Objectives & Impact
Main Objectives
- Develop finswimming and strengthen water polo as grassroots sports in Kosovo and Albania.
- Train coaches and volunteers through structured education and blended learning modules.
- Promote gender equality and inclusion, ensuring at least 50% female participation in project activities.
- Engage ethnic minorities and disadvantaged groups through aquatic sports.
- Build institutional capacity for future governance structures in finswimming.
- Organize the international BalkanSplash Event to showcase best practices and project results.
- Establish long-term sustainability through partnerships, digital resources, and follow-up initiatives.
Expected Impact
Short-Term
- Increased skills of coaches in finswimming and water polo
- Higher participation of young people, especially girls
- Expanded awareness of inclusion through sport
- Stronger collaboration between partner countries
- Introduction of structured aquatic training programs
Medium-Term
- Stable local training programs for finswimming & water polo
- Continued engagement of trained coaches
- Increased community participation in aquatic activities
Long-Term
- Potential creation of national finswimming federations
- Sustainable cross-border cooperation
- Stronger presence of aquatic sports in the Western Balkans
- Replication of methods and tools in other regions
