Field of intervention :Training and insertion
Association : Pessac Rugby
Project :
Localisation :Pessac (near Bordeaux)
Country :France
Supported Group :100 young people from underprivileged areas
 
Objective

Playing rugby as an educational experience for youths in difficulty.

Project holder

Rémy Souffleux, General Manager of ibis Bordeaux Pessac.

Association

Pessac Rugby, a French association, was established in 2005 to promote rugby – and play it. It has been running its Street Rugby project, introducing people to rugby in various parts of town – including Cité de Saige, a hotspot where underprivileged youths now play this sport – since 2006.

Website of the association: www.pessacrugby.fr

Project

The fact that the Street Rugby project was such a hit led Pessac Rugby club to build a pitch at the foot of the buildings in Cité de Saige housing estate to treat the disadvantaged youths living there to an opportunity to discover and play this sport.

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There are several objectives:

  • reach out to people who would not otherwise come to the rugby club;
  • share the values that rugby stands for (solidarity, respect, team spirit, support…);
  • building social ties and promoting mixity (Pessac Rugby will be transferring a few of its training sessions to the new pitch);
  • cement the project for the long term with a special-needs educator running the introductory and training sessions once a week.

The introductory and training sessions are run by a State-accredited special-needs educator with a major in rugby. He can organise sports activities (competitions, games to sharpen skills, inter-district tournaments, etc.) and educational activities (treasure hunts, “eco-citizen” workshops…) for populations in difficult situations.

support €12,000 in 2011
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