Many young people care deeply about the environment, yet few are physically active, and fewer still connect the two. Surveys across Europe show a wide gap between caring about sustainability and acting on it, and that gap is widest among teenagers. Olympics of Sustainability was created to close it, by making sustainable action something you do with your body, your team and your community, not just something you read about.
OofS sits at the intersection of two challenges: low physical activity and the need for everyday climate action. Instead of treating them separately, the project turns sustainability into a game. Sport provides the energy and the teamwork. Sustainability provides the purpose. Together they create habits that last beyond the event.
Get more young people active by building sustainability into physical activities.
Use sport challenges to make sustainable choices a habit, with a target of 50% of participants adopting new behaviours.
Make sure at least 30% of participants are young women and people with disabilities.
Create a free, replicable toolkit so the idea spreads far beyond the project.
Research, the e-Paper, the Green Playbook, partner training and an opening online conference.
National pilots in Portugal, Slovenia and Spain, followed by the European Finals.
sharing results, building partnerships through agreements with municipalities, and planning for life after the project. This runs throughout.
Olympics of Sustainability is co-funded by the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union, under the sport strand. The partnership brings together municipalities and sport organisations from Portugal, Finland, Slovenia and Spain. Project ID: 101244778