Mentor on The Move Kick-off Meeting 

The International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC) joined partners from six European countries for the official kick-off meeting of the “Mentor on the Move: Sports-Based Mentoring Across Borders” project, an ambitious initiative funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Sport programme. 

The inaugural gathering, hosted by project coordinator Monaliiku – Multicultural Women’s Well-Being & Sports at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium on 20–21 January 2025, set the strategic direction for a venture that aims to make sport and physical activity more accessible, welcoming and empowering for migrant women and other vulnerable groups across Europe.

Over two intensive days, representatives from the seven partner organisations reviewed the project’s vision; agreed on research tools; finalised a detailed work plan and established governance structures, communication channels and quality-assurance procedures to ensure the project’s timely and effective delivery.

Throughout the project, results, learning materials and policy recommendations will be shared openly on the project website and at stakeholder events, contributing to a more inclusive European sports landscape.

The “Mentor on The Move” project is aimed at locally making physical exercise and sports more accessible and welcoming to migrant women, and other vulnerable groups through capacity building for organisations and professionals working in the field of sports, migration, or inclusion work. 

The project will create and test a standardized framework programme for sport-based mentoring, focusing on the promotion of personal development and self-agency of migrant women and other people who are at a risk of exclusion in the society due to poor socio-economic factors such as unemployment, low education, deteriorating health, lack of social networks or lack of language skills. 

The International Olympic Truce Centre is proud to be part of this multi-stakeholder project, funded by the European Union’s Erasmus+ programme, in partnership with:

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𝘍𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯. 𝘝𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳(𝘴) 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘰 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘭𝘺𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘌𝘥𝘶𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘌𝘹𝘦𝘤𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘺 (𝘌𝘈𝘊𝘌𝘈). 𝘕𝘦𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘈𝘊𝘌𝘈 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.