Project team and participants coming together in Ankara

The first in-person meeting of the project partners took place on 12 August 2023 in Ankara (TUR). Project team members from the three partner institutions held their organisational meeting at the facilities of the Turkish Handball Federation, and they also met with the participants who were admitted into the program. A total of 27 participants were admitted into the program following an application and selection process between 19 January and 22 July 2023. This welcoming meeting between the project team and the project participants took place on the sidelines of the European U17 Women’s Handball Championships held in Ankara, providing both the project partners and participants to watch top-level handball matches together.