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Sport for One Humanity

Deadline: 25-May-22

The Sport for One Humanity initiative, established by Turkish Airlines has been launched with the support from the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC).

Civil society organizations have for a long time recognized the potential of sport in peace and development by adopting the use of sport in fulfilling their objectives. They are necessary and central partners in advocacy, program development and delivery of sports-based initiatives at the community level whose impact trickles down to the national and global level.

Therefore, it is important that the efforts of civil society organizations (CSOs) are supported to maintain and expand their contribution to peace and development as well as other Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through sport.

Objectives

The objectives of the Sport for One Humanity initiative are:

  • To raise awareness on the power of sport as a tool to foster peaceful and inclusive societies.
  • To support organizations that use sport for development and peace in their respective communities by providing them with capacity building, mentoring, visibility and sustainability.
  • To identify best practices/lessons learned on how sport builds bridges between individuals and across communities, and how it helps to attain development and peace objectives.
Themes
  • The call for applications invites not-for profit organizations, who are implementing a project relevant for the sport development and peace agenda. The initiative will support 10 not-for-profit organizations managing and implementing sports-based projects that combine sport with development and peace objectives to raise awareness, particularly, on the power of sport as a tool to promote intercultural dialogue, strengthen diversity and foster inclusive societies.
Activities

Indicative project activities that will be supported include:

  • Community outreach, meetings, workshops and activities involving local sports associations, that are aimed at improving community participation,
  • Sports events and tournaments, bringing diverse groups of people together in unique ways and aiming to strengthen inclusion and peaceful coexistence within communities,
  • Educational activities, ranging from short-term awareness raising sessions to long-term trainings, exchanges of youth involved in sport from communities, including peer education in schools and communities,
  • Innovative sports-based life- skills training and learning activities for youth, women and girls that would also include peace education and gender equity objectives,
  • Sport based projects that enhance social inclusion and integration of persons with disabilities, ethnic minorities, migrants and vulnerable social groups,
  • Projects based on traditional sports and games that promote intercultural and intercommunity dialogue,
  • Awareness-raising activities related to sports that involve media and social-media campaigns, as well as video production and radio programs for advocacy purposes.
Capacity building and mentoring
  • Selected applicants will be provided with a comprehensive capacity-development program aimed at strengthening their effectiveness in their work. The support program will consist of training through face-to-face workshops facilitated by experts, addressing various topics of interest, and continued support through customized mentoring sessions, which will be delivered online.
  • The in- person component of the capacity- building program will be organized in view of the travel conditions in the future and may be delivered in virtual live format if travel is curtailed due to pandemic conditions.
Recognition and Visibility
  • Selected applicants will be invited to participate in a ceremony that will serve to increase their visibility, raise awareness about the initiative, and bring together influencers in sport, business and civil society.
  • During the ceremony they will have the opportunity to network with their peers and build connections with the international community including organizations working on sport for development and peace.
Eligibility Criteria
  • Eligibility Criteria for Applicants
  • Applying organizations must:
    • be registered as a not-for-profit organization (civil society organizations including non-governmental organizations, community- based organizations, foundations, associations. trusts, charities) with recognized legal status in the country where activities are implemented.
    • have been operational for a minimum period of one year on the date of application.
    • manage a project relevant for the sport for development and peace agenda.
    • be directly responsible for the implementation of the proposed activities.
  • Eligibility Criteria for Projects
  • Submitted projects must:
    • contribute to promoting intercultural dialogue, strengthening diversity and fostering inclusive societies through sport.
    • have sufficient funding and resources for successful implementation of all activities.
    • be committed to diversity, equity and inclusion objectives when engaging with target groups.
    • be led by a project coordinator, who is an employee of the applying organization from the start of the project.

For more information, visit https://sportforonehumanity.org/application-guidelines/