5.02.2016
Turkish Olympic Committee (TOC) hosts informative seminars for parents as part of Active Kids project. Total of 620 parent attended these seminars in the 2015-2016 period in five schools where this project continues.
The parents are taught about the increasing problem of obesity in Turkey and its effects on younger generations. It also informs parents on ways they can get their children to lead a more active and healthy lifestyle. Furthermore, the parents are also being informed about TOC’s supports to athletes and sports as well as present sports projects.
Active Kids Project
‘Active Kids’ is a project commissioned by the TOC in collaboration with Nike Turkey, aimed at combatting the growing epidemic of physical inactivity amongst Turkey’s youth. “Active Kids” project is inspired by Designed to Move, a framework for action that Nike co-developed in 2010 with more than 70 expert organizations aimed at reversing the global physical inactivity epidemic. Designed to Move is supported by over 80 public, private, and civil sector organisations all dedicated to creating an active school model that addresses the benefits of moving by integrating more physical activity before, during and after school. In Turkey, this project has brought into action with TOC’s collaboration. The project