The second meeting was held in Aheloy on 25th July 2023. The duration of the meeting was one day, divided into two sessions. Representatives of 13 organizations participated. They represented different sectors of society. Some of the organizations are related to sports for children and youth 10 men and 3 women were present. All the organizations present are directly involved with the youth, including those in a disadvantaged position. Most organizations were from the Varna and Burgas region. 

Below findings are reached:

1) What are your organizations/ sectors' (public-civil-private) needs to implement basketball practices as a tool for social empowerment?
- there is no place to hold the trainings - 3
- Inappropriate and inconvenient time for training, related to the children's school - 3
- insufficient budget for providing coaches - 4
- lack of well-prepared personnel for working with children and youth - 1

2) What kind of opportunities do you see related to your sector (public–civil–private) to implement basketball practices to empower disadvantaged groups? (EU funds, local empowerment etc.)
- Increasing the budget through projects - projects of the EU, the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the
municipalities- 15
- Training of volunteers to work with disadvantaged children – 5
- Use of the sports facility of the schools in places

3) Do you know any good practices at the local level which focus on real-life examples for the social empowerment of disadvantaged groups through basketball?
- All organizations deal locally in some way.
- Some clubs rely on parents for financial support and help with logistics. - Other organizations are supported by the municipal councils with financial assistance.
- Some of the organizations retrain physical education teachers as basketball coaches

4) What could be done to encourage long-term cooperation & intersectoral dialogue among basketball stakeholders at your local level?
- To encourage children and youth to play more sports, especially basketball
- Organized in more competitions with prizes, it is not important the result
- Dissemination of ideas about sports and getting parents interested
- Using teachers to promote ideas

The next meeting will be attended by organizations from other regions. SCS has reached out to organizations that have the profile our project is looking for.