Nel teatro della vecchia palestra del Lido di Milano, si sono alternati i celebri giocolieri del basket mondiale, gli Harlem Globetrotters insieme a diversi atleti, che hanno accolto con grande entusiasmo l’invito da parte dell’organizzazione benefica Play for Change. Sotto lo sguardo eloquente e spiensierato dei cento bambini e ragazzi dell’Urania Basket e della Basket Femminile Milano, che hanno fatto da cornice al campo da gioco, si e’ dato vita ad una iniziativa ricca di valori veri, sani, quelli dello sport.

The European Sponsorship Association (ESA), Europe’s trade body for Sponsorship has today announced a partnership between the 2017 ESA Excellence Awards and Play for Change, an international sport for development charity that uses the values of sports to empower and make a positive change in the lives of under-privileged children and their communities around the world.

London 24th October 2017 – Last night, TV Sports Awards 2017 (TVSA) honoured the best achievements from the sport media industry. Golden Boy was awarded to the best young footballer Kylian Mbappé.

The District Education Office and Lamjung Development Office along with schools in other areas, have called for the Khelaun Khelaun programme to be replicated in further regions of Nepal due to its unique way of using sport to address social issues.

The Play for Change Award will be presented to a top-class athlete, who is responsible for extraordinary social responsibility work through supporting, funding and advocating worthy campaigns, initiatives and projects for vulnerable children through sport.

This July, Stewards Academy hosted Play for Change and one of their ambassadors - inspirational Paralympic athlete Anne Wafula Strike for a motivational sports day with 900 children. The Harlow based racer delivered a potent presentation, focusing on the potential of sports as a tool for self-development and community-building. The main purpose of this day though was encouraging children to play sports in order to cultivate key life skills for themselves and the communities they live in.