BEST - Breaking barriers through ESporTs

BEST project general objective is to promote social inclusion of young people (aged 13 – 16 years old), using esports as a lever to reduce sport dropout and reconnect young disabled people to traditional sports. Indeed, acting as a social aggregator, esports bring young people - with apparent differences (presence or not of physical disabilities) but with the same passion for esports – together by organizing local and transnational BEST VILLAGES which include esports gaming and sports competition, educational initiatives for young participants and in-depth insights, addressed to their families and sport operators, stimulating contacts and networks' creation between people with different capabilities. Project activities are divided in n. 5 WPs: n. 2 transversal ones (WP1-Project Management and Coordination and WP5- Project Impact and Dissemination) and n. 3 technical ones. WP2-DESIGN OF BEST METHODOLOGY aims at the identification of incoming and outgoing skills of PPs especially about esports educational settings. Inputs and results coming from the knowledge exchange among PPs are the basis for the drafting of the Transnational Methodology and toolkit for shaping BEST VILLAGES (WP3), organized at local level in Italy, Portugal and Sweden. BEST model and approach is spreaded at transnational level through an engagement campaign for the establishment of BEST Transnational network and the BEST Transnational Follow Up Event to be organized as a side initiative event of the European Week of Sport, guaranteeing an effective impact on the target groups and the community, and maximising the potential of transfer of project main outcomes (WP4). A richly interactive communication strategy aimed is carried on to maximize the project impact on the target groups: disabled peoples, athletes, sport organizations and club, decision-makers, Esports and Sport Movements and Associations, Organisations active in the field of social inclusion and disability. that is published through this page expresses the views of the project beneficiaries only and it does not represent the views of the European Union or the European Commission. It shall not be deemed to constitute legal or official notice on behalf of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for this content nor the use thereof made by any third parties. Page 2 of 2