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Growing respect
After the success of our Respect Through Sport programme in 2010-11 we are running a new programme called Growing Respect.
Growing Respect works with local community groups to help them develop cultural diversity, respect and understanding. It tackles key issues, such as race, sectarianism and inequality, and uses sports and outdoor gardening activities to reinforce the importance of working as a team, learning how to 'play fair' and generating awareness and understanding of good relations issues.
The new programme will include eleven physical activity lessons and six Growing Together gardening sessions, as well as cultural relations workshops. The gardening element of the programme is intergenerational and volunteers from the local community will work with the young people in growing and developing the gardening element.
The 17-week programme begins in February and is working with 20 community groups and more than 200 people of all ages from across Belfast.
The project is funded by the European Regional Development Fund, through the EU's PEACE III Programme for Peace and Reconciliation, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.
