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No Elevators Day is an open activation event organised by the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA), a global umbrella association for organisations working within the field of sport for all, recreational sports and physical activity. Established in 1995, ISCA works with more than 260 member organisations, international NGOs and public and private stakeholders to create a network of physical activity promoters and specific actions that get citizens moving. With over 40 million individual members from 89 countries on five continents, ISCA’s members represent a diverse group of people active within grassroots sport, youth and cultural activities.

In 2012, ISCA launched the NowWeMOVE campaign with an overall objective to raise awareness of the benefits of sport and physical activity among citizens, to promote opportunities to be active, and to enable sustainable and innovative capacity building for providers of physical activity initiatives. Its activities have helped millions of people to “find their move”.

If you are in Europe, please contact the NowWeMOVE National Coordinator in your country to find out how you can spread the word about your No Elevators Day activity, or download our free resources here.

Use the #NoElevatorsDay and #UseTheStairs hashtags to share your event and create a buzz with us on social media on the last Wednesday of April each year.

For more inquires about the campaign or if you live on another continent and would like to get involved, please contact Campaign Manager Irina Coreachina at ic@isca-web.org

No Elevators Day 2024 Guides

Urban Intervention Toolkit

Action Guide

Communications Guide

No Elevators Day & NowWeMOVE

No Elevators Day quickly became one of the most popular NowWeMOVE events.

NowWeMOVE's overall objectives are to raise awareness of the benefits of sport and physical activity among European citizens; promote opportunities to be active in sport and physical activity; and enable sustainable and innovative capacity building for providers of physical activity initiatives through open-source solutions and advocacy.

No Elevators Day is an initiative of the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) as part of the NowWeMOVE Campaign.

All activities under the No Elevators Day title are voluntary and should take into consideration accessibility requirements for people with disabilities and medical conditions.


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No Elevators Day & ISCA

No Elevators Day is an initiative of the International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) as part of the NowWeMOVE campaign. ISCA launched the NowWeMOVE campaign in 2012, with the aim of bringing the sport for all sector and a variety of other sectors together to tackle the physical inactivity epidemic across Europe. ISCA is a global platform open to organisations working within the field of sport for all, recreational sports and physical activity.

Learn more about the benefits of being an ISCA member