CEAS is located in northern Nice, in the Vallon des Fleurs neighbourhood. This area is home to a large number of families and individuals affected by vulnerability, isolation and socio-economic hardship. Young people in the area face a lack of sporting facilities and spaces for structured activities, leading to idleness and delinquency.
To tackle this problem, the Espace Famille department of CEAS plays a major role in promoting local community life and providing support to the young people outside of school hours. The organization involves locals in staging neighbourhood meals, open-air cinemas, music festivals and cultural outings.
More than a dozen sports including athletics, fencing, basketball and floorball
The first step involved building equipment using items found around the neighbourhood. Once the youngsters had found these items (bottles, fabric etc.) they started the equipment-building workshop. David Gouju from Peace and Sport was there to train the instructors and teenagers from the centre, and we used the Adapted Sport Manual to make the equipment.
The second step was a big sports competition where the teenagers passed on what they had learnt to the younger kids. It was nice moment between them and the younger ones as they were able to explain the rules and how they’d made the sports equipment
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