GLOBAL FORUM 2025
Date: 18/Jan/2025
Excellent participation from about 40 Sport for Life volunteers and partners calling in from Timor-Leste, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Zambia, Botswana, Malawi, Angola, France and Portugal!
Here is a summary of presentations and discussions:
- The meeting started with a global update on Sport for Life activities in different countries in 2024, including the number of courses, trained trainers and organizers, and participants in activities.
- Malawi, Zambia, Cabo Verde, Timor-Leste and Botswana shared updates on their Sport for Life activities and challenges faced in 2024.
- Malawi shared their efforts to register Sport for Life as an official association and the need for funding to complete the process and run activities.
- Nuno highlighted the active facilitators of the year. Molefhi Kannemeyer Obenne was the Facilitator of the Year, having facilitated seven Sport for Life Courses around Botswana and one Train-the-Trainer.
- Molefhi presented a social entrepreneurship project in his hometown in Botswana involving partnerships with various businesses to support activities.
- Virginia introduced the Youth for Life pilot in Timor-Leste, an adaptation of Sport for Life focused on helping young people identify and develop their talents beyond just sports. All draft training materials are available online.
- Leonardo shared opportunities for online webinars and capacity-building programs relevant to Sport for Life.
- Participants discussed strategies for securing funds, such as partnering with Olympic Committees to access Olympic Solidarity programmes, and exploring other grant opportunities.
- Countries shared their commitments and plans for expanding Sport for Life and Youth for Life activities in 2025.
- The meeting concluded with the traditional “LET’S DO IT!” ritual, with participants shouting the phrase in different languages as loud as possible to energize and inspire each other.
Access the presentation slides below.
