Erasmus+-funded HEPA: Promoting projects in Europe

The European Physical Education Association (EUPEA) was founded in 1991 in Brussels and brings together as the umbrella organization of the national Physical Education Associations in Europe members from more than 30 European countries Europe. The mission of EUPEA is focusing on the promotion of and the advocacy for physical education in Europe, described in the Declaration of Madrid from 1991, amended in Brussels 2011, with the main slogan ‘No Education without Physical Education’.
From 2014 to 2015, EUPEA started its activities in European projects in two Preparatory Actions for European Partnerships on Sport:
● The Pro Safe Sport project (PSS) coordinated by the Enlarged Partial Agreement for Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe, elaborating guidance, recommendations and training to sport administrators and coaches on physical, psychological and social well-being in sport.
● Recall: Games of the Past – Sports for Today, a project coordinated by TAFISA and supported by 12 partner organizations coming from all over Europe, aiming to reintroduce traditional sports and games into the daily lives of young people as a means to tackle social challenges of today.
Since the implementation of the new Erasmus+ programme by the European Commission in 2014, one of EUPEA’s core strategies to implement its mission is to participate in European projects based on collaborative partnerships.