TANGO-LIFE

TANGO-LIFE is a project co-funded by the European Union aimed at improving the inclusion and quality of life of people with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders and other fragilitiesthrough sport/dance as a holistic approach that promotes physical, emotional and social well-being.

Specifically, the project intends to improve the well-being of 60 people with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders and other fragilities in the target communities through the development and implementation of an innovative inclusion model based on tango, which will have a beneficial impact on the target population by improving physical and mental health outcomes.

TANGO-LIFE has therefore developed an inclusive and innovative approach that enables people with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders and other fragilities to participate fully and effectively in society.

The model that TANGO-LIFE aims to create will contribute to the dissemination of the use of tango as an innovative rehabilitation therapy with beneficial effects on the health and psycho-physical well-being of its recipients. The project will develop a multisectoral approach, involving different sectors such as sport, health and education, and will contribute to generating positive and sustainable effects for the beneficiaries and partner organisations involved, as well as for the political systems in which these activities are embedded.

The project targets are:

·       People with intellectual disabilities, mental disorders and other vulnerabilities who will benefit from the project activities through a personalised intervention plan.

·       Social, sports and health professionals who will benefit from the project through participation in the pilot training course and preparatory dance and gymnastics courses.

·       All local, national and European stakeholders who will be involved in the project thanks to the different ways in which they will collaborate and develop relationships with local realities.

The Consortium - Maendeleo for Children APS (Italy), Fede in Azione Coop. Sociale (Italy), Tango Por Tres (Italy), Društvo za kulturoinkluzije (Slovenia) and IBONIS (Spain) - will be engaged in a shared effort to transfer this model from the local/national level to the EU level, facilitating the exploitation of the project results also in European countries outside the Consortium, thus contributing to the wider impact of the project.