UniTos
By leveraging heritage sports—bocce (Croatia), skiing (Slovenia), stone-throwing (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and traditional wrestling (Serbia) — the project seeks to revive cultural traditions while breaking down social barriers. Through joint training sessions, sports camps, and educational workshops, participants will develop teamwork, communication, and mutual trust, contributing to long-term social cohesion.
A key focus is on inclusive sports, adapting traditional games for children with disabilities to ensure accessibility for all. The project will also launch a web platform to share knowledge, training materials, and best practices, ensuring a sustainable impact.
The initiative aligns with Erasmus+ Sport priorities, particularly inclusion and diversity, by offering marginalized groups equal opportunities and fostering cross-border cooperation. By promoting healthy lifestyles, environmental sustainability, and social integration, UniTos contributes to reconciliation efforts in the post-conflict Western Balkans, reinforcing the EU’s vision of a united and inclusive society.
Breaking Barriers: How Sport Supports Children with Disabilities
Every child deserves the opportunity to play, move, and feel part of a team.
Unfortunately, many children with disabilities still face barriers that prevent them from participating in sports. These barriers may include inaccessible facilities, limited opportunities, or misconceptions about what they are capable of achieving.
The Power of Teamwork: Life Lessons Learned Through Sport
Sport teaches children that success is rarely achieved alone. Whether playing bocce, skiing, traditional wrestling, or participating in adapted games, teamwork becomes an essential part of every activity.
What Is Inclusive Sport?
Inclusive sport means creating opportunities for all children to participate, regardless of disability, background, gender, culture, or personal circumstances. It focuses on removing barriers instead of highlighting differences.
How Sport Brings Children Together Regardless of Their Differences
Children do not naturally focus on differences—they simply want to play, learn, and make friends. Sport creates the perfect environment for this to happen.
Why Traditional Sports Matter in the 21st Century
In today’s digital world, children spend more time in front of screens than ever before. While technology offers many opportunities for learning and communication, it has also reduced the amount of time children spend being physically active and interacting face-to-face with others.
Why Traditional Sports Are Great for Children
Sport is much more than running, jumping, or winning a game. It helps children grow, make friends, build confidence, and enjoy an active lifestyle.
Traditional Wrestling: A Living Heritage of Serbian Sport
Traditional wrestling (Narodno hrvanje) is among Serbia’s oldest sporting traditions, dating back centuries to rural communities where wrestling competitions formed part of local festivals, religious celebrations, and community gatherings.
Stone Throwing: Preserving Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Rural Sporting Heritage
Bacanje kamena s ramena (stone throwing from the shoulder) is one of the oldest traditional athletic disciplines in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The sport has its origins in rural communities, where physical strength was essential for everyday agricultural life.
Skiing: A National Symbol of Slovenian Identity
Few sports are as closely connected to a country’s identity as skiing is to Slovenia. Thanks to its Alpine landscape and snowy winters, skiing has been part of Slovenian life for centuries.
Boćanje: Croatia’s Timeless Tradition of Community and Competition
Boćanje, internationally known as bocce, is one of Croatia’s oldest and most cherished traditional sports.
UniTos Project Officially Launched with Kick-off Meeting in Rijeka
The UniTos – United through Sport project has officially begun with a successful kick-off meeting held on 12–13 February 2026
International Mobilities within the UniTos Project
One of the most important parts of the UniTos – United through Sport project is the organization of international mobilities and inclusive sports camps that will bring together children, youth, and sports professionals from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Slovenia, and Serbia.
Traditional Sports at the Heart of the UniTos Project
Sport has the unique power to connect people, preserve cultural heritage, and inspire positive social change. In the UniTos – United through Sport project, traditional sports play a central role in bringing together children and young people, with and without disabilities, from Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and Serbia.
UniTos projekat: Promocija inkluzije kroz sport – Poziv trenerima
UniTos – United through Sport je dvogodišnji projekat finansiran kroz Erasmus+ Sport program Evropske unije. Projekat okuplja partnere iz Bosne
UniTos Project: Promoting Inclusion Through Sport – Call for Coaches
UniTos – United through Sport project is a two-year initiative funded by the Erasmus+ Sport Programme of the European Union.
UniTos Project Officially Launched with Kick-off Meeting in Rijeka
The UniTos – United through Sport project has officially begun with a successful kick-off meeting held on 12–13 February 2026