About The Project

Sport and Growth uses sport to promote wellbeing, belonging, and inclusion among refugee children and unaccompanied minors.

Implemented by Organization Earth, the project works with children living in shelters across Greece.

Using a holistic approach that connects physical activity with emotional wellbeing, creativity, and education, Sport and Growth now adds a leadership track for unaccompanied girls, designed with the participants themselves.

Youth-led training and mentoring from accomplished female athletes and professionals help them develop confidence, skills, and leadership.

Creative workshops use art to explore self-expression, health sessions connect physical and emotional wellbeing, while tailored counseling and collaboration with educators help participants pursue further learning opportunities.

It culminates in an inclusion festival the girls build themselves. The design states the premise: they are partners in the programme, not recipients of it.