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SPORT AS A PLATFORM FOR DEVELOPMENT

Where strategy meets delivery.

Where strategy meets delivery.

We focus on the challenges behind sporting ambition: the systems, partnerships and opportunities needed to turn investment into lasting development.

We focus on the challenges behind sporting ambition: the systems, partnerships and opportunities needed to turn investment into lasting development.

Sport, Education & Community Development

2026

Strategy, Workforce Development & Partnerships

Turning school sport into wider opportunities

Strengthening school sport by developing the existing workforce, creating opportunities for young volunteers, widening access to participation and connecting school competition with broader social outcomes.

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Connected agendas: education,health and employement

Workforce

Upskilling practitioners and developing young volunteers

Inclusive

Upskilling practitioners and developing young volunteers

Sport and employability

2026

Workforce development

From coaching to employability

Sport coaching courses can develop more than technical knowledge. They can help aspiring practicitioners build practical skills,confidence and transferable capabilities that support employability and progression into the the sport workforce.

Practical skills

Developed through sport coaching courses

Employability

Transferable skills and workforce readiness

Progression

Pathway into coaching and sport.

Participation,talent development and physical activity

2026

Pathways and programme developemnt

From grassroots to elite and lifelong participation

Exploring how sport can connect grassroots participation, talent identification, school physical eduation and lifelong active lifestyles. The focus is on creating pathways that support aspriring athletes while helping more poeple stay active.

Grassroots sport

Wider and more inclusive participation

Talent pathways

Identifying and developing potential

Lifelong activity

Sport and physical activity for different ages and abilities

Sport and Sustainability

2026

Investment and Legacy

Making Sport More Sustainable

Sport creates economic and social value, but its environmental footprint cannot be ignored. This illustrative engagement explores how sporting organisations can integrate sustainability into infrastructure, events and operations, reducing environmental impact while strengthening long-term resilience.

Sustainable infrastructure

Environmental considerations embedded in investment decisions

Resource efficiency

More responsible energy, water and waste management

Long-term resilience

Sustainability integrated into organisational planning

Sport and Economic Development

2026

Strategy and Partnerships

Building a Sport Entrepreneurship Ecosystem

Exploring how Africa's sport sector can become a stronger engine for entrepreneurship, employment and economic growth by connecting emerging businesses with investment, skills and strategic partnerships.

Enterprise

Supporting sport-related business development

Employment

Connecting entrepreneurs with funding and partners

Employment

Expanding skills and economic opportunities

Girls and Women in Sport

2026

Programme Development and Partnerships

Creating Pathways for Girls in Sport

Across Africa, talented girls can face barriers to accessing organised sport, regular competition and opportunities for progression. This case study draws on experience developing a girls' school football league and explores how similar models can strengthen participation, identify emerging talent and create pathways into district and regional representative teams.

Increased participation

Creating structured opportunities for girls to participate in organised school football.

Talent development

Creating structured opportunities for girls to participate in organised school football.

Progression pathways

Connecting school-level participation with opportunities to represent district and regional teams.

Exhibit 4 · Turning sporting ambition into lasting impact.

What progress looks like.

We define success through measurable outcomes: stronger systems, better partnerships, expanded opportunities and lasting value from sport investment.

Progress is about more than delivering programmes. It means building stronger institutions,developing skilled workforces, using resources effectively, creating valuable partnerships and generating lasting eceonomic value for local communities.

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Independent since 2026

Independent since 2026