We Are The Challengers

We are the challengers” is a path of sport education, health promoting and meeting with disability, that is addressed to young people from 13 to 25 years old.

The aims of the project are to promote the sport activity as an opportunity to share and integrate between young people and young people with disabilities. The sport activity will be also a tool of personal realization and social inclusion. Furthermore it will be a moment of health education and body wellness.

The project has as objective the organization of a cultural path direct to the spread of sport practices designated for the social inclusion for of those people that lives, in a certain way, phenomena of  social marginality, because they belong to weaked social groups (young people disadvantaged, migrants, disable) also by the structure of  sport activities that, in a way, can let this people meet other young people from other european countries.

1) Meeting sport education with students: meeting in presence and/or online with local agents and testimonials of Gsh Sempione 82 Association, for promoting sport values to go beyond barriers and personal limits, and also as a social inclusion resource.

2) Sport challenge: social sport challenge started by Ghs sempione 82 young athletes ASD Gravellona VCO and San Pietro Gravellona with the purpose of becoming viral with the launch of challenges between young friends.

All the challenges will be promoted also from young Europeans from 4 different countries that are involved thanks to Vedogiovane and Eurodesk VCO.

3) European sport charity: a solidal race and sport competition for fundraising.

Sportive races are able to offer moments of comparison also through online challenges, by the use of sport as a common language between young people from all over the world.

The challenge that would be launched will contribute to charity causes that are linked with the topic of inclusion and disabilities.

4)Online Poll: Choose or nominate sports people on local, national european or global level, that are able to represent sport values as a resource for overcoming personal limits and as social inclusion.

Join the poll! choose three sports people from the 50 proposed.

Fill the form until 30th May 2021:click here.

5) Photo Contest: The contest is finalized for the creation of a wall art work for Gravellona Toce Boroli stadium. Starting from poll’ results, young artists will create graphic projects that represent sport people that in their life were samples of sport values. Will follow a second poll with an official announcement with rules and a deadline.

6) Urban residence and urban art workshop: construction site and artistic workshop curated by Mastronauta association. This residence will host different street artists that will work on the painting of the stadium all, but they will also be able to be part of meetings and workshops. 

7) Associations capacity building in the theme of europe projectation in sport and education field: Informative meetings and counsulent activities curated by Eurodesk VCO and Vedogiovane that will form and support local sports association in follow up perspectives for the project.

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We are the challengers – Virtual Charity Run”

The “charity challenge” consists in the realization of 16 km from 16th August to 16th September 2021.

THE IDEA OF THE CHALLENGE:

Why?: 16 km like the 16th editions of the Paralympics games till now.

Who?: Any person interested in getting involved and supporting the proposed CHALLENGE with a contribution;

What?: Run across 16 Km using any non-electric and non-motorized vehicles;

Where?: Everywhere; in particular, in the European countries involved in the project: Greece, Slovenia, Italy, Poland, France, Latvia.

Additional information
The 16 kilometers can be traveled by running, walking, swimming or using other means such as bicycle, wheelchair and other aids for the disabled, skateboards, scooters, tan-dem or not motorized or not electrical vehicles that you think can be used.

The km can be traveled from 16th August 2021 to 16th September 2021, but everyone can also choose to do them in a single day.

When and for what purpose?

Starting from August 16th 2021, members will be able to participate in the Virtul Charity Run, covering the planned km.
All this will aim to raise funds in support of 3 associations:
AffDown VCO that works in support of people with Down syndrome and their families and that carries out inclusion projects that allow people with this syndrome to have the opportunity to carry out different activities;

Angsa VCO association that support people with autism and their families by proposing projects aimed to social inclusion and collaboration with local associations;
Fundacja “Mami Serce” Polish association, which supports children suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

How to participate?

A participation fee will be required to join the challenge with different pricing options as follows:

  • € 2 for those aged 14 to 25.
    Everyone else can choose between:
  • 5 € Supporter registration;
  • 10 € Bronze supporter registration;
  • 25 € Silver supporter registration;
  • 50 € Gold supporter registration.

What do we ask the participants?
In addition to participating in the Virtual Charity Run to support our cause, we ask you to share photos and videos of your performances on your social media tagging @wearethechallengers.vco and using the hashtag #wearethechallengers, so as to spread the charity and give it more visibility and possibility of diffusion.

Platform to use?
The Virtual Charity Run will be organized on the following platform:
worldsmarathons.com

Direct Link:

https://worldsmarathons.com/it/marathon/we-are-the-challengers-virtual-charity-challenge#about

The “Charity Event” is held at Stadio Boroli in Gravellona Toce and in its nearby, and consists in a race of 16 Km. The Event is made to raise found in favor of AffDown VCO, Angsa VCO and Fundacja Mamy Serce.

AffDown VCO that works in support of people with Down syndrome and their families and that carries out inclusion projects that allow people with this syndrome to have the opportunity to carry out different activities;

Angsa VCO association that support people with autism and their families by proposing projects aimed to social inclusion and collaboration with local associations;
Fundacja “Mami Serce” Polish association, which supports children suffering from cardiovascular diseases.

How to partecipate?

A participation fee will be required to join the challenge with different pricing options as follows:

  • € 2 for those aged 14 to 25. Everyone else can choose between:
  • 5 € Supporter registration;
  • 10 € Bronze supporter registration;
  • 25 € Silver supporter registration;
  • 50 € Gold supporter registration.

What do we ask the participants?
In addition to participating in the Virtual Charity Run to support our cause, we ask you to share photos and videos of your performances on your social media tagging @wearethechallengers.vco and using the hashtag #wearethechallengers, so as to spread the charity and give it more visibility and possibility of diffusion.

Platform to use?
The Virtual Charity Run will be organized on the following platform:
worldsmarathons.com

Direct Link: https://worldsmarathons.com/it/marathon/charity-event-we-are-the-challengers-marathon