Adolescent’s engagement for clubs and associations is relatively small. In addition, many young adults are either unaware of possibilities to get involved in regional and nationwide projects, or lack motivation to do so.
The prime aspect of this project is to further young migrants' integration into clubs and associations. The aim is to teach migrants the practical and theoretical aspects of street football which will enable them to be in charge of tournaments and create awareness for responsibility. Personal engagement and the coaches’ necessary commitment to conflict resolution and communication will encourage a positive personality development.
Additionally, the aim is not only to initiate a cultural exchange, but also to show the value of international projects, thereby making possibilities for other engagements apparent. This strengthens and popularises the international project community, as well as the core project “Straßenfußball für Toleranz”. The prime beneficiaries are young migrants that are thereby more easily reached.
The coaches’ performances are to be subjected to continuous development and evaluation at coaching sessions.

Mainly girls with “migration background” participatedd. 160 young people from Scotland and Germany, mainly migrants, took part in the project.

The exchange of experiences between young people in Scotland and Germany within the project is facilitated through co-operation with the Scottish project “c.a.f.e.”. It guarantees an achievement of the international aspects of the overall goal. The co-operation involves the organisation of several tournaments through which coaches can gain experiences. The theoretical knowledge is imparted at manifold coaching sessions, which focus primarily on conflict management, de-escalation and street football theory. At tournaments, performances of coaches are supervised and recorded. Those recordings are evaluated collectively at subsequent coaching sessions. Furthermore, is the project “Straßenfußball für Toleranz” continuously supported at all locations and rounded off through the organisation of regular tournaments.

The aim of the project, to introduce girls with a “migration background” to sports and to qualify them as coaches, has been successful. Today, young women work as volunteers at tournaments and are foremost involved in their home towns. Equally, the partner project in Abroath has been presented to socially disadvantaged adolescents. The partnership is taken care of by both sides through regular visits, which also shows the international aspect of street football. For the very first time, young people get the opportunity to organise and run a big international event independently, though not without professional guidance. This included registration, welcome, press conference, tournament, teaming, award ceremony, accommodation and departure.

Until now there exist 24 base associations. After six seminar weekends nine participants of the training "Consulting, design, modification - education for the Promotion of Democracy" were certificated. They work as advisors for clubs and associations. For quality assurance of the counseling collegial discussions will take place on a regular basis within the consultant pool. The consulting work is first project which the "gates of democracy" coordinates.  

The realisation of the project was put into practice by one member of staff. He was able to access resources from the project “Intergration durch Sport” and “Straßenfußball für Toleranz”, e.g. a network of local sport clubs and partners. The project was founded by the German Home Office.