The SAFE HARBOUR project has released its second newsletter, continuing its mission to strengthen safeguarding in European sport. Published every six months, the newsletter keeps partners, stakeholders, and the wider sporting community informed about the project’s achievements, activities, and upcoming initiatives.
This second edition highlights the project’s dynamic progress since March 2025 and showcases its growing presence across Europe. Among the key milestones featured are the Meet the Consortium campaign and presentations of the project at major international events such as the IOC Safe Sport Regional Hub Meeting, the EOC Meetings, and the Olympism365 Summit.
The newsletter also celebrates six months of project activity, reflecting on achievements such as the safeguarding stakeholder mapping, and the Peer-to-Peer Roundtables. In addition, this edition spotlights Safe Sport Day 2025, a global campaign promoting protection and respect for all in sport, and explores safeguarding as a growing European priority, aligned with recent EU and IOC strategies.
Partner contributions in the newsletter showcase a wealth of best practices and success stories from across the consortium, highlighting how collaborative efforts continue to drive meaningful progress in safeguarding across European sports. Finally, readers will find updates on the expansion of the consortium’s network of IOC-certified Safeguarding Officers, as well as upcoming events and learning opportunities.
SAFE HARBOUR continues to advance its vision of a safer, more inclusive sporting environment across Europe - one newsletter at a time!
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Background information on the SAFE HARBOUR project.
The SAFE HARBOUR project, short for “Strengthening Response Mechanisms for Safeguarding in European Sport”, is a 30-month project co-funded by the European Union through the Erasmus+ Sport Programme 2024. Coordinated by the EOC EU Office, the consortium includes Thomas More and Asser Institute as experts on safeguarding, human rights and law, 2 International Federations (International Biathlon Union and International Ice Hockey Federations), and 20 National Olympic Committees (Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Hungary, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia). Additionally, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) is involved as an outside resource.
The project seeks to strengthen the capacity of European NOCs and Federations to address safeguarding concerns by identifying gaps, developing a European Response framework, and fostering collaboration. This framework will be adapted to national contexts, complemented by training and awareness initiatives to enhance safeguarding measures at both national and European levels. Therefore, SAFE HARBOUR aims to equip partner NOCs and Federations with the tools and confidence to implement effective safeguarding measures while establishing a robust support network for Safeguarding Officers and laying the groundwork for a future IOC Regional Safeguarding Hub.
