International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA)

The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) is a global platform open to organisations working within the field of grassroots sport, culture, youth and physical activity. Created in 1995, ISCA is today a global actor closely cooperating with its 180 member organisations, international NGOs, and public and private sector stakeholders. The 40 million individual members of these 180 organisations from 65 countries represent a diverse group of people active within youth, sport and cultural activities. ISCA concentrates on three key areas - project activities, education and policy- making/advocacy efforts. Apart from promoting events and educational programmes, ISCA takes a full role in the public debate on civil society engagement in sport and culture and strives to influence policies in these areas. As the founder of the European-wide NowWeMOVE campaign to promote grassroots sport and physical activity (www.nowwemove.com), ISCA, along with SESC as founder of the MOVE Brasil campaign, will be the central organisation in the coordination of the project. ISCA's partnership with SESC will make the project and its results an integral part of the two campaigns. ISCA is also centrally placed to execute a broad-reaching dissemination and exploitation of the project.

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European Cyclists' Federation - ECF

Since our foundation in 1983, ECF has had one goal: To promote cycling as a sustainable and healthy means of transportation and recreation. Our roots are in Europe, but the challenges we face are global. We believe the bicycle is a solution to many of the world's woes. We therefore have an ambition to export both ours and our members' expertise worldwide. The European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) is pledged to ensure that bicycle use achieves its fullest potential so as to bring about sustainable mobility and public well-being. To achieve these aims, ECF seeks to change attitudes, policies and budget allocations at the European level. ECF will stimulate and organise the exchange of information and expertise on bicycle related transport policies and strategies as well as the work of the cyclists' movement.

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EPODE International Network (EIN)

EIN: Supporting and facilitating prevention programmes The EPODE International Network (EIN), a not-for-profit organisation created in April 2011, believes that the rising trend of overweight and obesity is entirely reversible. And that together, using the Community approach, we can prevent it. The network supports organisations that want to implement or that are already implementing Community-Based Programmes based on the EPODE methodology for obesity and non-communicable disease. Community-Based Programmes are an essential part of the long-term solution for preventing obesity and promoting healthy active lifestyles. They also have positive effects on the environment, economy and social cohesion.

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European Physical Education Teachers' Associations (EUPEA)

EUPEA is a non-profit and Non-Governmental professional Organisation of national PE Associations, which promotes PE and School Sport in Europe by working with appropriate Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations and individual experts and professionals. The European Physical Education Association (EUPEA) is the umbrella organisation of the national Physical Education Associations in Europe, representing approx. 200.000 individual members (Physical Education teachers) in 32 countries. EUPEA's vision is to promote Physical Education as an important educational area within the school system and the training of young people. Its mission is to guarantee the presence of Physical Education within the curriculum through a continuously adjusted and actualized argumentation and lobby for the position of Physical Education in all countries of Europe. One of EUPEA's core objectives is to continuously investigate the situation of Physical Education in the different member countries in Europe. EUPEA's specific expertise lies in the field of Physical Education (PE) as well as in Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE). Besides that EUPEA has an excellent multilevel-Physical Education network in Europe consisting of National Physical Education Teacher Associations, Physical Education teachers and corresponding schools.

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International Association of Sport and Leisure Infrastructure Management (IASLIM)

International Association of Sport and Leisure Infrastructure Management (IASLIM) is non-governmental and non-profit international organization and movement, for the purpose of promoting sustainable development and improving the management of sport and leisure infrastructure, throughout the world. The Association would not be a bureaucratic organization, with a centralized structure but a network of national, regional and continental conferences and committees, as part of the international structure. Association as a movement will design a virtual space using fast communications with the internet connections, e-mail correspondence, on line video conferences and workshops and distant education, training and consulting programs and services. The association aims are to make commitments to the infrastructure managers and to develop profession of sport and leisure infrastructure management.

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European Healthy Stadia Network (EHSN)

The European Healthy Stadia Network supports sports clubs, stadia operators and governing bodies of sport to develop health promoting policies and practices at stadia that contribute to improved levels of public health amongst fans, stadia workforces and local communities. The overarching role of the Network is to advocate for sports stadia to become health promoting environments, and to assist stadia in achieving this goal through one-to-one support, guidance documents and case studies of current practice. The European Healthy Stadia Network (EHSN) works with both professional and amateur sports clubs, and statutory partner agencies to develop sports clubs as health promoting settings. EHSN is social enterprise based in the UK with associate organisations in another 14 European countries. At a consultancy level, EHSN helps individual clubs and governing bodies of sport to develop appropriate health promoting policies and practices through health impact assessments and guidance documentation, for example, developing active travel to sports grounds. At a network level, EHSN shares examples of current good practice amongst its membership of 250+ stadia, and advocates on key public health issues of relevance to a sports stadia context e.g. smoke free stadia across Europe. EHSN receives direct funding from the World Heart Federation, through its role as official health partner in UEFA's Football and Social Responsibility (FSR) partnership portfolio.

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