As the Global Sports Forum fast approaches, the event’s organisers are delighted and proud of the great interest that has been shown in the Global Sports Forum Barcelona Trophies, a key innovation for the 2010 edition. No less than 49 projects, currently being run all over the world, were entered by NGOs, companies, organisations, foundations and universities. The initiatives themselves demonstrate great variety, in line with the themes of the Global Sports Forum Barcelona. In addition, and by the scope of their achievements, the projects underline the diversity of the countries involved (every one of the world’s continents is represented: North and South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and Oceania).
The objective of these Trophies is to showcase high-quality sport-related initiatives that have succeeded in reflecting the major issues and trends at the heart of the debates due to take place throughout the Forum, in the following categories: Sport and Education, Sport Business, Sport, Culture and Creativity, Sport in the City, Major Sports Events, Sport, Philanthropy and Cooperation, Sport and Geopolitics, as well as Sport and Health.
A selection process carried out by of a community of experts
The 49 projects have been passed on to the judging panel - made up of speakers from the 2009 Forum - in order that they select 3 projects per category, according to the following criteria: innovation, social impact and a capacity to overcome certain challenges. The divergence present within the group as well as their sincere interest in sport within society are both excellent guarantees of the quality and legitimacy of the process.
The final vote will be effected by the Global Sports Forum Barcelona’s Honorary Committee.
The Global Sports Forum Barcelona Trophies 2010 nominations
Best projects in the Sport Business category
(Projects with a social impact, embarked on by companies and brands)
- ASDA Cricket (UK), Organization : ASDA ;
- The Sports Workshops (France), Organization : Eurosport ;
- Looney Tunes Active! (International – EMEA), Organization : Warner Bros ;
- Barclays Spaces for Sports (International - UK, South Africa, US, China, Spain, Zambia), Organization : Barclays.
Best projects in the Sport and Health category
(Initiatives that set out to raise public awareness about health issues)
- The A-league (Based in the Netherlands, partnered with The Kids League in Uganda), Organization : Adapted Physical Activity International Development (APAID);
- Test Your Team (Lesotho), Organization : Kick4Life ;
- Wash United (Ghana, Mali, South Africa, Kenya, Lesotho, Mozambique, Uganda, Tanzania and Burkina Faso), Organization : WASH United.
- WhizzKids United (South Africa, Ghana, Uganda, Australia and UK), Organization : Africaid.
Best projects in the Sport and Education category
(Programmes aiming to promote values of citizenship through sport; projects promoting education, training and vocational integration through sport)
- Hat-Trick Initiative (UK, US, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia, Kenya, Uganda and South Africa), Organization : Coaches across Continents ;
- Play for Fun, Learn for Life (African continent), Organization : Play Soccer ;
- Kalim Football League (Zambia), Organization : Kalim Sports Council.
Best projects in the Sport and Geopolitics category
(Projects designed to bring about peace and development in the world, and political initiatives)
- Street football Regional League Football Friends (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro) Organization : Football Friends.
- Twinned Peace Sport Schools (Israel and Palestine), Organization : Peres Center for Peace.
- Sport For Food Security – Agriculture (Kenya), Organization : Society Empowerment Project Kenya.
Best projects in the Sport, Culture and Creativity category
(Initiatives displaying a certain amount of originality and featuring a marked artistic and/or cultural dimension)
- Football in Seven Climates for Seven Cultures and Civilizations (Asia, Europe and Africa), Organization: Seven-Style Consultants Co ;
- « Add Academy » by Yamakasi (France), Organization: Majestic Force SARL ;
- Sporting events during the Hospitalet Spring Festival: The L’H Night Run and the L’H Bike Run (Spain), Organization : Llobregat town council.
Best projects in the Major Sports Events category
(Projects linked to major sporting events)
- The World Games 2009 (International : 103 countries), Organization : World Games Association, Kaohsiung Organizing Committee ;
- Promotional campaign for the 2010 European Athletics Championships (Spain), Organization : Virgili - Graphic communication.
Best projects in the Sport, Philanthropy and Cooperation category
(Programmes that seek to promote international cooperation)
- Alive & Kicking (Kenya et Zambia), Organization : Alive & Kicking (NGO) ;
- Football for Hope (Based in Switzerland, operating worldwide), Organization : Football for Hope, ONG, led by FIFA and Streetfootball ;
- Slum Soccer (India), Organization : Krida Vikas Sanstha Nagpur (NGO).
Best projects in the Sport in the City category
(Initiatives designed to strengthen social cohesion and integration between urban communities and minorities)
- Development Through Youth Sports (Ghana), Organization : Association for the Care and Rehabilitation of Offenders
- “Let’s see what football can do” (UK, Mali, South Africa, India, Jordan), Organization : Albion in the Community;
- Village Football - a cornerstone for youth empowerment (Republic of Liberia), Organization : Christian Home In Liberating Destitute ;
- GOAL – Reaching New Heights (India), Organization : International Federation of Netball Associations.
More in-depth information relating to all of the above projects can be found on the Global Sports Forum’s website, at www.globalsportsfoum.org.
Pepa Galindo, designer of the Global Sports Forum Barcelona Trophy
The winners will receive an outstanding work of art created by Pepa Galindo, a young Catalan sculptress who recently emerged victorious from a contest for local artists run by the Mayor of Barcelona.
For the full programme, a list of speakers and to apply for accreditation, visit www.globalsportsforum.org.
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General information
About Global Sports Forum Barcelona
With official backing from the City of Barcelona, the Global Sports Forum Barcelona offers a platform for sports personalities from a wide range of backgrounds to meet and exchange ideas. In line with its unique approach which places sport at the core of modern society, the Forum has established itself as discussion and meeting place in which all aspects of sport are examined, whether they be economical, social, political or cultural. The Forum aims to reflect on societal issues within sport today so that better work can be achieved in the future, and to help all forms of sport to move forward.
Four focal points will be examined: sustainable development, the digital age, the new world map of sports and youth integration, the 2nd Global Sports Forum Barcelona will analyse eight major themes at its workshops and conferences: sport & education, sport business, sport & geopolitics, sport, philanthropy & cooperation, major sporting events, sport in the city, sport and health, sport, culture and creativity.
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