The youth exchange Active Livings: Sports as Everyday Comforts took place in the beautiful Uzana area, Gabrovo. The hotel Prima S is situated at 1300 m altitude in the heart of the Balkan Mountain and it is surrounded by a green forest and high peaks. The atmosphere was ideal for conducting outdoor activities.
In the youth exchange, 32 young people took part aged 18-24 from six European countries: Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Greece, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Romania. The participants arrived in Uzana in the late evening on 30 April and left in the morning of 6 May.
The topics of the project were physical culture, sports hygiene, health risks of improper sports execution, social inclusion, youth policies related to sport, and intercultural dialogue.
The aims of the project were to raise awareness of the harms caused by the lack of sports activities and focus on the proper development of physical culture and sports hygiene. Through various indoor and outdoor activities, we aimed to provoke self-initiative and sport-physical education among young people and build new and innovative ideas for the promotion of physical culture. The participants improved their sport-hygiene habits as part of the daily life of young people. They learned various ways to contribute to tackling pressing issues related to the lack of sport, sports hygiene, and a healthy lifestyle.
Location: Uzana area, city of Gabrovo
Duration: 7 days (31 April – 7 May 2019)
Participants: 32 young people, aged 18-24
Countries: Bulgaria, Greece, Czech Republic, Lithuania, North Macedonia, and Romania
The project was funded by the European Commission under the Erasmus+ program.