📋 Tender Overview
Contract partner: VIDC - Vienna Institute for International Dialogue and Cooperation
Country: Austria Contract type: NGO co-financing Project start: 01.01.2025 Funding amount: €290,000.00 End: 31.12.2027
SHORT DESCRIPTION:
Overall goal
The project leverages the inclusive potential and popularity of sport as a medium for raising awareness of human rights and global issues – with a focus on the broad impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup (in Mexico, Canada, and the USA). The goal is to sensitize and mobilize the sports community and its key stakeholders on development issues, global justice, and the comprehensive realization of human rights in and through sport:
The aim is to raise awareness among the media and journalists, including those from the field of sport, as well as the general public about the 2030 Agenda (particularly SDGs 5, 10 and 17), encourage them to take human rights measures, and encourage dialogue and knowledge transfer in the field of sport for development and human rights. International networking, outreach and lobbying will expand the networks already established through the World Cup and previous major events – particularly in the Global South – in order to jointly advocate for global justice in sport and at sporting events. A particular focus is on promoting youth participation in order to empower young people – especially young women and girls and people from marginalized groups – to actively participate in decision-making processes and to help shape projects and events in the field of sport for development and human rights through targeted measures and programs. This includes involving young people in the planning, implementation and evaluation of activities as well as creating platforms for exchange and participation of young people.
Expected results
Module 1: Be aware and connect! Campaign & Awareness Raising
? Round table with partners (2025) with 30 participants and campaign kick-off (2026) with at least 50 participants and 10 resulting media contributions
? Creation of an information sheet (background information) on the 2026 World Cup, which addresses global issues with reference to local action level
? 1 Club 2x11 for the FIFA World Cup 2026 with 70 participants (30% women)
Module 2: Knowledge matters! Media & global cooperation
? 10 media collaborations with various print, radio & television media and 20 resulting interviews (with 50% votes from the Global South)
? 3 training courses for a total of 30 national and international journalists (50% women)
? 1 speaker's tour with media briefing, 7 events with 200 participants (50% women) and 3 appointments with politicians and sports associations (50% women)
Module 3: Be the Change! Participatory educational program for children and young people
? 20-30 fair play workshops with a total of 500 participants (35% female)
Participation of 500 children and young people at the fairplay Days
Module 4: Stay engaged! Networking and outreach
? Three worki
