Promoting social cohesion, mental and physical health and respect for diversity through sports and leisure activities
Diversity trainings, for municipalities and sports organizations - Management trainings, for migrant initiated sports organizations - Workshops - Respect – Anti mobbing, for schools, youth houses, sports clubs - Member services, supporting 72 member organizations, marketing, advocacy - Event management, sports events, conferences, gala nights - Campaigns (Anti racism) - MAPS surveys, Monitoring Attitudes and Progress in Sports - Grassroots fund, raising funds for grassroots actions
Liikkukaa! – Sports For All is a national umbrella organization with 80 member organizations in different parts of Finland directly involving about 15.000 people
Liikkukaa! – Sports For All aim is to promote social cohesion, mental and physical health and respect for diversity through sports and leisure activities.
The organisation is founded 2001, Since then Liikkukaa – Sports For All has organized sport and culture events and actively participated in seminars and work shops both as organizer and expert. Liikkukaa´s network consist of both national and international partners. Besides increasing membership and developing services Liikkukaa´s intention is to extend the national and international network and further deepen cooperation with them.Liikkukaa has wide experience in the challenges and benefits presented by immigration and diversity. Through network of members and partners the orgainsation maintains a strong connection to the grassroot work in Finland.
The member organisations are migrant sports initiatives and traditional sports clubs focused on the inclusion of immigrants as well as socially or culturally oriented organizations.