MOVEment Spaces

The MOVEment Spaces project’s overall objective is to enhance innovation in the delivery of physical activity programmes in existing urban spaces/facilities Thus, the project takes a starting point in a setting, which is urban spaces that are beyond traditional sport facilities, and assists the development and sharing of the most novel and effective offers for European citizens in those given spaces.Key areas the project will explore in this field are thus•Partnerships between municipalities and civic organisations/sport clubs•Inclusivity: targeting the hard-to-reach populations•Stakeholder involvement and democratisation of public space •Focus space: Parks and healthy trails•Focus space: City squares•Focus space: Water facilities The project’s specific objectives are:Objective 1: To build the knowledge base for quality urban space physical activity programmingObjective 2: To build capacities to enhance urban space physical activity programmingObjective 3: To establish and run “Open Source Innovation Lab” as thematic network of organisations working in the fieldObjective 4: To disseminate results and widen the impact of the projectObjective 5: (horizontal/management objective): To ensure quality in the coordination, monitoring and evaluation of the projectThe partnership behind this proposal is quite unique. Based on a group of Expert Institutions, a group of key European Cities; and grassroots sport promoters, we have established Pairs of Cities and sport organisations in each of the relevant countries – these pairs are in turn responsible for key aspects of the project, including actually testing project-based programmes on the ground. The involvement of Barcelona, Paris, Birmingham, Wroclaw and Plovdiv is a particularly strong asset, knowing that municipalities generally and the major ones in particular have only been involved to a limited degree in previously supported Erasmus+Sport Collaborative Partnerships.