Running from January 2019 to December 2020, the FIRE project is now at full speed. In its pursuit to facilitate and increase local football initiatives that aim to socially include refugees, migrants and asylum-seekers, across the European continent, FIRE is currently working on the various elements that will contribute to creating a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC). Freely accessible online, the MOOC will be specifically elaborated for grassroots football clubs and organisations who seek some support and guidance to implement such initiatives.
A cornerstone of this process is the selection and funding of 4 pilot interventions, which will enable the FIRE consortium to keep in close contact with the perspectives, insights and challenges that can be met on the ground during the organisation and implementation of these inclusion activities. The pilot interventions further benefit from being an official activity of Fare network’s 2019 #FootballPeople weeks campaign, and will be in close contact with a FIRE project partner throughout the preparation, conduct and reporting of their initiative.
After having issued a specific ‘FIRE call for projects’ last summer, 4 pilot interventions were selected- out of over 60 eligible projects! The selection process was carried out by a strong Jury composed of: Layne Vandeberg (UEFA), Albrecht Sonntag (ESSCA School of Management), Tobias Wrzesinski (DFB Foundation), Yves Pascouau (Alliance Europe), Stefan Schirmer (Ente Bagdad) and Borja Garcia Garcia (University of Loughborough).
As we wait for the results and lessons learned from these pilot interventions, we can take a sneak peak at the winning organisations.
