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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
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] |
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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] |
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03 August 2010 |
AIPS is the International Sports Press Association and was founded in 1924.[more] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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02 August 2010 |
Human Rights Watch is one of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights.[more] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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04 August 2010 |
Soccer Without Borders' mission is to use soccer as a vehicle for positive change in the lives of marginalized youth.[more] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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] |
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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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