The Organising Committee of the European Youth Olympic Festival (EYOF) Skopje 2025 is proud to announce its partnership with IGNITX to implement an event-specific safeguarding programme, designed to ensure a safe and inclusive environment for all participants. With experience in the planning and delivery of safeguarding frameworks for major international sporting events, IGNITX has been selected to lead the development and operations of safeguarding at EYOF Skopje 2025.
As part of this collaboration, IGNITX will provide a full suite of safeguarding services. This includes the development of an event-specific safeguarding framework based on the methodology of the EU-funded Building European Safe Sport Together (BESST) project, creation of tailored codes of conduct for all stakeholder groups and delivery of targeted awareness materials. In the lead-up to the event, all stakeholders—athletes, NOC officials, volunteers, and staff—will have access to focused training on safeguarding concepts, appropriate conduct, and how to respond to concerns.
A central component of the safeguarding programme will be the implementation of ISAY, IGNITX’s proprietary reporting platform, which offers a secure and confidential mechanism for submitting concerns, including the option to report anonymously.
A safeguarding unit will operate throughout the event period, with all cases managed by trained professionals using trauma-informed investigative procedures. From the moment a report is received through to resolution, each case will be handled with sensitivity, impartiality and care. All processes will be fully integrated with the existing policies and procedures of the European Olympic Committees (EOC), ensuring consistency and alignment with international standards.
In recognition of the value this partnership brings, IGNITX has also joined the EYOF Skopje 2025 Commercial Programme as an official partner. The Organising Committee expresses its full confidence in IGNITX’s ability to deliver professional, impactful safeguarding solutions and appreciates their commitment to creating a safe and respectful space for all members of the EYOF community.
About IGNITX
IGNITX is an international team of passionate Games experts providing specialised consultancy services in combination with active and integrated support of project delivery. IGNITX works with two main focus streams: Event Management and Safeguarding in Sport. For both of these streams, IGNITX delivers consultancy, operations and educational services, including turnkey solutions.
The team is formed by event professionals called IGNITERS who are experienced, knowledgeable and capable experts that have successfully delivered a wide range of sport events in multiple functional areas. IGNITX supports governing bodies, event organisers and sporting organisations in creating more effective and safer environments for sport at all levels.
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