Sport For Change Newsletter - January 2023
Sportz Village Foundation
Transforming lives of children through #SportForChange programs
Happy 2023 to all of you!
It’s a new year and the same old big mission for us at Sportz Village Foundation, i.e. getting 100 million children to play for the holistic development that they deserve, irrespective of their present social or economic standing! 2022 concluded for us on a positive stride of adding about 50,000+ children as beneficiaries of our #SportForChange programs across India. While baseline sports education with a focus on educational and developmental outcomes in school children remains our key umbrella program, we also successfully enrolled 1000+ student athletes children into sports development centers (SDCs) and high-performance learning centers (HPLCs) as part of the sports excellence program, creating pathways for student-athletes to rise from grassroots to elite levels in various sports disciplines.
We are thankful to our corporate partners, schools, children, and parents for this incredible journey. And we ask for continued support in getting more and more children to benefit with the power of sport.
- Team Sportz Village Foundation
2023 and the new beginnings
?We are excited to have taken the responsibility to get more kids to experience the magic of sports. Our Mission 2023 is:
Adding 100,000 children and adolescents as beneficiaries of our #SportForChange programs
To support Mission 2023, write to us at [email protected] for more details.
2. PATHWAYZ - Sports Excellence Program
Sportz Village has launched PathwayZ - the biggest feeder of school talent to Indian sports. With PathwayZ, we aim at integrating a structured pathway to sporting excellence into the Indian schooling ecosystem, thus removing barriers for young athletes like lack of information on scouting trials, transport, and logistics, or conflict with school/ academics. By integrating PATHWAYZ into our existing #SportForChange program, we aim to help children and student athletes from underserved communities and Govt. schools into making a career in sports by addressing the social and economical barriers.
3. Introducing YOGDAAN: #SportForChange Employee Volunteering Program?
Yogdaan is an employee-led CSR program designed to help corporates engage their employees while having them contribute their time as well as expertise to make positive and lasting contributions to the communities through sport-based interventions in local communities and schools. Yogdaan does not require volunteers to have any prior experience in sports training and offers flexible implementation timelines. Currently, employee-volunteers from Decathlon, Thomson Reuters, and other corporate partners are engaged in this program.?
New Program Launch
The Chennai Kaalpandhu League was organized by LatentView Analytics in collaboration with Sportz Village Foundation in October 2022. The league provided opportunities for talented boys and girls from government schools to take part in a competitive football setting. As part of this initiative, Sportz Village Foundation conducted a talent hunt in 30 government schools and identified 180 talented boys and girls. The players also underwent a football training program that honed and enhanced their abilities.
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2. Muthoot Finance supported #SportForChange program inaugurated in Bangalore
Karnataka Minister of Urban Development, Mr. B A Basavaraj, and Muthoot Finance Ltd. - India Deputy MD, Mr. George Muthoot Alexander, presided over the inauguration of the #SportForChange program, supported and funded by Muthoot Finance in partnership with Sportz Village Foundation.?The program aims to provide structured sports education programs to 1200 children from 5 government schools in Bangalore. The Muthoot Group CSR initiative aims at driving change in educational and developmental outcomes of underprivileged children through the magic of sports.
3. Ferrero India partnered with Sportz Village to launch the Kinder Joy of Moving (KJOM) in India
Ferrero India has announced the launch of Kinder Joy of Moving (KJOM), a Ferrero Social Responsibility program of the Ferrero Group in India. KJOM is a scientifically recognized methodology that aims to get children moving, through play whilst developing key skills in major areas of – Physical fitness, Motor Coordination, Cognitive Function, Creativity and Life Skills. Ferrero India partnered with Sportz Village to cover selected 10 schools in Pune, Maharashtra and impact over 5000 kids as part of the KJOM program in India.
4. Sports Excellence: Grassroot to Elite Pathway for student-athletes 15000+ students engaged in Sports Excellence programs under the HCL Foundation initiative
?HCL Foundation aims at enabling balanced participation, excellence and holistic development through a high-quality and inclusive sporting experience for children and youth from disadvantaged communities. Over 15000 students across 20+ schools supported by HCL Foundation in Noida & Lucknow regions are benefited through our programs focused on?
Special Achievement: A total of 473, 66 and 11 students got selected for District, State and National level games respectively.?
Media & Thought Leadership
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