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There is a wealth of initiatives going on in the world of sports. Thousands of organisations are using sport to promote development, reconciliation, health issues, human rights, ethics and equality.

On this page you can find a small collection of organisations who work with sport og sports issues from a perspective similar to Play the Game's. 

If you would like us to consider listing your organisation, or an organisation that you personally can recommend, please send the details to info@playthegame.org

 


Adapted Physical Activity International Development (APAID)

05 August 2010

APAID is creating sport and development projects for people with disabilities. The mission of APAID is to enhance the quality of life of people with physical and intellectual disabilities in...[more]



Africa Youth Ministries

08 September 2010

Africa Youth Ministries was founded in 2003 by a group of visionary young people with a holistic vision to empower and save humanity. The organisation works with activities such as:[more]



AIPS

03 August 2010

AIPS is the International Sports Press Association and was founded in 1924.[more]



Cross Cultures Project Association

02 August 2010

Cross Cultures is a humanitarian project association. It runs different sport and education programmes for children, volunteers and local stakeholders in post conflict countries. The meaning of Cross...[more]



European Non-Governmental Sports Organisation (ENGSO)

03 August 2010

In the early sixties the national umbrella sports organisations of Western European countries set up the so-called NGO Club as a discussion forum. It met twice a year in order to join forces and...[more]



Football 4 Peace International

04 August 2010

Football 4 Peace (F4P) is an activity-based community relations and reconciliation initiative. Sports coaches, community leaders and volunteers, work alongside each other bringing differing...[more]



GAM3

05 August 2010

GAM3’s vision is to make urban sports and urban culture available to everyone in order to empower youth and prevent conflict and marginalization on a local and global level.[more]



Homeless World Cup foundation

09 August 2010

The Homeless World Cup is an annual, international football tournament, uniting teams of people who are homeless and excluded to take a once in a lifetime opportunity to represent their country and...[more]



Human Rights Watch

02 August 2010

Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.[more]



Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sports Science and Development (ICESSD)

05 August 2010

The Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence for Sports Science and Development (ICESSD) of the University of the Western Cape (UWC) strives to contribute to the understanding and advancement of sport...[more]



International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education (ICSSPE)

03 August 2010

The main purpose of the ICSSPE is to serve as an international "umbrella" organisation concerned with the promotion and dissemination of results and findings in the field of sport science and their...[more]



International Freedom of Expression eXchange (IFEX)

03 August 2010

IFEX was created in 1992 in Montréal, Canada when a dozen leading free expression organisations came together to create a coordinated mechanism to rapidly expose free expression violations around the...[more]



International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport (ISCPES)

04 August 2010

The International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport is a research and educational organization. Its purpose is to support, encourage and provide assistance to those seeking to...[more]



International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA)

11 February 2010

The International Sport and Culture Association (ISCA) is an organisation created in 1995 with the purpose of bringing together sport, culture and youth organisations from across the globe.[more]



International Sport for Development and Peace Association (ISDPA)

02 August 2010

The International Sport for Development and Peace Association (ISDPA) brings together scholars, educators, practitioners, policymakers and advocates to advance scientific knowledge and practice with...[more]



International Working Group on Women in Sport (IWG)

15 October 2010

The International Working Group on Women and Sport (IWG) was established in 1994 at the 1st World Conference on Women and Sport held in Brighton. The Group is an independent coordinating body...[more]



It’s stressful and lonely at the top for referees

02 December 2011

In response to recent tragic incidents involving football and handball referees in Europe, Christer Ahl, former President of the International Handball Federation’s Playing Rules and Referees...[more]



Kicking AIDS Out

04 August 2010

Kicking AIDS Out promotes the use of sport as a tool for development. Kicking AIDS Out uses sport as a way of bringing people together to participate in fun and educational games and activities while...[more]



Laureus

04 August 2010

Laureus Sport for Good Foundation supports community initiatives that help combat social ills through sports, assisting individuals to overcome their difficulties through the values inherent in...[more]



Magic Bus

04 August 2010

Magic Bus was founded in India and is based on the realization that taking a child away from the squalor of their immediate environment, to a mountain or sports pitch, meant a learning environment...[more]



MEASURE

08 November 2011

MEASURE stands for Meeting for European Sport Participation and Sport Culture Research and contributes to the understanding of differences in sport participation.[more]



News Media Coalition

05 November 2010

The News Media Coalition is an international organisation and network focusing on the specific threat to legitimate editorial, press and publishing freedoms from the controls placed on news-gathering...[more]



Ninemillion.org Campaign (UNHCR)

04 August 2010

The ninemillion.org campaign was created in 2006 by the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) in partnership with Nike and Microsoft. The goal of the campaign is to give more than nine million children better...[more]



PSU–NSAP

08 November 2011

PSU–NSAP is a program of the Rosita Foundation, US. PSU-NSAP is working in a partnership with the Nigeria government, but is building continuous relationships to include all African countries.[more]



Right to Play International

02 August 2010

Right To Play is the leading international humanitarian and development organization using the transformative power of sport and play to build essential skills in children and thereby drive social...[more]



Salvemos al Futbol - Let's save football

02 August 2010

Salvemos al Futbol works with the main objective to contribute towards change within the football citizenry, offering a meeting point for all club members and supporters, regardless of jerseys or...[more]



SCORE

19 May 2010

SCORE is an international non-profit organisation specialising in community development through sport and recreation. SCORE uses sport to provide children and youth with valuable skills and...[more]



Soccer for Peace

02 August 2010

Soccer for Peace is a non-profit organization aiming to unite children of war-torn nations in their shared love of soccer.[more]



Soccer Without Borders

04 August 2010

Soccer Without Borders' mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the lives of marginalized youth.[more]



SPOLINT Sport Policy International

02 August 2010

SPOLINT seeks to build a neutral platform for reflection, network building, policy formulation, leadership development, and resource mobilization in the fields of physical culture and sport in...[more]



Sport 4 Peace

03 August 2010

Sport 4 Peace, a division of Global Sports Partners, is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of sporting opportunities for girls and women around the world.[more]



Sport for Solidarity

03 June 2010

Sport for Solidarity fights to develop an activist orientation within the culture of sport, by making the links between sport and the wider set of human rights issues.[more]



Sport in Society

04 August 2010

Through innovative programming and extensive outreach that impacts thousands both locally and worldwide, Sport in Society uses the power and appeal of sport to foster diversity, prevent men’s...[more]



Sport Without Borders (Sport Sans Frontières)

05 August 2010

Sport without Borders is an international humanitarian organisation which uses sport as a tool for educational and social integration in its development programmes.[more]



Sportnetzwerk

03 August 2010

Sportnetzwerk is a German network for sports journalists, scientist, students and sport officials. The network facilitates debates on the role of sport in society and aims to raise the quality of...[more]



Streetfootballworld

10 February 2010

Streetfootballworld is a social profit organisation that links relevant actors in the field of Development through Football. Established in 2002, the organisation encourages global partnerships for...[more]



The Peres Center for Peace

04 August 2010

Sport has the unparalleled ability to transcend barriers of language, politics, and religion and can thus be a powerful peace-building tool. Sport’s values of teamwork and fair play can overcome...[more]



The Women’s Sports Foundation

04 August 2010

The Women’s Sports Foundation advocates for equality, educates the public, conducts research and offers grants to promote sports and physical activity for girls and women. The foundation strives for...[more]



Todos

03 August 2010

The foundation Todos, “Toekomst door Sport” (translated: A Future Through Sports) works according to the vision that all people are equal. This vision however is set against a backdrop of a world...[more]



United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP)

05 August 2010

Sport presents a natural partnership for the United Nations (UN) system: sport and play are human rights that must be respected and enforced worldwide; sport has been increasingly recognized and used...[more]



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