Committee Members: Mandate 2009-2011 Name Position Nationality Mr. Jan Holze Chair Ms. Anna-Mari HämäläinenVice-ChairMr. Paolo Emilio Adami Committee Member Ms. Ivana Anicic Committee Member Ms. Louise Gruchy Committee Member Ms. Nataša Janković Committee Member Ms. Agnes Kainz (till May 2010) Committee Member Mr. Martin Friedrich (from May 2010) Committee Member Mr. Kliton Muca Committee Member Ms. Karine Teow Committee Member
Staff Name Position Nationality Mr. Matej Manevski Policy and Projects Manager Ms. Polona Fonda Communication Officer Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations Secretariat
Secretariat Date Organisation Country 2020- Lithuanian Union of Sports Federations 2017-2020 Hungarian Competitive Sport Federation 2014-2017 Olympic Committee of Serbia 2002-2014 German Sports Youth within German Olympic Sports Confederation
Working Groups
ENGSO Youth recognizes the importance of the UN Sustainable Development Goals and is committed to contributing to their fulfillment. At the same time, we remain determined to use sport as a tool in their achievement, while narrowing our focus to youth in the grassroots sport sector. Therefore, the following UN Sustainable Development Goals have been selected as our primary long term focus.
Name Main aim SDGs Inclusion To promote the participation of youth in sport regardless of disability, ethnicity/race, gender, socio-economic status, location, or other background characteristics through building a strategic network, creating tangible opportunities, and engaging in key chances for advocacy. Education and Employability To ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities, as well as to promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work for youth within the grassroots sport sector. Sustainable Development To support sustainability take urgent action to combat climate change and its impacts through the use of sports; to support the Working Group in the implementation of the sustainable approaches. Sports Diplomacy To promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice for youth and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels connected to the Sport for All sector; Strengthen the means of implementation and revitalize the global partnership for sustainable development within the Sport for All sector. Health To ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for youth within the grassroots sport sector.
Activities and projects ENGSO Youth has realised several project all using physical activity and sport as a tool for a social change. All project have been realized thanks to grants by the European Union or the Council of Europe. In particular through the Youth in Action Program (Youth Unit, DG Education and Culture),Youth Unit https://ec.europa.eu/youth/index_en.htm. Preparatory Actions in the Field of Sport (Sport Unit, DG Education and Culture)Sport Unit https://ec.europa.eu/sport/. and the Youth Department grants of the Council of Europe.Youth Department of the CoE https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/youth/. ENGSO Youth is cooperating with several European and International Organisations with which shares objectives and aims. More in detail is a partner of the Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe.Official EPAS Partners https://www.coe.int/t/dg4/epas/partners/partnersngos_en.asp. ENGSO Youth has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Paralympic CommitteeEPC https://www.europaralympic.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=118 .Memorandum of Understanding https://www.europaralympic.org/images/stories/Memo_of_Understanding.pdf . ENGSO Youth is tightly cooperating on several project with the European University Sports Association - EUSA.EUSA https://www.eusa.eu/en/projects. A mutual and constant cooperation is also active with the European Gay and Lesbian Sport Federation - EGLSF since 2012.EGLSF https://www.eglsf.info/eglsf-activities.php. ENGSO Youth is the creator of the campaign Youth Sport speaks out on TabooPhobia - Developing a youth led campaign to challenge homophobia in and through sport and cooperated in a European funded project (DAPHNE III) against sexual and gender harassment and abuse in sports, Sport Respect Your Rights.
In the mandates of 2015-2019 ENGSO Youth participated in several Erasmus+ funded projects in various areas of sport, inclusion, employment, sexual violence and other: Sport empowers disabled youth (SEDY), Study on the Contribution of Sport to the Employability of Young People in the Context of the Europe 2020 Strategy, Voices for Truth and Dignity, Activity, Sport and Play for the Inclusion of Refugees in Europe – ASPIRE and RISE - Refugees Integration through Sport.
In 2018 ENGSO You signed a memorandum of understanding with Special Olympics Europe Eurasia.
Currently ENGSO Youth leads the SK4YS - Skills for You(th) through Sport project and participates as a partner organisation in: COME IN! - inclusive sports programmes for young people with and without disabilities, SWinG - Supporting Women in achieving their Goals, EYVOL - Empowering Youth Volunteers through Sport and MONITOR - Monitoring and Evaluation Manual for Sport-for-Employability Programmes.
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