FAIR PLAY CONGRESS European Fair Play Movement – 8 th -10 th October 2015.

FAIR PLAY CONGRESSEuropean Fair Play Movement – 8th-10th October

2015

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Panathlon Wallonia-Brussels

• Non-profit organisation created in 2003 =>12 years of various programmes

• A single aim: the promotion and defence of sporting ethics values and Fair Play among young people

• 3 full-time employees

• A strong Board of Directors made up of representatives from major public and sporting entities

• Present on the ground for more than 700 days a year

• A network of nearly 90 members

A broad network in Belgium

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• Individual members

• Clubs and the larger sporting federations

• All of the Interfederal organisations in sport

• Cities, towns and local authorities (more than 60 municipalities)

• Provinces

• Private companies

• Universities

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Facts and figures

Panathlon Wallonia-Brussels:

Almost 100 direct community members in its network

Representing over 1,500,000 indirect individual members (out of a total of 4,300,000 inhabitants) => or almost 33% of the French speaking community in Belgium

Spread across the whole of the territory of French-speaking Belgium(= geographical network symbolised by the club’s name: “Panathlon Wallonia-Brussels”)

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International positioning

• Affiliated to the Panathlon International movement • Member of the Belgian district (+ 5 Flemish clubs, 1

representing the German community)• Club working as an NGO, with staff (4 full time), a Board of

Directors (15 members) and an extensive programme of activities build around a business plan

• Recognised and rewarded on several occasions for its actions by the International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), Belgian Authorities and FICTS

• Supported by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee

• Associated with the “Sport and Citizenship” Think Tank

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A network approach to all its actions

• Development of numerous actions and educational programmes, around 3 themes

- Sport- Citizenship- Education

• Actions built around strong symbols

Awareness Education

Transmission Participation

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Numerous actions and programmes

implemented for over 12 years in favour

of defending and promoting

FAIR PLAYFAIR PLAYAnd all ethical values in sportAnd all ethical values in sport

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Sport

“Because sport, in addition to competition, performance and the quest for victory, must remain synonymous with pleasure and a

sense of community” 

- Since 2010: “FAIR PLAY AWARDS” with the support of the Belgian Olympic and Interfederal Committee

=> To showcase great gestures in Sport=> To create a unique trophy with strong

symbolic meaning

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Sport

“Because sport, in addition to competitions, performance and the quest for victory, must remain synonymous with pleasures and a

sense of community”

- Since 2011: “FAIR PLAY TRAINING” events

=> To promote awareness among players, their parents and coaches about the importance of Fair Play, both on and off the pitch

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Sport Entraînements au Fair Play

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Citizenship

“Because the Ethical Values in the sport, remain, above all, genuine Values for mankind”

- Since 2010:“THE SPIRIT OF SPORT” photo exhibition - 70 stages“FAIR PLAY SQUARES/BRIDGES/GARDENS” – dedicated spaces

=> Providing a practical way of establishing Fair Play in the heart of communities

- Since 2014: “CINE FAIR PLAY” - based on IOC videos and the laureates of the

Brussels European Sports Film Festival=> Because ‘beautiful footages’ are the strongest partner to

show the idea of Fair Play

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Citizenship

“The Spirit of Sport” photo exhibition – Standalone version

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Citizenship

“The Spirit of Sport” photo exhibition – Standalone version

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Citizenship

“The Spirit of Sport” photo exhibition – outdoor panels

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Citizenship

“The Spirit of Sport” photo exhibition – version in schools

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Education“Because schools are the best place to learn the importance of fair

play attitudes to young students”

- Since 2007: a large FAIR PLAY PROGRAMME for children between 8 and 12 “Sportez-vous bien, Mangez Malin!” animations The graphic arts competition Written expressions of Fair Play “The Spirit of Sport” events The poster circuit The inauguration of “Fair Play Classes” and play grounds

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Fair Play Day

• Held every 7th September since 2013

• Far-reaching campaign for everyone

involved in the world of sport

• Supported by the biggest sports

federations and institutions

(government, cities, communes)

• 1 slogan: “Fair Play is a sport!”

• To promote the positive values of

sport to everybody

• Each year: over 1 million participants

and people made aware and more

than 5000 events in 2015

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Fair Play Day

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Fair Play Day

Increasing numbers of Fair Play programmes implemented with each passing year

•Guards of honour•Readings of the Fair Play pledge•Inter-team photos•Warm encouragement•Sporting encouragement from parents•Fair Play cycle touring trips•Sports days•Official ratifications•Exhibitions•Inaugurations of Fair Play squares•Giant Fair Play fresco created•Encounters and exchanges…

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Brussels European FICTS Sports Film Festival

• For the 1st time in 2015

• to use the power of the image to celebrate sport

and the best things it brings to society

• 4 days of activities around the images

• Projections

• Exhibitions

• Animations for schools

• Workshops

• 3 themes:

• “Women’s sport”

• “Sport for all”

• “The close links between sport and

the world of the image”

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Positioning

After 12 years of experience and activity, Panathlon today is:

A practical programme in conjunction with sports federations

and local authorities, focused on:

Exchanges

Making available original programmes and tools

Taking shared, beneficial experiences to a wider

audience

Well-developed communication tools (website,

Facebook network, Newsletter, memos, etc.)

ensuring the development of large-scale programmes

that can be adapted to every type of context

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Panathlon and the EFPM

Today, we are proud that Panathlon Wallonia-Brussels is accepted as a

Member of EFPM:

Becoming his representative in Belgium

Offering its programmes to the EFPM Members

Collaborating on its level and with its resources in projects

already conducted by the EFPM (Awards, symposiums,

communication, etc.)

Working with all the EFPM members to disseminate Fair Play

through the implementation of unifying and universal concepts

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Panathlon Wallonia-Brussels

5, avenue du Col Vert 1170 Brussels – Belgium

+32.2.423.51.74

[email protected]/PanathlonWB

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