RISE Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports

🛡️ Creating safer sport starts with awareness and understanding.

The “Safe Sport Simplified” campaign presents key concepts related to safeguarding and protection in sport in a clear and accessible way - helping athletes, coaches and sport organisations better understand prevention, reporting and support mechanisms. 💬🏅

An important step toward building safer and violence-free sport environments for everyone.

🔗 Learn more:
https://athletescan.ca/safe-sport-simplified-campaign/

⚠️ Breaking the Silence in Sport

Women’s participation in sport is growing, but the culture still lags behind. Harassment, abuse, and inequality remain real challenges - rooted in outdated norms and power dynamics.

Change starts with redefining what strength means, building trust, supporting women in leadership, and educating young people beyond stereotypes.

💡 Sport should be safe, empowering, and a space for growth - never for harm.

🔗 Read more: https://www.powherny.org/2021/11/18/breaking-the-silence-ending-sexual-harassment-and-abuse-in-sports-culture/

💜✨ Turning awareness into action ✨💜

As part of the RISE Empowered Above Sexual Violence in Sports project, athletes and sport professionals in Bulgaria came together through a series of trainings and a round table 🤝📚 to build knowledge, share experiences and strengthen prevention of sexual violence in sport.

Creating safe and respectful sport environments starts with informed and empowered communities 🛡️✨

RISE Round Table Discussion organized on 30th March 2026, by Social Policy and Action Organization.

Rise National Round Table Discussion in Greece

Join the campaign:
👉 Complete the sentence in one word and tell us us what prevention in your opinion starts with.
„Prevention starts with… „

Your words inspire others to act.
Share in the comments!👇

Together, we can prevent sexual violence in sport through awareness, responsibility, and solidarity.
Every action we take today helps create or tomorrow. 🌍

🔗 Learn more: www.rise-project.org

Project partners: .bg .s.altis .deporte

Every athlete has the right to train, compete, and belong without fear.

👉 Tell us in the comment section what comes to your mind and complete the sentence in one word: Athletes deserve… 👇

Together, let’s define the values that matter most in sport.

Project partners: .bg .s.altis .deporte

🔗 Learn more: www.rise-project.org

EndViolenceInSports SpeakUp AtheltesVoices

🧠 Interpersonal relationships play a key role in preventing sexual violence - and the lessons go far beyond one single field. Strengthening parenting skills, training professionals, empowering bystanders, and building healthy peer bonds are strategies that work across sectors, including sport.

🤝 When these approaches are shared between education, health, social services, and the sport community, they create stronger, safer environments for everyone - especially young people and athletes.

👉 Learn more: https://www.inspq.qc.ca/en/sexual-violence/prevention/interpersonal

🔵 RISE Transnational Train-the-Trainers Workshop for Athletes - Day 3 in Athens 🇬🇷

The third day of the RISE Workshop highlighted the importance of Youth Ambassadors and Social Media Campaigns in preventing sexual violence in sport. Participants discussed how young leaders and digital communication can drive awareness, inspire inclusion, and spark cultural change toward safety and respect. 🌍📢 Participants from Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Spain, and Austria shared best practices and ideas to empower youth voices in sport.

is coordinated by the Social Policy and Action Organization (Cyprus), with partner organizations from Austria, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, and Spain. The project, co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, runs from 2024 to 2026 and aims to deliver practical tools, educational materials, and digital resources that support all sports stakeholders in preventing sexual violence and ensuring a protective environment, particularly for young athletes.

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