Congratulations to all the winners of the inaugural Beyond Sport Awards. The winning initiatives were named on the final day of the Beyond Sport Summit and, in the case of the Beyond Sport Community Awards, received £10,000 of funding each and a substantial package of technical support to help them grow and become sustainable.
The winners were chosen from the Awards Shortlist detailed below with representatives from each of the shortlisted projects flown to London for the three days of the Summit.
The winners were announced on the final day of the Summit, with the successful projects in the six Beyond Sport Community Award receiving funding and a package of support especially designed to aid them in becoming sustainable in the future.
Beyond Sport Community Awards
| Best Project for Health | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Saving Lives Through Dance Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Grassroot Soccer: Using the power of… | South Africa | Contact Blog (2) |
| Moving The Goalposts (MTG) | Kenya | Contact Blog (2) |
| Saving Lives Through Dance | India | Contact Blog (0) |
| Best Project for Environment | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Polar Defence Project Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Coaching for Conservation | Botswana | Contact Blog (3) |
| Polar Defence Project | UK and Norway | Contact Blog (2) |
| SOS IRB Kit Aid | UK | Contact Blog (2) |
| Best New Project | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Coaches Across Continents Hat-Trick Initiatives Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Coaches across Continents Hat-Trick … | Tanzania | Contact Blog (2) |
| Football for Social Opportunity Leag… | Argentina | Contact Blog (3) |
| love.fútbol | Guatemala | Contact Blog (27) |
| Soccer for Peace | Colombia | Contact Blog (1) |
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WINNER |
Project Alacatraz Contact Blog | |||
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boxgirls | Germany | Contact Blog (5) | ||
| Ethiopia – Sport Builds Bridges | Ethiopia | Contact Blog (2) | ||
| Proyecto Alcatraz | Venezuela | Contact Blog (2) | ||
| StreetGames | UK | Contact Blog (0) | ||
| The International (Sports) Academy | Nigeria | Contact Blog (0) | ||
| Sport for Peace Award | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Open Fun Football Schools Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Kicking for Peace | South Africa | Contact Blog (1) |
| Open Fun Football Schools | Bosnia Herzegovina, FYR Macedonia, Serbia-Montenegro, Croatia, Kosovo, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Moldova, Lebanon, Iraq | Contact Blog (0) |
| Twinned Peace Sports Schools | Israel-Palestine | Contact Blog (0) |
| UNICEF Children's Rights Award | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Goals For A Better Life Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Goals for a Better Life | Colombia | Contact Blog (2) |
| Greenhouse | UK | Contact Blog (1) |
| Promoting Health, Life Skills and Fu… | Uganda | Contact Blog (0) |
| The PLAY SOCCER Network Program | Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa, Zambia | Contact Blog (0) |
Corporate and Federation Awards
| Best Corporate Social Responsibility in Sport | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Deloitte Disability Sport Programme: Talented Athlete Scholarship Scheme (TASS) Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Deloitte Disability Sport Programme:… | UK | Contact Blog (0) |
| Northumbrian Water - Water for Healt… | UK | Contact Blog (0) |
| The Co-operative StreetGames Young V… | UK | Contact Blog (0) |
| Best Project by a Sport Federation or Governing Body | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Goal Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Basketball without Borders | United States | Contact Blog (0) |
| Goal | India | Contact Blog (0) |
| Sports Training and Outreach Program… | Fiji | Contact Blog (1) |
| Two Strong Cultures/Imparja Cup | Australia | Contact Blog (0) |
| Best Project by a Professional Sports Team | ||
|---|---|---|
WINNER |
Team Globalbike Contact Blog | |
| Shorlisted Project | Host Nation | Contact/ Blog |
| Hapoel Tel Aviv's Education and Soci… | Israel and Palestinian Territories | Contact Blog (12) |
| Southend Utd Goals Life Skills | UK | Contact Blog (0) |
| Team Globalbike | United States | Contact Blog (1) |
As well as the individual Award categories listed above, there was also a number of Judges' Awards, the winners of which were announced at the Summit:
Judge's Awards Winners
Most Courageous Use of Sport Award - Supported by Virgin Atlantic
Spirit of Soccer
Humanitarian in Sport Award
Kofi Annan
Beyond Sport Special Recognition Award
Johann Koss
Right To Play
Key Dates
- January 18, 2010 Beyond Sport Awards 2010, Open for Entries.
- April 16, 2010 Beyond Sport Awards 2010, Close for Entries.
- May, 2010 Beyond Sport Awards 2010, Shortlisted Projects Revealed.
- September 27-30, 2010 Beyond Sport Summit 2010, Awards' Winners Unveiled.
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