changemaker in sport

ABOUT THE AWARD

The ChangeMaker in Sport Award recognises an individual or organisation who has/have positively impacted lives of people in India through sport.

These initiatives can either be in the Sport for Sport or Sport for Good strands.

The Sport for Sport approach focuses on the intrinsic development and promotion of sports for their own sake. It prioritises enhancing the quality, accessibility, and participation in sport itself. Success is measured in terms of participation rates, competition outcomes and the quality of the sport system.

The Sport for Good approach leverages sport as a tool to achieve broader social, economic, or developmental goals. The primary focus is on using sport as a means to address societal challenges. Success is measured by social impact (e.g., reduced crime rates, improved mental health, improved societal cohesion, increased youth employment or increased school attendance).

CRITERIA AND NOMINATION PROCEDURE

Individuals or organisations must meet the following:

  1. Individuals or organisations must be a passport holder or a registered society/Section-8 entity of India (If the organisation is unregistered, the individuals responsible for running the organisation must be passport holders of India).
  2. Only one application is allowed per individual or organisation.
  3. The initiative being run by the individual or organisation should have been in operational existence since January 1 of the previous calendar year.

The selection committee will be looking for changemakers who provide strong answers to a range of questions about how they or their organisations have changed the lives of people through sport.

All entries will be evaluated using the following criteria:

  1. Why is the individual or organisation a changemaker? What is their vision? How are their initiatives implemented?
  2. What is the tangible and measurable impact of the individual or organisation in improving people’s lives through sport over the last 3 years, with a primary focus on this calendar year?
  3. How innovative is the individual or organisation’s approach in improving people’s lives through sport over the last 3 years, with a primary focus on this calendar year?
  4. How does the individual or organisation’s initiative have the potential to be scaled up and/or be replicated in other contexts to positively change people’s lives through sport in India?
  5. Why should the individual or organisation be awarded the ChangeMaker in Sport Award?

All nominations will be assessed in confidence. The award will be given out during the Annual INSMA Conference. The 2024 Award will be presented by the UNESCO Chair on Governance and Social Responsibility in Sport. The nomination form can be accessed using the button below. Nominations for 2024 edition of the award closes on December 5, 2024. Self nominations are acceptable.

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