Wirkungsnachweis aus der Literatur

Mittelfristig (1 bis 5 Jahre)
Meso (Organisation/Gruppe)
Psychisch & Physiologisch
NEU

creating a positive group-identity and -perception

gesellschaftliche Stellung bzw. Wahrnehmung

Moreover, self-identifying as a formal team allowed for a positive appreciation of certain aspects of being part of the ‘station group’, and responded to a need for positive belonging, in contrast with the group's negative public representation. "Belonging to the group, creating certain rituals, a shirt…It slowly changes the way they see themselves. […] Before, they would feel the prejudice that was projected onto them, but at a certain point they started to highlight the positive aspects. For example, they said once ‘here we get to know a lot of strange people, and we learn to understand them, we understand more about life’." (Youth worker 2)

Beschreibung der Aktivität

Participatory Sports-Based Programme for Socially Vulnerable Youth in Northern Italy
The street outreach team consitsing of two youth workers began meeting a group of young people who gathered regularly in the station area. They discovered that soccer was a shared interest and started organising a street soccer activity together. Street soccer became a gateway for engagement and relationship-building: the goup activly participated in organaizing games and began reaching out to the youth workers for advice and support.
Italien
2022 bis 2023
20–25 young people
16-25 years
The paper includes practical implications and guidelines for sports-based programmes that can be useful for designing and implementing similar projects in the future.
teilnehmende Kinder und Jugendliche
Kinder und Jugendliche im öffentlichen Raum

Evaluierung der Aktivität

A qualitative evaluation was conducted from a community psychology perspective. Data were collected through: (1) participant observation during encounters between the youth workers and the adolescents and during the youth workers' team meetings, (2) 5 semi-structured interviews with youth workers and local shop owners, (3) a focus group with the youths (10 participants), and (4) an analysis of 64 local press articles.
20-25 young people, of whom 10 participated in the focus group, 2 youth workers & one coordinator, 2 owners of shops inn the station area
2022 bis 2023