Grantees

The IOC, Beyond Sport and Women Win are proud to help support a diverse range of organizations that are advancing new ideas and technologies to maximize sport’s impact.

Collective365

These innovators are partnering to integrate sport-based solutions into non-sporting contexts and non-sport-based solutions into sport for development. Learn more about them here.

AKHIN Street Football for Agripreneur – Nigeria
Led by Save the Street Child Foundation (AKHIN) in collaboration with Zigstar Fresh Farms
Ampi’zay (Enough) – Madagascar
Led by Terres en Mêlées in collaboration with Terres en Mêlées Madagascar and local GBV experts
Automated Referral Exercise Scheme – UK
Led by London Sport in collaboration with Health Place, Greenwich Leisure Limited (GLL) and Virtual Health Labs
Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley’s Collective Innovation – U.S.
Led by the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Tennessee Valley in collaboration with UTK College of Social Work, One Knox Collective and Second Harvest
Empowering Women with Intellectual Disabilities – India
Led by Tarapur Social Development Society in collaboration with Special Olympics Bharat West Bengal, Civilian Welfare Foundation and Spriha Society
Football for Future Innovators: Empowering Youth and Refugees through Sport, STEM, Vocational Training, Healthcare and Safe Shelter Solutions – Kenya
Led by Matasia Trans Capability in collaboration with Resilient Hearts Africa and Spectrum of Care for Homelessness
Me la juego por Uribia (Let’s play for Uribia) – Colombia
Led by Fútbol Con Corazón in collaboration with Fundación Procaps
The Omid Collective – Afghanistan
Led by Free to Run in collaboration with Harvard Business School’s Girl Arise program, Women in Negotiation’s expert coach and a leading scholar in feminism and Islam
Pateando Por La Igualdad – Argentina
Led by Fenikks in collaboration with Aprile Plásticos
Reimagining Youth Sport Project – U.S., Brazil, Chile, Mexico, UK, Kenya
Led by Ashoka Sport for Changemaking in collaboration with Education for Sharing, Ashoka Fellow Victor Gutierrez, Ashoka Young Changemaker Isabela Machado, the World Freestyle Football Association, Youth Sports Trust and Adelphi University Professor Dr. Meridith Whitley with more to come.
Support Needs Assessment Tool Sports and Exercise – Australia
Led by The University of Queensland project team in collaboration with The Y Queensland
Trailblazers Collective – Kenya
Led by Emerging Leaders Foundation Limited (ELF)-Africa in collaboration with AddVenture Leadership
Welcome Sports Club Jobs (WSC Jobs) – Portugal
Led by Social Innovation Sportshub Associação and Centro para as Migrações do Fundão

Enterprise365

These innovators are using income generation models, sustainable finance solutions and regenerative investments to address social challenges. Learn more about them here.

Alive and Kicking Kenya – Kenya
AMANDLA – South Africa
Arena Recycling Industry – Tanzania
Ba Nga Afayo Initiative – Uganda
Grass Skirt Project – Papua New Guinea
Oasis “Reach for your Dreams” – South Africa
Power Meri – Papua New Guinea & Australia
Tanjun Associate LLP – India

Grassroots365

These innovators are tackling hyper-local challenges with an emphasis on equitable access to resources. Learn more about them via Women Win.

African 1000 Days Action – South Sudan
Amazon Women’s Sports Association – Brazil
Association des Jeunes pour le développement de Sangarébougou – Mali
AYNI Skate Project – Bolivia
Finaa Organisation – Jordan
Freedom Restoration Project – Thailand
Dream Big for Inclusion and Anti-Racism – Italy/Cyprus
Hawa Feminist Coalition – Somalia
Impact Academy – Egypt
Psychology Spa – Palestine
SOMA Surf – São Tomé and Príncipe
Watoto Wasoka – Uganda

Ignite365

These innovators are addressing plastic waste, disability inclusion, live sport accessibility, athlete menstrual health and sustainable sporting facilities through sport. Learn more about the award here.

Fenniks – Argentina
Grass Skirt Project – Papua New Guinea
Never Stop Playing Sports – Japan
touch2see – France (no longer operating)
WeSwim CIC – UK

Tech365 Explore

This think tank of innovators are using emerging technologies to accelerate sport’s contribution to sustainable development, exchanging knowledge and practices to benefit people, communities and the planet. Learn more about them via Women Win.

5 Ironmans Beat Alzheimer – Global
All In For Sport – U.S.
Athletepreneur – U.S.
Bamako Technologie – Mali
Bonito Foundation – Sweden
Community Innovation Hub – Nigeria
Eleven Campaign – Global
eMuseum of Sports – Brazil
Fundación Gold Sports – Colombia
Girls First Initiative – Tanzania
Invictus Sport – Australia
love.futbol – South Africa, Global
Maria Luisa Zambrano Rojas – Colombia
Never Stop Playing Sports – Japan
PiTCH – Players in Training, Coaching and Health – UK
Positive Impact Events – Global
Propelathon – India
RAIS3 Partners – U.S.
Sarreya Sport – Somalia
Special Olympics Europe Eurasia Foundation – Global
Sportiw – France
Sports Beyond Limit Mindset – Kenya
Teampact – South Africa
Tom Edwards at City St George’s, University of London – UK
Women Emerging – UK, Global

Tech365 Incubate

Representing the second phase of Tech365, this cohort was drawn from the Explore innovators via a collective decision-making mechanism at the 2025 Olympism365 Summit. These innovators will share their progress and insights with their Explore peers and the broader ecosystem over a 6-month period via the Knowledge Exchange Hub.

Learn more here.

All In For Sport Consortium – International (Bonito Foundation, love.fútbol, Sarreya Sport)
Bamako Technologie – Mali
Fundación Gold Sports – Colombia
Positive Impact Events – Global
Sports’ Intelligence – Colombia
Women Emerging – UK

Grassroots365 Incubate

Representing the second phase of Grassroots365, this cohort will embark on a six-month journey to develop, test and refine their ideas through an Innovation Incubation model. As part of this process, they will have access to an education program on how to design ideas, mobilize resources to implement them, storytelling and measuring impact. At the end of the incubation, they will have the opportunity to apply for a USD 15,000 grant to pilot their innovations, five of which will be selected.