The week-long camp incorporated three of the most popular sports in Northern Ireland (rugby, football, and Gaelic football), as well as community relations activities. The initiative aims to promote respect for diversity in a fun and safe environment while introducing young people to the three different sports.
Ulster Rugby staff members Joy Sparkes and Zoe Templeton delivered a series of coaching sessions to give the participants, who came from a range of backgrounds, a taste of the game. To finish off the day, the teams participated in friendly matches to put their new skills into practice.
It served as preparation for matches against other parts of the city at the Belfast Interface Games Flagship event (Game of Three Halves) on Friday 9th August at Seaview.
Assisting such a positive project been made possible due to the generous support of the NI Executive and the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure through the ‘Promoting Equality, Tackling Poverty and Social Exclusion through Sport Programme. The programme aims to deliver sporting interventions that can promote equality, tackle poverty, tackle social exclusion and provide opportunities to realise wider socio-economic returns.