Physical activity, play and sport are important educational tools. Indeed, at the 63rd General Assembly of the United Nations in 2008 a resolution was adopted to encourage the use of sport as a tool for fostering education, health, development and peace. The objectives of the Millennium themselves highlight the role of sport in the eradication of extreme poverty.
Fostering the full development of the individual and healthy lifestyles, as well as kitting out public spaces for sport, are some of the objectives of educating cities.
Principles of the Charter: 1, 10 and 11
Montevideo (Uruguay)
Montevideo’s Espacio Modelo reimagines the former market as an inclusive public park. This cultural and sports center fosters civic engagement and intergenerational interaction, offering everything from art workshops to inclusive sports to drive social transformation.
Palma (Spain)
The Program promotes the use of educational centers outside school hours as community spaces, fostering interpersonal relationships and supporting parent associations to manage services and activities autonomously.
Rosario (Argentina)
The “Rosario se Mueve” Youth Animators Project promotes the social inclusion of young people through volunteering, recreational and community activities, promoting values, citizenship and participation in vulnerable populations.
Lisbon (Portugal)
The project is being put into practice in suburban disadvantaged neighbourhoods of Lisbon, with the objective of promoting social inclusion through sport regular activities for children and the young considered at risk.
Bilbao (Spain)
Bilbao Kirolak offers sports courses adapted for people with disabilities, promoting their social integration through sport and facilitating equal access to physical activities for all.
Almada (Portugal)
The Special Ludus Program offers recreational-sports experiences to people with disabilities, promoting skills, socialization and inclusion. Promotes adapted sports practice to improve the integration and quality of life of this group.
Medellín (Colombia)
About twenty large-scale facilities, distributed all over the city, in order to foster places where people meet and have access to recreational and cultural activities, have been designed with the citizen participation. They are free and accessible to the entire population.
São Paulo (Brazil)
São Paulo, with serious social problems, launched the “Club School” program in 2007 to offer free sports and cultural activities to young people. It benefits 230,000 people in 98 municipal clubs.
São Paulo (Brazil)
Sundays and holidays between the hours of 9am and 5pm, almost 1.000 streets of Sao Paulo are closed to vehicle traffic for the leisure of citizens. Activities such as games, sports, celebrations, dances, etc. are organised by each community in order to encourage social conviviality.
Gwangju (South Korea)
This Centre is dedicated to helping seniors to live a happy and wholesome life. This facility is regarded as an effective measure to prevent geriatric disorders, and for this reason it has become a reference place.
Girona (Spain)
Sports practice is crucial in Girona, improving the quality of life and health. The City Council promotes sport with accessible urban spaces and equipment, promoting healthy habits and citizen participation.
San Pedro del Pinatar (Spain)
This initiative seeks to create sports spaces in San Pedro del Pinatar to promote integration, social inclusion, citizen participation and respond to the growing demand for sports activities in the community.
Praia (Cape Verde)
The city of Praia, in need of recreational alternatives for young people, uses sport as a tool to fight social problems such as for example, urban violence.
Lagos (Portugal)
Open-air gyms that combine sport and recreation, in order to encourage adults to get physical exercise in a relaxed way, fight physical inactivity and stimulate social harmony.
