Project

SPORT4PRISONS

New sports method for prisons as a tool to support competency development, positive values, and reintegration

Portfolio

Rehabilitation, Reintegration and Community

Timeframe

01/01/2025 – 31/12/2027 (36 months)

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Developing a sports-based method to improve reintegration skills

Although there is a valid, scientifically confirmed demand for sports and educational tools to support rehabilitation in prisons, there is a significant lack of effective methods to foster the development of individuals’ competencies and skills.

The Sport4Prisons project aims to develop, implement, and evaluate an innovative sports based method to assess and enhance the competencies of people in custody, while also training prison staff and trainees to apply the method effectively to support rehabilitation efforts.

Services

Where

Hungary
Portugal
Germany
Turkey

Funding

E+ (Erasmus Plus) | Line of funding: ERASMUS-SPORT-2024

Objectives

To develop and implement a new and innovative sports method as a tool for the rehabilitation of incarcerated persons- Addressing common needs and priorities in the
fields of education, training, youth and sports.

Increased quality of the activities and practices of organisations and institutions working with individuals in custody.

Building capacity of organisations to work transnationally and across sectors.

Enabling transformation and change (at individual, organisational or sectoral level), leading to improvements and new approaches.

Expected outcomes

A multi-national study defining the key competencies of prisoners for reintegration and socialisation, as well as the currently available methods for developing the key competencies of incarcerated persons.

A new competency observation and assessment method for prison settings.

A new sports method to improve key competencies, including a trainer’s guide book and introductory implementation video.

An evaluation study on the implementation of the sports-based competency development programme.

Recommendations for policy reform on national and EU levels for sustainable implementation of sports-based competency programmes in prisons.