The aim of the Sport Relief Awards programme is to provide opportunities for young people aged 11-21 to promote community cohesion and conflict resolution. Sport Relief Awards will be youth led and enable young people to contribute to building cohesive communities through sporting and recreational activities.
Unit G2
The Ground Floor
The Arch
48-52 Floodgate Street
Birmingham, B5 5SL
The underlying principles of the programme are:
A common vision and sense of belonging for all young people. Diversity of young people’s backgrounds and circumstances are appreciated and positively valued. Those from different backgrounds have similar life opportunities. Strong and positive relationships are developed between young people from different backgrounds
The Sport Relief Awards programme will use the enabling power of sports and recreational activities to promote these principles and enable young people to develop their potential by leading their own projects and being part of the solution.
In particular the programme will:
Encourage young people to become leaders within their communities and be forces for positive change
Involve a diverse range of young people as award winners enabling them to develop their own skills and abilities
Encourage young people to develop a range of innovative ideas and help identify the types of interventions that work
Prioritise awards that show the potential for long term change and provide additional resources to support these young people
Sport Relief Awards will be an open programme across the UK and will provide awards to enable promising young people with innovative ideas to set up projects of community benefit.
As well as a cash award, young people will also receive a tailored package of support from a dedicated Development Manager who will be on hand to provide support, guidance and mentoring in order to develop and delivery community based initiatives.