Description
Aim of the event: 
  • Raise Awareness
Goal of the event: 
Everyone had to play badminton but with a disability. This in order to raise awareness that if you have a disability, as small as it can be, just doing some sports can be totally different.
Short description of the event: 
Everyone had to play badminton but with a disability. Some played with their left hand instead of their right hand, others had to play on their knees, others with their eyes covered,...

Hi there sporty people!

This time we would like to invite you to play badminton with us at GUSB but it will be different as all the other times!

We will follow the ExchangeAbility movement. The aim of this project is to make ESN a more accessible association and to increase the number of students with disabilities going on exchange. What we want to do with event is to raise awareness about people with disabilities. So while playing Badminton you will have a kind of disability.
More information? https://exchangeability.eu/

It's FREE and you will have the equipment, lockers, dressing room and showers at your disposition, as always.
How did your event go?: 
Everything was fine. It was not a real sportive event but it was a thoughtful event, it made people think.
Involvement
Name of the partners: 
GUSO
Number of international students: 
30
Number of "locals" involved: 
10
Number of ESNers involved: 
3
Persons with disabilities joining the event: 
No
ESN Gent plays Badminton
Date of the event: 
Mon, 05/12/2016
Duration of the event: 
2hours
Scope: 
International
ESN Country: 
Belgium