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Awards

In our ninth year, the 2017 Beyond Sport Global Awards will celebrate, support, raise awareness and provide funding for ways sport is being used to help make the Global Goals for sustainable development a reality.

Beyond Sport Global Awards 2017

  • One World Observatory

    26 July
    2017

The Beyond Sport Global Awards took place on July 26 at the One World Observatory in New York. Grassroots organizations were joined by brands, sports teams, leagues and athletes to celebrate the courageous, creative and impactful work being done around the world using sport to promote and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s).

From 250 entries spanning 70 countries, 35 organizations made the shortlist for the ninth annual Beyond Sport Awards with the 13 outstanding winners all epitomizing how sport can help tackle some of the most pressing social issues in the world today. As the global force for sustainable social change through sport, Beyond Sport overhauled the Awards this year to align with the UN SDG’s. 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.

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Sport for Health and Well-being Award

  • Imagine Your Goals - Everton in the Community UK

Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award   

  • Alive and Kicking Kenya, Ghana, Zambia

Sport for Equality Award    

  • Colorful Girls Volleyball Circles - Girl Determined Myanmar

Sport for Peace and Social Justice Award

  • Mi Vida es un Diamante (My Life is a Diamond) - Grupo Internacional de Paz Colombia and Mexico

Best Partnership or Collaboration

  • National Alliance of Sport for the Desistance of Crime (NASDC) - 2nd Chance Group Global/UK

Sport for Innovation and Tech Award

  • Station Soccer - Soccer in the Streets USA

Sport for Sustainable Cities & Communities Award

  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds - MLSE Foundation Canada

Best Corporate Campaign or Initiative in Sport for Good

  • Unilever - Connected by the City Brazil

Global Impact of the Year

  • Women Win - Advancing the Playing Field for Gender Equity Global

Sport for Climate Action Award

  • Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 Center USA

UNICEF Safeguarding Children in Sport Award

  • ChildFund Pass It Back - ChildFund Australia Laos, Philippines and Vietnam

Courageous Use of Sport Award, presented by WWE

  • Hajar Abulfazl - Afghanistan women's Football National Player; Youth Delegate, United Nations; Athlete Ambassador, Shirzanan

Leadership in Sport Award

  • Bilqis Abdul-Qaadir - Former College Basketball player; Instructor; Activist & Athlete Ambassador, Shirzanan

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Clik here to see the Winners Map in full size.

Some descriptionSome descriptionThanks to the support of Comic Relief and Swedish Postcode Lottery, winners of the Community Awards will receive over $130,000 of funding from the Beyond Sport Foundation. All shortlisted organizations will also receive business support including fundraising from GivenGain and monitoring and evaluation intelligence from Upshot. Since 2009, Beyond Sport has awarded over $6 million worth of business support and funding that has allowed over 175 winning and shortlisted projects grow and become sustainable in their field.

Winners Package

The winners of the Beyond Sport Awards recieve a package of substantial business and strategic support, global industry recognition and access to exclusive partnership opportunities. 

The winners of six categories also receive funding of up to $50,000* alongside the official Beyond Sport Business Support Package, with the aim of enabling them to move forward and become fully sustainable in the future. 

This year we are delighted to have partnered with Upshot and GivenGain Foundation in order to provide our shortlisters and winners with a variety of strategic support.

*Subject to approval from The Beyond Sport Foundation Trustees, Comic Relief and the Postcode Lottery Sport Foundation.

Judging Process

All entries to the Beyond Sport Awards go through a detailed judging process which is fully audited by an independant assessor to ensure total transparency.

Entered Projects

Since 2009, Beyond Sport has received over 2150 entries reaching 145 countries. Click here to see who has entered the Beyond Sport Awards over the years and search through our global network of inspiring projects from across the world.