Football Club Phenix de Versailles

Specific action dedicated to newly-arrived migrants

PROJECT OWNER

Name of the project owner: Voisins Solidaires de Versailles

Status of the project owner:  Local association

Area of work of the project owner: Sport / Migration / Social integration / Professional Integration / Intercultural Exchange

PROJECT

France

Geographic scope of project: Local

Project objective: Promote social diversity / develop language skills / Educate and transmit values through sport / Practice a physical activity for physical/mental health / Develop intercultural relations and/or intercultural competency

Types of sport or physical activity carried out: Football (soccer)

Partnership / supports: None

Project duration: 3 years

Project status: Completed

Supervising staff: Volunteers

Summary of the project: The Football Club Phenix de Versailles is a football club run by volunteers, for refugees, asylum seekers and homeless people from Versailles and its surroundings. It was founded in March 2016 and has seen more than 130 players of 19 different nationalities. The club offers weekly training and organises matches and tournaments with local teams and clubs.Several players have joined clubs of the French Football Federation.
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TARGET GROUP

Country of origin:  Afghanistan / Central African Republic / Ivory Coast / Eritrea / Ethiopia / France / Guinea / Iraq / Kuwait / Portugal / Senegal / Somalia / Sudan / Taiwan / Chad / Tibet / Syria / Niger /Algeria

Type of migration: Refugees / Asylum seekers

Target beneficiary: Men only / Teenager-Young people

Target age group: 11-60