Norwegian Youth in Sport Leadership Programme
Preparing young people to become leaders in sport participation, organisation and management
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The IOC’s commitment to promoting sport, reflected in Olympic Agenda 2020, is now taking a new step with the 2019 Development Grant offered by the Sport and Active Society Commission.
The IOC is thus encouraging organisations that use sport as a tool for social development to apply for four grants valued at CHF 20,000 each. This year’s grants fall under four themes:
Social inclusion of refugees through sport and physical activity
Promoting gender equality at all levels of sport
Bringing sport and physical activity to the urban setting
Engaging young people and/or senior citizens in physical activity
In the past, organisations such as HelpAge International Tanzania, Skateistan and Pro Sport Development have been awarded grants by the IOC, evidencing the positive impact sport has throughout the world.
Click here to find out more about the application process.
The IOC has long recognised that it has a significant advocacy role to play in the promotion of sport and physical activity at all levels around the world. This advocacy role has been reflected in the Olympic Agenda 2020 – the strategic road map for the future of the Olympic Movement - and is part of the "Olympism in action" programmes along with the Olympic Day, Olympic Values and Education, Women in Sport or Peace through Sports programmes for example.
Globally, 1 in 4 adults is not active enough and more than 80% of the world’s adolescent population is insufficiently physically active (World Health Organization). Let’s reverse this trend and get moving!
The IOC and its Sport and Active Society Commission have designed a useful toolkit for organisations across the Olympic Movement that are managing Sport for All programmes available under this section. It provides them with the knowledge, understanding and tools needed to improve existing programmes worldwide, as well as to create new ones.
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Preparing young people to become leaders in sport participation, organisation and management
Learn moreGenerating positive life changes through encounters with horses
Learn moreCreating life-enriching experiences in coastal communities through educational surf programmes
Learn moreGiving young people living in refugee camps access to sport
Learn moreProviding children with access to free sport and other structured physical activity programmes and establishing links with community clubs
Learn moreEncouraging as many people as possible to take up cycling
Learn moreEncouraging and inspiring children of primary-school age to practise athletics
Learn moreEmpowering young women to become leaders in their communities
Learn moreMove the “inactive” to become more “active” through community activities
Learn morePromoting tennis as an easy, fun and healthy sport for all
Learn moreProviding sport and community development opportunities for young people
Learn moreHelping the danish wounded soldiers to get back on track in life through sport
Learn moreBreaking down barriers that exclude disabled people from mainstream society IMAGE stands for Indian Mixed Ability
Learn morePromoting snow activities as the number one leisure choice for youth in winter
Learn moreUtilising role models to promote social equality through physical and cultural activity
Learn moreUsing sport to provide opportunity, education, and empowerment for girls in New York City’s most underserved communities
Learn morePreventing violence by engaging youth in combat sports
Learn moreEducating and instructing adults interested in coaching gymnastics
Learn moreBringing Sport and Culture together at the largest football tournament in the world
Learn morePromoting healthy lifestyles among city residents through the use of dedicated city spaces and transport infrastructure for cycling, running, walking and other physical activity.
Learn moreFree sports training for disadvantaged children and youth
Learn morePromoting the practice of sport within the city by leveraging the legacy of the 2014 Nanjing Youth Olympic Games
Learn moreTeaching the skills needed to enter the workforce through soccer and other team sports to disadvantaged youth across the americas
Learn moreOffering a healthy and supervised spare-time activity for children at risk of gang engagement in rural areas
Learn moreCombating primary risk factors associated with physical inactivity and promoting a culture of inclusion in pacific communities
Learn moreEnabling young people through snowsports to grow in confidence and self esteem, develop as individuals and make positive choices
Learn moreIntroducing local participants of all ages to the practice of sport and the values of olympism
Learn morePromoting the benefits of sport and regular physical activity to the people of Estonia
Learn moreTeaching children more about the value of a physically active and healthy lifestyle
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