Substance has been researching this project since 2007 as well as providing monitoring and evaluation tools for the projects. Breaking Barriers seeks to explore the role of sports in overcoming barriers between different groups of young people and providing developmental outcomes in education and employment. The project operates in targeted communities in Brent, Southwark and Lambeth providing sports coaching and tournaments, educational projects and training, volunteering and vocational opportunities.
Breaking Barriers
Breaking Barriers was a three year Community Cohesion project operating on a pan-London basis, organised by Active Communities Network (formerly London Active Communities) between 2007-2010. In November 2010 it published its Final Report.
The Final Report, Summary Report and Good Practice Guides are now freely available for you to download.
Substance researched how Breaking Barriers helped deliver: greater community cohesion and multi-cultural participation in football / sport; entry routes into mainstream sports clubs for excluded communities; entry routes into volunteering opportunities and sports coaching / administration for project participants; greater cultural awareness and shared community identity through workshops and community events; improved citizenship and community ownership by project participants.
