OUR MISSIONS
Our mission is to support women survivors of sexual violence through the practice of fencing, using sport as a path to healing and empowerment. The project aims to create a European model of therapeutic workshops, offering new tools for recovery while also training and raising awareness among sports educators to become facilitators of these workshops.
Main objectives
- 🔍 Identify existing practices in therapeutic physical activity for victims of sexual violence
- 🛠️ Develop and disseminate a European protocol
- 🌍 Roll out these workshops within the organisations and countries of the consortium
- 📢 Raise awareness of the role of physical activity in trauma recovery
DATA
1 in 3 women experiences physical and/or sexual violence in her lifetime, most often inflicted by an intimate partner (U.N.).
Our mission in action : 3 main phases of the project
Rebuilding women survivors of gender-based and sexual violence through physical and sports activities: a literature review.
Training coaches in the “ATPE” method and implementing the program in partner countries: France, Belgium, Portugal, and Luxembourg.
Writing and presenting the program’s results, along with a European protocol for supporting women survivors of violence through adapted fencing practice.
