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City Of Johannesburg Gets Behind Beyond Sport Global Summit

Support continues to grow for the Beyond Sport Global Summit, with local government confirming its backing for the annual international event, which explores the ways sport can be used to tackle key issues in society, to be held in Johannesburg at the end of the month.

The City of Johannesburg has been named Official Supporter of the Summit, as it prepares to welcome a global audience of leaders from sport, business and community development.

As part of its support, the City will participate in the Summit by leading a day-long series of content at Nike Football Training Centre in Soweto, focussing on the use of sport in tackling youth violence in urban communities. This topic features heavily across a number of Beyond Sport events, particularly at Beyond Sport United which was held at the Yankee Stadium in New York earlier this year.

Commenting on the partnership, Nick Keller, Founder of Beyond Sport said: ‘Our growing cities are becoming home to increasing numbers of unemployed youth, excluded and living on the fringe of society. The City of Johannesburg partnering with Beyond Sport shows recognition of the importance of sport to reach these groups and the need to offer more positive alternatives.’

‘The City of Johannesburg  has provided the context for historic example of youth leadership and provides the perfect opportunity for us to work together in bringing about positive social change, through sport, to many local communities and young people.’

‘We very much look forward to working with the City of Johannesburg over the coming weeks, as well as building an ongoing relationship with the voice of the youth in Johannesburg.’

Speakers for the Summit, to be held between October 28 and 30, will include David Grevemberg, CEO of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and recently appointed CEO of the Commonwealth Games Federation, and former Bafana Bafana captain Lucas Radebe, a Beyond Sport ambassador. Popular local MC and CEO of Skududu Media, Dan Nicholl, will host the event.

The three-day Global Summit, which includes activity sessions, in-depth workshops and main stage panels, will be held at venues across Johannesburg.

The event will showcase leading sport-for-social-change programmes making a positive impact across the city, and provide an opportunity for sharing of best practice from around the world, with representatives of various international organisations taking part, including UNICEF, Tottenham Hotspur, Boston Red Sox and many more.

For more information and to book your place at the Beyond Sport Summit, please visit http://www.beyondsport.org/event/beyond-sport-summit-2014/

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Annemarie Elsom
Executive Director
Beyond Sport
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7240 7700
Email: [email protected]

Bronwyn Roets
Managing Director
Exposure Unlimited
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Notes for Editors:
Beyond Sport is a global organisation that promotes, develops and funds the use of sport to create positive social change across the world.

We do this primarily through…

Beyond Sport Awards
The Beyond Sport Awards programme provides support worth $3 million annually to projects across the world that use sport to address issues within their communities.

Beyond Sport Summit
The Beyond Sport Summit is an annual event that brings together the best sport-led social innovators with influential, global leaders to address sport's role in driving positive social change. The Beyond Sport Summit 2014 will be held in Johannesburg from 28th to 30th October.


Visit www.beyondsport.orgfor more information.

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