Kickoff for Diversity Wins: 700 young people consider racism and inclusion

Schools and Club Brugge join forces for greater respect and inclusion

With the Diversity Wins project, Club Brugge Foundation challenges young people to reflect on current social issues such as racism, discrimination and diversity. A total of 700 pupils from 1st, 2nd and 3rd secondary schools from seven different schools, from West and East Flanders, are taking part in the project.

They go through a ready-made curriculum of six lessons in class, focusing on topics such as racism, religion, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities and diversity. The lessons align with citizenship education attainment targets and provide a space for dialogue, awareness and critical reflection. With Diversity Wins, Club Brugge aims to actively involve young people in building a society where respect and equal opportunities for all are paramount.

With the support of the European Union

Diversity Wins is the successor to the highly successful Foundation project "Give Racism The Red Card," in which Club Brugge Foundation has reached more than 3,000 pupils from 25 schools in Flanders over the past 3 seasons, accounting for 134 classes and 160 teachers in total. Diversity Wins is a project in partnership with European Football for Development Network (EFDN) together with Real Betis Balompié (Es), Fundación Alcoraz (Es), Vålerenga IF (No), Rangers Charity Foundation (Sco), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (Ger) and Excelsior Rotterdam (Ndl). This project was co-funded by the European Union.

This project has been funded by the European Union. However, the ideas and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held liable for them.