Several years ago, we developed a collaborative project with the non-profit organisation FEFA.   

This not-for-profit organisation works with children from a socio-economically disadvantaged area of Brussels (where over 52% of
18-25 year-olds are unemployed), who are at real risk of dropping out of school. It uses sport and its values to help these young
people develop and integrate. Since the project was set up, the school failure rate for children attending the FEFA has fallen
from 40% to 22%.  
However, these figures need to be refined by a more in-depth study of the effect of the various schemes on dimensions broader
than just failure or success at school. 

A study has therefore been set up to evaluate the scheme from different angles in order to gain a better understanding of the
impact of these preventive measures, which include sport.  

The second stage of the project is called Les J.O.U.E.U.R.S de Cureghem - ‘Jeunes Ouverts à l'Univers des Etudes et à
l'Univers de la Recherche Scientifique’. 

The aim of J.O.U.E.U.R.S is to link the FEFA non-profit association and its societal objectives of using sport to support young
people from so-called at-risk populations, with the world of sport-related science and higher education in sport via the ULB and
HELB Ilya Prigogine association. Its aim is to offer young people from disadvantaged backgrounds a new vision of science and of
scientific studies as part of a practical application in the field of sport. 

The main aim of this project was to reconsider the value of science in secondary education and the possibility of pursuing
higher education in this field. Project funded by Innoviris in collaboration with Prof. V. Faoro's cardiophysiology research unit.  At
present, this collaboration with the FEFA is continuing with various dissertations on this subject.