Project on the field MOVE | Games, Sport & Development
From 1 Jan 2008 To 31 Dec 2011 Thanks to a partnership with the UEFA for four years, Terre des hommes is implementing a project called MOVE - Psychosocial Development of Children through Games and Sport, based on experiential learning and participatory approach in three countries of intervention. Read the project description
MOVE Project News
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Moldova MOVE-ing on to a new territory, part II – Gagauzia
19 Apr 2012
March 9th, 2012, Ceadir-Lunga, Moldova: Gagauzia, or Gagauz-Yeri, is a autonomous territorial unit in the south of the Republic of Moldova, which is mostly inhabited by Gagauz people, descendants of a Turkish tribe. Now, the Gagauz people are also included in the MOVE project, which aims to develop the social skills of the children by improving the quality of the interactions among peers and with their parents through psychosocial activit... More
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Albania ‘Fair play’ for cooperation, gender equality, and integration
18 Apr 2012
On April 13th 2012, more than 120 children from the regions of Durrës and Tirana, gathered at the “Niko Dovana” football stadium in Durrës, to play ‘fair-play’ football and engaged in carefully selected Movement,Games, Sports (MGS) methodology-based psychosocial games which promote cooperation instead of competition and inclusion instead of discrimination. More
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Albania Albanian Football Association’s coaches learn about “fair-play” football and psychosocial development of children
13 Apr 2012
April 10th 2012 Tirana Albania: A new milestone was reached in the collaboration process with the Albanian Football Association (FShF), as 11 football professionals, including coaches and referees for children, as well as the FShF regional director and one professor of the Sports School in the region of Durrës met for the first day of training on the MGS ... More
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Romania Innovative training course receives official rubber-stamp
4 Apr 2012
Bucharest, Romania 2 April 2012: Tdh received a final seal of approval last week, when the Romanian Ministry of Labour, Family and Social Protection and the Ministry of Education and Research authorized Terre des hommes to deliver professional training to socio-educative animators. More
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Moldova MOVE-ing on to a new territory - Calarasi
3 Apr 2012
March 3rd 2012, Vadul-lui-Voda, Moldova. The MOVE team of Terre des hommes Moldova explored a new terrain – Calarasi district, starting the training of MOVE animators in this new geographical area, which is also multi-ethnic, with a mixture of beneficiaries which include Roma children. More
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Romania Anti-racism begins on the playground
22 Mar 2012
March 21, 2012, Bucharest Romania: A hundred children from all walks of life engage in cooperative games against racial prejudice. To illustrate the power of cooperative games in the fight against racism Tdh has joined forces with other organisations to put together the event with the active involvement of 100 children from different ethnic and social bac... More
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Albania Football coach and MOVE trainers learn from one another on “fair-play” football
21 Mar 2012
March 12, 2012, Tirana Albania:The MOVE project trainers met for their bi-monthly meeting to refresh their knowledge and skills on the best use of the MGS methodology, but unlike other times, there was a special guest present, Mr. Edmond Ruço, coach of the “Zyber Hallulli” Residential Institution’s football team of juniors and assistant coach of the “Dina... More
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Albania MOVE animators meet to share experiences and learn new games
14 Feb 2012
January-February, 2012: A series of 5 consultative meetings with Move Animators trained during the project have been organized since January 27th and are set to continue throughout February in the regions of Elbasan, Durrës, Fier, Saranda, Tirana and Korca. Facilitated by Albania’s MOVE project coordinator with the support of local members of the base tea... More
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Albania Monitoring the development of children's skills
3 Jan 2012
December 12-13 2011, Tirana, Albania: A training workshop for about 15 MOVE trainers and Terre des hommes staff was convened at a picturesque location on the Dajti Mountain, facilitated by Stephanie Delaney, Tdh Consultant on Child Protection and Gaël Rennesson, MOVE Regional Project Coordinator. More
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Albania MOVE games to be incorporated in residential institutions
6 Dec 2011
November 18, 2011, Tirana, Albania: A total of 15 directors, caregivers, educators, social workers and psychologists currently employed in the four Residential Institutions with which Terre des hommes collaborates, Tirana, Vlora, Durres and Saranda, gathered to participate in psychosocial games, learn new activities to organize with children and share to ... More
