SOCIAL INNOVATION SPORTS AWARDS
At Social Innovation Sports Awards we will recognize and reward the best projects/entities, with regard to social innovation through sport!
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Below, we present a project that we recognize as the best practices.
Projects we want to support:
Johnson's Academy
PROBLEM | Existence of young people in precarious situations, with deviant behaviors.
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SOLUTION | Customized guidance for children and their families, inculcating noble values through sports.
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PARTNERS AND INVESTORS | Cooperation plan with Jerónimo Martins and partnership with Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian and Angelini
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INNOVATION FACTORS | It also targets imprisoned and previously imprisoned young people, fighting criminality from an early stage.
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IMPACT | More than 150 children currently involved from 4 different communities, with numerous success cases, more precisely, athletes that have signed contracts with Benfica, Sporting, and Belenenses, and students that have enrolled and completed Bachelor's Degrees.
Amadora, Lisbon
To learn more, please visit the website of this project: