ESV - European Sport Volunteers

European Sport Volunteer (ESV) project is designed to support the organization of sport events with a European dimension in the field of Volunteering in Sport. This project implements activities aimed to support the training of volunteers with the ultimate aim being to empower volunteers and increase participations in voluntary activity in sport across Europe. The general objective of the ESV project is to increase volunteering activities in sport by taking advantage of a major international multisport sports event - the European Youth Olympic Festival 2022 Banská Bystrica as comprehensive empowerment of volunteering through participation, innovative and European approach to capacity building and the promotion of sport values and sustainability. General Objectives: • promoting Volunteering activities in sport • providing an adequate training programme for the Volunteers participating in international sport events – sport specific as well as multisport • promoting awareness in terms of sport values and environmental sustainability • promoting NOCs/sport organizations capacity in creating lasting legacies for future Volunteering programmes • creating a sport volunteer database for volunteers in Slovakia and Europe ready to be used by sport event organizers in the future The project will directly benefit the consortium members,50 NOCs from Europe, 11 EFs represented at the EYOF, as well as over 1000 volunteers. Moreover, indirectly also all future organizers of sport event in Europe will be able to benefit from the project outcomes. The project will deliver in comprehensive and replicable training for volunteers for sport events focused on delivery of Green Sport Events as well as good practice examples and experience sharing through implementation of the training into the EYOF 2022 and further sharing via the handbook. The legacy will also volunteer database that will help facilitate the recruitment and selection process for volunteers for future sport events