A year after the launch of the civic service program, “generation 2024”, with the Games Organizing Committee and the French sports movement, more than 3,500 young people have been able to take advantage of the system, but the objective is now more ambitious. 30,000 young volunteers are expected by 2024 to perform civic service.
A program aimed at young people aged 16 to 25, up to 30 with disabilities, without qualification, for a period of 6 to 12 months in France or abroad, in clubs, leagues , federations, associations or local authorities labeled “land of games”. It is about involving young people in the Olympic Games.
Encourage vocations
“The sports system relies heavily on the commitment of volunteers and volunteers in hundreds of thousands of clubs”, explains Tony Estanguet, chairman of the Olympic Games organizing committee.
“If we want to capture this generation of 2024, this youth, it is by offering them very concrete commitment missions, in contact with those who play French sport. We also know that we must renew this generation of volunteers, and For them, I think it’s formative to spend six months, a year, in an associative, sports structure. This can encourage vocations. Many of them then wish to apply for jobs in the world of sport. is also what we want to encourage.”
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In the background, the idea of promoting what sport can bring to society through civic engagement. Paid 580 euros per month, young people in civic service are supervised by a tutor who guides them in their future project. They have the opportunity to take training to prepare for their entry into working life. The proposed missions are at the service of the social and environmental impact of sport.
Beyond performance, the notion of heritage
“You have young people who will promote para-sport, who will hold educational workshops on the fight against violence in sport, who will support healthy sport, practice for all”specifies Béatrice Angrand, president of the civic service agency.
“The common thread is really to get in touch with the populations to bring them to practice sport, and to make them feel firsthand what a major event like the Olympic Games is, which goes far beyond performance and the search for medals. The Olympic Games are also a legacy, and it is in this field that young people in civic service in sport are engaged.”
Since its creation in 2010, 600,000 young people have performed civic service. The 2024 generation will be able to rely on solid foundations to then try to join the Paris 2024 volunteer program.