Taekwondo for Everyone 2.0

Martial arts and physical activity are much more than a mere means to improve body shape or practice “fighting”. It can help young people develop healthy lifestyles, but it can also teach essential life skills, help with a personal development process and build self-confidence and self-appreciation of young people.

This is especially true for young people with disabilities and fewer opportunities. Martial arts and outdoor activities can help youth in this target group to develop a wide range of social skills and improve their inclusion in the society. The Human Capital Model lists “Equity for persons with disabilities, as well as social inclusion & acceptance of people with fewer opportunities, as some of the most important outcomes of martial arts and physical activity for this target group. (more…)

The Inclusionist: Monthly Zoom Meeting with Partners

The Inclusionist (THINC) is an Erasmus+ Youth project, financed by the European Union.
The consortium of partners, from Albania (PVN), Italy (Onlus), North Macedonia (LLN) and Serbia (Azbuki), coordinated by Asociatia Babilon Travel Romania, had today their monthly on-line meeting. Main topics were the postponing of the project end until January 31, 2022 and the reschedule of the second main activity, the youth exchange in Albania, to September 18-25, 2021.
More information can be found on the projects’ website: https://theinclusionist.eu

Taekwondo for everyone 2 – Preparation

Preparations for the “Taekwondo for everyone 2” project, financed by the European Union, through the Erasmus+ Youth Programme, are going according to plan. Participants are preparing work assignments, presentations of their countries, presentations of the benefits of taekwondo on health and social life, and presentations of the history of taekwondo and of important fighters of their own country. (more…)

In Their Shoes – Preparations

Preparations for our project “In their shoes” is going according to plan. Participants are preparing workshops and preparatory assignments, researching martial arts and how to best organize the trip. The host organization has booked accommodation and is preparing the logistics of the project.

Dates have been set and they are 03.05. – 11.05.2021. The activity will take place in Zagreb in the beautiful Maksimir Park outdoors. (more…)

KEEP FIT: Learn, act, inspire!

Keep fitKEEP FIT: Learn, act inspire! is a brand new Erasmus+ project where Asociatia Babilon Travel is acting as partner and sending organization.

The main activity of the project is a study visit, that will take place in Tirana – Albania, between November 2-9, 2020, and will bring together 24 youth workers, age 18+, from Albania, Romania, Belgium, Greece, North Macedonia, Kosovo, Latvia and Italy.

Main aim of the Study Visit

The project “ Keep fit: learn, act, inspire” aims at spreading good practices; share, learn, inspire and develop skills on healthy lifestyle among youth workers as a way to prevent mental, physical, environmental problems by maintaining a healthy diet, regular mental/physical activity and reducing ecological footprint. (more…)