Deadline: 22-Oct-21
The Boustany Foundation is excited to announce the launch of the Sport 4 Children Award for young children can be a powerful way of engaging and inspiring them.
The Sport 4 Children Award is offered once every two years and is available to eligible organisations of any size or profile. Projects submitted for the Award can involve any sport that encourages children to engage in physical activity. These can be implemented in any country in the world.Applications for the Award may propose projects ranging from the organisation of sports activities and events that focus on the social and educational role of sport through to the provision of sport facilities and equipment.
- To enable, promote and encourage children to participate in sporting activities
- To stimulate new sports initiatives for children
Thereby
- Improving their mental wellbeing and encouraging healthy behavioural change
- Creating relationships and communities which embrace ethnic, cultural and physical differences
- Engendering an enthusiastic attitude to engaging with social and educational opportunities
- Highlighting the value of self-esteem and confidence gained through achievement
- Helping disadvantaged children to live their childhoods free from violence
- Encouraging children to develop as conscientious, responsible adults.
Award Information
- The Boustany Foundation will be offering an award of 50.000 Euros to the winning project. The funds will be provided in two or three stages over the evolution of the project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Be a legal entity such as a governmental or non-governmental organisation, educational, cultural, or academic institution, foundation or social impact organisation
- For this first Award, be registered in one of the following countries: any member country of the European Union, the United Kingdom, Switzerland, USA or Canada
- Be committed to spending the grant money on projects or programmes related to children and sports
- Have at least 3 years’ experience in running these kinds of projects
- Have a track record of involvement with successful projects or programmes relating to improving the lives of children.
For more information, visit https://www.boustany-foundation.org/Sport-4-Children-2021-Award/Overview