Beyond Sport have announced the 35 organizations that have been officially shortlisted for the prestigious Beyond Sport Global Awards!
Selected from a record-breaking 400 entries covering 50+ sports, our judges had a tough job as the 2018 entries representing our most diverse range of sports, countries and social issues to date!
The 2018 shortlisted projects encompass 33 countries, 23 sports and 10 categories: from challenging injustice, racism and violence through football; to using basketball to improve health; to cleaning up plastics from oceans through sailing; to providing women with economic opportunities through sport tourism, this year’s shortlist represents some of the most exciting, innovative and inspiring ways sport is being used to change lives for the better.
Introducing the Beyond Sport Awards 2018 Official Shortlist:
Sport for Health and Well-being Award
- Basketball Health Corps - Shooting Touch Rwanda
- Let’s Play Together To Reach Further / Ann Jwe Ansanm Pou Rive Pi Lwen - GOALS Haiti Haiti
- Promoting Health and Well-being through Inclusive Sport - ISF Cambodia Cambodia
Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award, supported by SAP
- Training for a Marathon, Training for Life - Students Run America USA
- Women Economic Empowerment Through Sport Tourism - 3 Sisters Adventure Trekking Nepal
- Open Doors to Inclusion - Rodrigo Mendes Institute Brazil
Sport for Equality Award
- Umoya Sports - The Umoya Foundation India
- Gender Based Violence Survivor Support - Sport In Action Zambia
- Rugby for the Emancipation of Young Girls - Terres en Mêlées France, Togo, Burkina-Faso, Morocco, Madagascar, Cambodia
- Forming a Team for Equality - DIDESEX Mexico
Sport for Innovation and Tech Award
- 4th Family: Court Science - 4th Family USA
- Online Transparent Impact Dashboard - Street League UK
- Looking for a Place to Dream - GAME Lebanon
Sport for Peace and Social Justice Award
- Challenging Injustice, Racism and Violence in South Africa through futsal - training4changeS South Africa
- Countering Violent Extremism (CVE) in Iraq - Spirit of Soccer Iraq and Cambodia
- Fundacion Espartanos Argentina
- Pledge United - FootballPlus Indonesia
Best Partnership or Collaboration in Sport for Good Award
- Football and Cutting Edge HIV Research - Vijana Amani Pamoja and Medical University of South Carolina Kenya and USA
- Hockey’s Declaration of Principles - NHL Global
- Sweat For Good - Positive Tracks USA
- Get Out Get Active - Activity Alliance UK
Sport for Climate Action Award
- PlanLED SHINE, New York Yankees & Green Sports Alliance: Shedding Light on Climate Action & Communities - Green Sports Alliance Foundation USA
- NHL Green USA, Canada
- Beyond the Green Pitch - Instituto Fazer Acontecer Brazil
Sport for Sustainable Cities & Communities Award
- Burnley FC in the Community UK, Malaysia, China
- Fútbol Más Barrios - Fútbol Más Chile, Ecuador, Peru, Paraguay, Haiti, México, Kenya, France
- Plymouth Hope UK, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Iraq, Mali
- Developing Game-Changing Skills Among Children & Youth in Rural South Africa - Thanda South Africa
Best Corporate Campaign or Initiative in Sport for Good
- iStage 3 and European STEM League - SAP Global
- BOKS Closing the Fitness Gap - Reebok Global
- #TurnTheTideOnPlastic - Volvo Ocean Race Global
Global Impact of the Year
- #WhatsYourLegacy - Coaches Across Continents
- Global Goals World Cup
- It’s a Penalty Campaign 2018
- Sport for Peace - Generations for Peace
In this our 10th anniversary year, the Beyond Sport Foundation will award more than $350,000 to organizations that are using sport to help make the UN Sustainable Development Goals a reality. Since 2008, the Foundation has supported 200+ organizations worldwide, providing $1.5M+ in funds, and distributing $7 million+ in long-term strategic support through the Global Awards.
The day after the awards, our Beyond Sport United conference will bring together 400+ industry leaders and global shapers across sport, development, business, government and academia to explore innovations in how sport is being used to drive social change in communities across the globe - all with a special focus on youth engagement, leadership and social action. Click here to purchase your tickets to join us at the Beyond Sport United and Global Awards.
Beyond Sport Global Awards Official Supporters
The Beyond Sport Global Awards are made possible by Official Supporters, Comic Relief, ESPN, Chivas Regal, Swedish Postcode Foundation and Xiaomi, Award Category Partners, WWE, Generation Amazing and SAP, and Host Partner, Legends. Business support packages are provided by Upshot, GivenGain, YouTube, TrustLaw, and George Washington University Sport Philanthropy Certificate Program.