A year of Funding and Support: Beyond Sport Foundation 2017

In 2017, the Beyond Sport Foundation facilitated funding of over $130,000 to organizations around the world that are using sport to help address the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Through the Beyond Sport Global Awards, the Beyond Sport Foundation received over 250 entries spanning 70 countries, with 37 organizations made the shortlist, with the 13 outstanding winners all epitomizing how sport can help tackle some of the most pressing social issues in the world today.

The move reflects Beyond Sport’s belief that that using sport is an effective and game-changing approach to addressing extreme poverty, inequality and climate change.

Our 2017 Winners included:

Alive and Kicking for their innovative work in Ghana, Kenya and Zambia creating fairly paid, ethical, employment through the manufacture and sale of sports balls. All profits from the sale of sports balls are used to fund entrepreneurial programmes and health education in their countries of operation.

Girl Determined for their Myanmar-based program which brings together adolescent girls from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds to grow their access to education, health knowledge, participation in decision-making and personal development all through Volleyball.

Everton in the Community whose Imagine Your Goals program uses the power of football as a vehicle to positively address mental illness by raising awareness and challenging societal stigma.

Mi Vida es un Diamante (My Life is a Diamond) - Grupo Internacional de Paz which reaches children and youth, without distinction of gender, creed, race or economic status; giving priority to the most vulnerable to armed conflict.

Soccer in the Streets for their Station Soccer initiative in Atlanta, Georgia, which opens up the game to minorities and those from low income backgrounds by making the game affordable and accessible across the USA.