The subject of inclusion is not new, but it is on the rise. Latest example to date: the report on the integration of young people from neighborhoods through sport, submitted on February 22 by the mayor of Poissy Karl Olive to Roxana Maracineanu, Minister in charge of Sports and Nadia Hai, Minister in charge of the City. In the field, several actors have been active for years, associations, elected officials, sportsmen… They are now joined by seven federations which have decided to commit themselves to promoting the employment of young people from sensitive neighborhoods (QPV, neighborhoods priorities of city policy).
The federations of athletics, badminton, basketball, boxing, judo, table tennis and sports clubs committed, Wednesday in Garges-Lès-Gonesse, to a social inclusion program which is part of the Investment Plan jurisdiction (PIC) of the Ministry of Labour. The latter aims to help 1,200 young people from underprivileged neighborhoods in eleven priority areas to find employment with the help of clubs and sports coaches trained to support them.
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In millions of euros, the amount of the Skills Investment Plan (PIC) committed by the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Integration in around ten socio-sporting actions.
“It’s a real revolution because inclusion through sport was not until now the subject of the federations, it remained very incidental”, welcomes Brigitte Deydier, member of the high performance unit of the National Sports Agency and co-president of the National Association for the Social Performance of Sport (ANPSS), which is carrying out this project. The former judo champion evokes a new generation of presidents ready to engage in these subjects while recalling the pioneering role played by some federations such as sailing, which have been involved for several years in this field.
“These first federations are motivated and we hope that this program will inspire others”
The seven signatory federations have chosen clubs which will welcome young people in difficulty to help them practice a sport but also – above all – to integrate into society. The badminton federation, for example, has appointed the Besançon club to carry out a pilot project on this file. “We have created within the federation a sector of social performance with four agents in charge of its development. We need to convince outside but also internally because many clubs have the lead in resuming activity.explains Yohan Penel, president of the French Badminton Federation. “For us, it’s a real cultural revolution. We must rethink training so that the content is broader than technical learning. This is the sense of history and the right time to do it”believes the leader.
“These first committed federations are motivated and we hope that this program will inspire others. The objective is to extend the network with integration project managers in all the federations, responsible in particular for finding local companies.abounds Brigitte Deydier.
