{"id":3887,"date":"2025-06-09T03:48:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-09T03:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/hepa-olympics\/about-hepa-o\/"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:35:23","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:35:23","slug":"about-hepa-o","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/en\/hepa-olympics\/about-hepa-o\/","title":{"rendered":"About HEPA-O"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3887\" class=\"elementor elementor-3887 elementor-3484\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec9aabd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ec9aabd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-925e9e6 e-con-full gsap-reveal-group e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"925e9e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d0d6f gsap-reveal elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d0d6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Can one teacher change a life?<br>We believe so. That's the heart of HEPA-O. <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c77a74c elementor-widget__width-initial gsap-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c77a74c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HEPA Olympics (HEPA-O) is an Erasmus+ Sport-funded initiative that engages educators as ambassadors of Health-Enhancing Physical Activity (HEPA).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce273e4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ce273e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-948fc94 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"948fc94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ea4a8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"87ea4a8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1075\" src=\"https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEPA-O-DSC_7319.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-3877\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEPA-O-DSC_7319.png 1920w, https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEPA-O-DSC_7319-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEPA-O-DSC_7319-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/bgbeactive.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/HEPA-O-DSC_7319-1536x860.png 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7822d81 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7822d81\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-daf94e7 e-con-full gsap-reveal-group bg-yellow e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"daf94e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0733468 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0733468\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11fec79 gsap-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"11fec79\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">ABOUT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ea3535 gsap-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9ea3535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">HEPA Olympics<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b89a095 e-con-full gsap-reveal-delay e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b89a095\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d960626 gsap-reveal elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d960626\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>HEPA-O, short for Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Olympics, is an initiative led by BG Be Active with a simple yet powerful mission: to help educators lead by example. Because when teachers are active, confident and empowered, students follow and entire school cultures begin to shift towards health. <\/p><p>The project brings together educators from Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia not just PE teachers but all teachers and invites them to experience what it means to live health-enhancing physical activity. Through trainings, inclusive events and community-driven challenges, we\u2019re turning teachers into HEPA ambassadors: role models who inspire change, not just for a day, but for a lifetime. <\/p><p>HEPA-O isn\u2019t just about movement. It\u2019s about belonging and showing that a healthy life is not a luxury-it\u2019s a right that starts in our schools. <\/p><p>Welcome to HEPA-O.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-433f3c7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"433f3c7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e0c853 e-con-full gsap-reveal-group e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e0c853\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-20a135d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"20a135d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4927b2d gsap-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4927b2d\" 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