SportGVP Project Concludes with a Final Meeting in Copenhagen:

Advancing Action Against Gender-Based Violence in Sport

The SportGVP project consortium gathered for its final meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark to reflect on two years of impactful collaboration dedicated to mapping and tackling gender-based violence (GBV) in sport in the partnering countries. Hosted alongside the MOVE Congress, the event marked the finale of research, capacity-building, and awareness-raising efforts that have shaped new strategies and tools to create safer, more inclusive sports environments across Europe.

Led by the University of Nicosia (Cyprus) and coordinated with partners from Denmark (ISCA), Greece (KMOP), Italy (CESIE ETS), Cyprus (CARDET), and North Macedonia (TAKT), the SportGVP project puts forward a holistic approach to understanding and preventing GBV as both an expression and a cause of gender inequality in sport.

Through the research phase, the consortium – led by CESIE ETS – carried out desk and field studies in all partner countries. The findings revealed that while national legal frameworks exist, implementation gaps, patriarchal norms, and underreporting remain common challenges. The research highlighted that women and LGBTQIA+ athletes are particularly vulnerable, calling for comprehensive, culturally sensitive, and intersectional interventions.

Building on these insights, KMOP led the development of the SportGVP Training Package—a complete set of learning resources designed to empower sport professionals, coaches, and administrators to recognise, prevent, and respond to GBV. The package includes:

All materials have been tested through national blended-learning workshops, showing a 90% satisfaction rate among participants for their effectiveness in promoting safer and more inclusive sporting environments.

Gamified e-Learning Platform is Now Live

A major milestone of the project’s sustainability efforts is the SportGVP e-learning platform – a free, multilingual, online resource available in English, Greek, Italian, and Macedonian. Developed by the project with the lead of CARDET, the platform combines education and empowerment with gamified learning tools to engage users and promote a deeper understanding of GBV issues in sport.

The platform hosts the entire Training Package, offering six interactive modules and additional resources (i.e. guide and toolkit) for sports professionals, educators, sport officers and executives in understanding GBV in the first place, on how to set up a safe and inclusive environment, as well as in setting prevention policies – just to name a few of the list of essential topics included in the Training Package.

Register now and take the course at:

https://sportgvp.eu/elearning/training-package/curriculum-on-gender-based-violence-in-sport/

Throughout the project, a coordinated dissemination effort raised awareness across Europe through campaigns, InfoDay workshops, newsletters, and the final meeting, held as part of the MOVE Congress, the largest grassroots sports themes congress in the world.

The SportGVP project has proven that tackling gender-based violence in sport requires both knowledge and commitment. Its results – now accessible through the e-learning platform and publications on www.sportgvp.eu – invite every coach, sports leader, and policymaker to join the movement for safer, more equal sport.

“Sport can and must be a driver for equality. Through SportGVP, we have created the tools to make that vision real,” concluded SportGVP Consortium unanimously in the closing section of the meeting.