By taking part in European projects, HOO strengthens the national and international position of sport and promotes the interests of sport in relation to national and European funding policies. It also actively participates in the fight against match-fixing at the international, European and national level, promotes gender equality in sports, improves conditions in the field of integrity of sports, participates in creating prerequisites for helping top athletes in their education and employment, and promotes playing sports as well as volunteering in sports. Furthermore, by cooperating in European projects, HOO strengthens the international position of the Croatian sport and nurtures relations with international and national institutions.

Safeguarding Children in Sport (GUARD)

The project is designed to implement the guidelines for safeguarding children in sport from 2022. Its goal is to establish an effective system for protecting children in sport at the national level. Primarily, it involves the appointment and training of child safeguarding officers in national sports federations so that they acquire the necessary knowledge and skills to pass on to safeguarding officers in sports clubs. Through the training program, 140 child safeguarding officers in national sports federations will be trained as a foundation for the further development of the child safeguarding system in sport at all levels.

The Croatian Olympic Committee coordinates the implementation of the project in collaboration with 7 partner organizations: the Ministry of Tourism and Sport, the Hellenic Olympic Committee, the Lithuanian Olympic Committee, the North Macedonian Olympic Committee, the Polish Olympic Committee, the Romanian Olympic Committee, and the Slovenian Olympic Committee. The project will be implemented from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026.