Generations Uniting through Movement (GUM) is a European Union (EU) funded intergenerational project that aims to increase physical activity between young people and older people.

European School Sport Day (ESSD) is back with an overview of the ever-exciting range of toolkits designed to inspire and promote health and well-being in schools across Europe!

Today (28 August) marks the official launch of the Beckwith International Leadership Development programme (BILD) programme in Lilongwe, Malawi by Youth Sport Trust International in partnership with the Bhubesi Pride Foundation (BPF).

Between 19-28 August, Youth Sport Trust International trainers will be delivering youth sport leadership training in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Levels of physical activity declined between 2000 and 2022. Across the world that means 900 million people became insufficiently physically active during that time period.

There are 20 places up for grabs for schools in England to join the second phase of a successful pan European project which aims to increase regular physical activity through a series of monthly challenges.

June 2024 saw the return of National School Sports Week, with 4261 schools (including as far away as the USA and UAE!) taking part in Monster Kickabout sessions and other sporting activities.

As the Generations Uniting through Movement (GUM) project is all about bridging the generational gap between young people and seniors, it seemed fitting for the project’s latest consortium meeting to be held in Ljubljana, Slovenia, the “city of bridges”.

Pilot intergenerational programmes are being set up across Europe which bring together younger people aged 16 to 24 years and older people aged 65 + to take part in physical activity sessions together.

Partners from the Generations Uniting through Movement (GUM) project recently met at Move Congress 2023 in Madrid.

Since September, schools across 7 European countries have been talking part in monthly physical activity challenges with the aim of inspiring their students to become more healthy and more active.

teamArchie is a charitable foundation set up in memory of Archie Lloyd. Archie adored sport, dabbled with music and theatre and he was passionate about history and politics. Tragically he died in 2015, aged 18, whilst travelling with friends.

Youth Sport Trust International joined European partners in Luxembourg from 26-28 June to plan the Moving Schools Challenger project.

GUM project partners met for their second face-to-face meeting in Groningen, the Netherlands from 19-21 June to plan the next steps for the Generations Uniting through Movement project.

Lunchtime supervisors at Catherine Infant School have been trained by Youth Sport Trust International to take part in the Move for Fun programme and deliver fun sessions for children to support the development of their physical literacy.

Now in the second term of delivery, St Peter’s Church of England Primary School’s Move for Fun after school club is proving to be a hit with teachers and children alike.

Spain based organisation, Deporte Para La Educacion y la Salud (DES) is leading a new EU funded project to promote within schools year round physical activity and the importance of adopting a healthy lifestyle.

ISCA and six international partners gathered in Copenhagen for the first ISCA project kick-off meeting of the new Generations Uniting Through Sport (GUS) project.

Over 90% of the teachers trained by YST International in Karachi have been female. They are taking part in a PE and sports competition programme funded by the Rangoonwala Foundation and have been upskilled to deliver cricket and rounders based games in their schools.

Youth Sport Trust International is a partner in International Sport Challenge, an EU Erasmus+ sport funded project to explore how sport and physical activity can be effective tools to promote social inclusion. Led by Italian based non-profit educational organisation, L’ORMA, the two year project began in 2021 and brought together five European partners to share their experience and expertise.

Physical inactivity is a leading contributor to global mortality rates. It is estimated that up to 5 million deaths per year could be averted if the global population was more active.

Building on the success of the pilot programme we are currently delivering a PE and sports competition initiative in Karachi Pakistan, funded by ZVM Rangoonwala Foundation.

The 30 September 2022 celebrates the return of European School Sport Day (ESSD), an annual event funded by the European Union with the aim to promote physical activity in schools.

Schools in the cities of Leicester and Salford are taking part in Move for Fun, a global pilot project targeting disadvantaged children aged 6 to 12 years who are not physically active.

This week Youth Sport Trust International are welcoming partners from across the EU to see the School Games National Finals in action, which takes place at Loughborough University between 01 and 04 September 2022.

With expert support from Youth Sport Trust International and ICOACHKIDS, Nike is empowering a new generation of coaches across Europe to improve sport experiences for all children.

YST International trainers are currently delivering a transformative physical education (PE) and sport programme in Karachi, Pakistan.

This week celebrates European Week of Sport which aims to promote active, healthier lifestyles to millions of people in Europe and beyond.

YST International continue to keep in touch with the Bambisanani partnership, which was established back in 2006 through the Youth Sport Trust and British Council programme – Dreams + Teams. Click here to read more about their latest project – an international athletics challenge.

Kevin Barton discusses how youth sport leadership (YSL) can equip young people with the skills and qualities they need to thrive. Via Sport and Dev.

Led by the Hungarian School Sport Federation, the Grassroots Exchange and Mobility (GEM) programme seeks to empower youth sport professionals across 10 European nations, including those from the Western Balkans.

This year, to mark World Refugee Day on 20 June 2021, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) calls for greater inclusion of refugees in health systems, schools and sport.

In 2006, through the British Council and Youth Sport Trust Initiative Dreams+ Teams, St Mary’s High School in Leeds linked with Mnyakanya High School in rural Kwazulu-Natal, South Africa. As a result, the Bambisanani (the Zulu word meaning working hand in hand) partnership was formed inspiring young people in both countries to learn through joint activities.

The theme for this year’s European School Sport Day (ESSD) is MOVEment Spaces and encourages teachers, parents and students to evaluate how their school settings can support and be safe places for young people to be physically active in, not just on 24 September but long term as well.

On Tuesday 16 February, L’Orma hosted the online Kick off Meeting of the small collaborative partnership ‘Intercultural Sport Challenge’.

One of the benefits of the COVID-19 lockdown for Youth Sport Trust International has been the time and opportunity it has given us to develop our online training offer and start to connect with a group of young women living in refugee camps in Beirut, Lebanon.