Category Archives: Organizations

Thanks to the World Cup, a slight respite in Haiti

The UN’s Office on Sport for Development and Peace has new videos at its YouTube channel. They are all great but we were especially taken with the one that shows…

Right to Play event – images of the game we love

On July 7th, Right to Play is partnering with the Nuru Project to put on a special photography exhibition/auction. They will be exhibiting images of people from around the world…

Indian and Pakistani players join forces to promote peace through Wimbledon

Our friends at Peace and Sport sent us the following press release that we were so impressed with that we are presenting it here in its entirety. We applaud the…

The Ultimate Goal

We have talked about the sport of ultimate frisbee before (Ahmedabad Ultimate in India) and came across another example of a very simple, straightforward activity can be a valuable resource…

FIFA's Hope for Football (and Football for Hope)

Our friends at sportanddev.com have created a page featuring projects built around or leveraging the 2010 World Cup. You can find that page by clicking here. (I was hoping there…

One shot, multiple goals (FIFA’s CSR)

There are so many amazing individuals working on behalf of causes that deserve support from the general public, companies, NGOs and governments. The challenge these days, and it does not…

Beyond Sport Awards 2010 – Shortlisted Projects

Beyond Sport announced the projects that have been shortlisted in the 2010 Awards process. As reward for reaching this stage of the judging process, representatives from each project will be…

Taking SBYD On Tour – NYC June 16

We highlighted a couple of weeks ago Feed the Children’s cross-country effort, American Feeding Americans. Taking assistance to people, to communities is often necessary because of access issues, whether those…

Global game, global cause

Our friends at sportanddev posted an update of recent activity surrounding the FARE effort. FARE stands for Football Against Racism in Europe and it is a wonderful initiative addressing the…

ISDPA and the Power of Sport

The ISDPA (International Sport for Development and Peace Association) “brings together scholars, educators, practitioners, policymakers and advocates to advance scientific knowledge and practice with respect to the interdisciplinary field of…