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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 will take place at One World Observatory in New York on July 26, where the shortlist will be celebrated and winners will be crowned.

Beyond Sport has announced the annual Beyond Sport Global Awards Official Shortlist, showcasing 37 organizations that are successfully using sport to promote and achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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The 37 shortlisted organizations highlight a diverse portfolio of work, from organizations raising awareness of endangered marine habitats through sailing with fishermen in Vietnam; to the use of triathlon in empowering adolescent girls in Long Island; to a ground-breaking digital media training program which uses football to provide underserved youth with the skills, support and a public platform to make their voices heard. This year’s shortlist represents issues such as: health, gender, STEM education, equality, climate change, accessibility and inclusion, tech and employability.

BEYOND SPORT GLOBAL AWARDS OFFICIAL SHORTLIST 2017

Sport for Health and Well-being Award

  • Let Her Choose - TackleAfrica Tanzania
  • Imagine Your Goals - Everton in the Community UK
  • i-tri: Transformation through Triathlon - i-tri Girls USA

Sport for Quality Education and Employment Award          

  • Alive and Kicking Kenya, Ghana, Zambia
  • Giovanni van Bronckhorst Foundation Netherlands
  • Refugee Girls and Innovation - YALLA USA

Sport for Equality Award

  • Rurka Kalan - YFC Rurka Kalan India
  • Sainsburys Inclusive PE Training (IPE) Programme - English Federation of Disability Sport UK
  • Colorful Girls Volleyball Circles - Girl Determined Myanmar
  • Hockey is for Everyone - NHL & NHLPA USA and Canada

Sport for Peace and Social Justice Award

  • Football for Peace and Reconciliation - streetfootballworld Colombia
  • Mi Vida es un Diamante - MVD (My Life is a Diamond) - Grupo Internacional de Paz Colombia and Mexico
  • Playing for Peace Stopping the Violence and Bridging the Gang Divide on the Streets of Chicago - New Life Centers of Chicagoland USA
  • Honor Award - Value Sports Israel

Sport for Sustainable Cities & Communities Award

  • Safe Spaces - love.futbol Global
  • Northeast Kids - Hutt City Council New Zealand
  • Etnoliga. Open football - Open City - Fundacja dla Wolnosci Poland
  • Regent Park Athletic Grounds - MLSE Foundation Canada

Best Corporate Campaign or Initiative in Sport for Good

  • MLSE Foundation - MLSE Launchpad Canada
  • Unilever - Connected by the City Brazil
  • Chevron - Inspiring future innovators through STEM and sports USA

Global Impact of the Year

  • Skateistan
  • Women Win
  • Coaches Across Continents

Best Partnership or Collaboration

  • Aspire to be Deadly, Empower Me - Cairns Hockey Association Australia
  • National Alliance of Sport for the Desistance of Crime (NASDC) - 2nd Chance Group UK
  • ChildFund Pass It Back - ChildFund Australia Laos, Philippines, Vietnam
  • Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka #bicycleschangelives - Qhubeka Global

Sport for Innovation and Tech Award

  • NBA and Discovery Education Team Up for a Math Slam Dunk! USA
  • FBB TV: Youth Voices - Football Beyond Borders UK
  • Station Soccer - Soccer in the Streets USA

Sport for Climate Action Award

  • Protect Our Winters Global
  • Sacramento Kings, Golden 1 Center USA
  • Vietnamese Fishermen coach water-sports and climate change survival skill - MANTA Sail Training Centre Vietnam

UNICEF Safeguarding Children in Sport Award

  • ChildFund Pass It Back - ChildFund Australia Laos, Philippines and Vietnam
  • SafeStamp - Caribbean Sport and Development Agency Caribbean
  • Pacific Sports Partnerships Pacific Islands and Australia

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.