Adapted physical activity and sports - Youths for Youths

The objective of the project is promoting equal opportunities and active participation of young people with disabilities and supporting their social integration.

Main activities:

1. Establishment of an “APASY” (Adapted physical activity and sports - Youths for Youths) network;
2. Drowning up of an “APASY” methodology for disabled, which includes swimming; functional training; cardio fitness;
3. Developing of training activities – swimming, functional training and cardio fitness;
4. Conducting of an “APASY” training of unemployed - swimming;
5. Conducting of swimming for disabled;
6. Conducting of swimming for children with spinal distortion and flat foot;
7. Conducting of two Bulgarian-Serbian workshops in Nis and Pernik;
8. Conducting of two Open APASY Days in Nis and Pernik;
9. Conducting of a training in functional training and cardio fitness for unemployed;
10. Conducting of sessions with disabled under supervision;
11. Conducted functional training - children with spinal distortion and flat foot;
12. Elaborating of a Trainer ‘s Book;
13. Conducting of a Round table in Pernik.

Expected results:

1. Established “APASY” (Adapted physical activity and sports - Youths for Youths) network here;
2. Drawn up “APASY” methodology for disabled, which includes swimming; functional training; cardio fitness here;
3. Developed training activities – swimming, functional training and cardio fitness - 30 youths trained/certified here;
4. Conducted “APASY” training of unemployed - swimming;
5. Conducted swimming for disabled - 30 young people with disabilities involved in rehabilitation;
6. Conducted swimming for children with spinal distortion and flat foot;
7. Conducted two Bulgarian-Serbian workshops in Nis and Pernik;
8. Conducted two Open APASY Days in Nis and Pernik;
9. Conducted training in functional training and cardio fitness for unemployed;
10. Conducted sessions with disabled under supervision;
11. Conducted functional training - children with spinal distortion and flat foot - 70 studеnts with spinal distortion and flat foot involved in swimming and functional training;
12. Elaborated Trainer ‘s Book here;
13. Conducted Round table in Pernik with 50 participants;

The main target groups are: 

• From Pernik: Young people with disabilities, especially those with motor and visual disorders; Students from 5 schools with spinal distortion and flat foot; Unemployed youths;
• From Nis: Young people with cerebral palsy, quadriplegia, paraplegia, motor delay, amputations, impaired nerves brachialis and visually impaired; Unemployed youths;

Facebook pages:

• @BalKanAgencYforSustainableDevelopMent
• @Adapted physical activity and sport - youths for youths (APASY)

Website: http://apasy-ipacbc-bgrs.org/

YouTube videos:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMzk1Tq6iM0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfSBG8wyZQs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDU68tWbVfw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSLvTRovsro

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKe3OU_A1Ik

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1PAbiGMfY8M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vg6s4_MQcOU

Publications:

https://www.fsfv.ni.ac.rs/fakultet/novosti/1718-interreg-ipa-program-prekogranicne-saradnje-bugarska-srbija

http://www.belami.rs/video-petanestoro-mladih-ljudi-dobice-mogucnost-da-pohadjaju-obuku-za-rada-sa-osobama-sa-invaliditetom/

https://niskevesti.rs/mladi-pohadjaju-obuku-za-rad-sa-osobama-sa-invaliditetom/