International Projects

WELEAD – WomEn LEADership in Sport
Promoting the capacity of sport clubs to increase female participation as leaders

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Project Name
WELEAD – WomEn LEADership in sport: promoting the capacity of sport clubs to increase the female participation as leaders.

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Summary

The WELEAD project was created to strengthen the role of women in grassroots sport, with a particular focus on female leadership within sport organizations. The project concentrates on countries not associated with the Erasmus+ Programme (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro), supporting their capacity to develop and apply a shared method to increase female participation in sport leadership roles, through cooperation with partners from EU countries (Italy and Austria).

WELEAD aims to develop new skills in coaches so that they can design more inclusive sport programmes that respond to women’s participation needs. At the same time, the project promotes sport management and leadership knowledge and skills specifically directed at unemployed women, strengthening their employability and personal empowerment.

Through research activities, international training, online educational pathways (the WELEAD Academy), pilot sport events, and awareness-raising actions, the project will involve coaches, women, institutional stakeholders, and sport clubs, contributing to greater awareness of the role of women in grassroots sport and the development of more equitable and inclusive organizational models.

Objectives

• Strengthen the capacity of countries not associated with the Erasmus+ Programme (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro) to implement a common method to increase female participation in sport leadership roles.
• Develop new competencies in coaches for designing sport programmes suitable for women’s participation needs.
• Promote sport management and leadership knowledge and skills for women, with particular attention to unemployed women.
• Raise awareness among sport clubs and institutions about the role of women in grassroots sport.
• Foster more inclusive, equitable, and sustainable sport models at the grassroots level.

Project Duration

2026 – 2027.

Areas of Intervention

Gender Equality, Sport, Training and Education, Social Inclusion.

WELEAD – WomEn LEADership in sport: promoting the capacity of sport clubs to increase the female participation as leaders

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Denominazione progetto
WELEAD – WomEn LEADership in sport: promoting the capacity of sport clubs to increase the female participation as leaders

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Sintesi

Il progetto WELEAD nasce dall’esigenza di rafforzare il ruolo delle donne nello sport di base, con particolare attenzione alla leadership femminile all’interno delle organizzazioni sportive. Il progetto si concentra sui Paesi non associati al Programma Erasmus+ (Bosnia-Erzegovina e Montenegro), sostenendone la capacità di sviluppare e applicare un metodo condiviso per aumentare la partecipazione femminile nei ruoli di leadership sportiva, grazie alla cooperazione con partner provenienti da Paesi UE (Italia e Austria).

WELEAD mira a sviluppare nuove competenze negli allenatori affinché possano progettare programmi sportivi più inclusivi e rispondenti ai bisogni di partecipazione delle donne. Parallelamente, il progetto promuove conoscenze e competenze di gestione sportiva e leadership rivolte in particolare a donne disoccupate, rafforzandone l’occupabilità e l’empowerment personale.

Attraverso attività di ricerca, formazione internazionale, percorsi educativi online (WELEAD Academy), eventi sportivi pilota e azioni di sensibilizzazione, il progetto coinvolgerà allenatori, donne, stakeholder istituzionali e club sportivi, contribuendo a una maggiore consapevolezza sul ruolo delle donne nello sport di base e allo sviluppo di modelli organizzativi più equi e inclusivi.

Obiettivi

• Rafforzare la capacità dei Paesi non associati al Programma (Bosnia-Erzegovina e Montenegro) di implementare un metodo comune per incrementare la partecipazione femminile nei ruoli di leadership sportiva.
• Sviluppare nuove competenze negli allenatori per la progettazione di programmi sportivi adattati ai bisogni di partecipazione delle donne.
• Promuovere conoscenze e competenze di gestione sportiva e leadership per donne, con particolare attenzione alle donne disoccupate.
• Sensibilizzare club sportivi e istituzioni sul ruolo delle donne nello sport di base.
• Favorire modelli sportivi più inclusivi, equi e sostenibili a livello sportivo di base.

Periodo

2026 – 2027

Ambiti di intervento
#ParitàDiGenere  #Sport #Formazione ed educazione #InclusioneSociale