{"id":1961,"date":"2022-03-23T16:51:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-23T16:51:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sport-impact.org\/non-classifiee\/sport-impact-awards-2022-the-10-laureates\/"},"modified":"2023-02-17T17:23:41","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T17:23:41","slug":"sport-impact-awards-2022-the-10-laureates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sport-impact.org\/en\/news\/sport-impact-awards-2022-the-10-laureates\/","title":{"rendered":"Sport Impact Awards 2022 : the 10 laureates !"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1961\" class=\"elementor elementor-1961 elementor-1908\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-537e8626 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"537e8626\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-219a6aee\" data-id=\"219a6aee\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fd0ad3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"1fd0ad3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-47aee03 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"47aee03\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Sport Impact Awards 2022 : the 10 laureates !<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-637e55c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"637e55c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">On Tuesday 22 March 2022, Dakar was the stage for the first edition of the Sport Impact Awards. More than 200 people attended this moment of sharing and highlighting initiatives that promote the use of sport as a vehicle for development.<\/span><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba39561 gallery-spacing-custom elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"ba39561\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t\n<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"ba39561\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"3J5A1693\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODk4LCJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczpcL1wvc3BvcnQtaW1wYWN0Lm9yZ1wvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyM1wvMDFcLzNKNUExNjkzLXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYmEzOTU2MSJ9\" 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Benin, Burkina Faso and South Africa. The Sport Impact Leaders attended alongside Sport en Commun to celebrate this first edition, which will be followed by others.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>The ceremony promoted and rewarded the commitment of a selection of actors through the awarding of 10 trophies:<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for <strong>public action of the year<\/strong> awarded to the <strong>Republic of Benin<\/strong> for its strategy for the development of sport in Benin combining incentive regulations, construction of infrastructures and professionalisation of the sector. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3KH3iKeYZEM\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the <strong>best Sport &amp; Gender initiative<\/strong> awarded to <strong>LYSD<\/strong> for its women\u2019s basketball league project combining cultural activities, with the aim of promoting gender equality and women\u2019s emancipation. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/1xPlQYQ4dPk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for <strong>the sports infrastructure of the year<\/strong> awarded to the <strong>Kigali Arena<\/strong>, a multi-purpose hall that can host sports events, concerts, conferences or exhibitions. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/lmMZTzGdKo4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the best <strong>Sport &amp; Inclusion initiative<\/strong> awarded to <strong>Special Olympics Africa<\/strong> for its actions enabling access to sport and competition for people with intellectual disabilities. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uJtXPwodr54\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the best <strong>Sport &amp; Innovation initiative<\/strong> awarded to <strong>Peace &amp; Sport<\/strong> for its mobile application that offers peace through sport training sessions to educators. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/jnP-H5Dy9d4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the best <strong>Sport &amp; Health initiative<\/strong> awarded to <strong>Boxgirls Kenya<\/strong> for its project to distribute sanitary towels in schools to improve the physical and mental health of young girls. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AykXkm5_Ab4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the best <strong>Sport &amp; Education initiative<\/strong> awarded to <strong>TIBU Africa and Terres en M\u00eal\u00e9es<\/strong> for the Alafia programme, which uses rugby as a powerful lever for education and mobilisation of young people. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Z7smrPlBQVU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The trophy for the best sports <strong>competition of the year<\/strong> awarded to the <strong>Basketball Africa League<\/strong> for the first edition of the pan-African basketball league launched by the NBA and FIBA. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=nD6C1YVqmYI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The <strong>Sport Impact Leaders of the Year trophy<\/strong> awarded to basketball international player <strong>Aby Gaye\u2019s Terang\u2019Aby<\/strong>, which helps young women gain confidence and self-esteem through basketball. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=P8mBCxN4vjY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"list-style-type: none;\"><ul><li>The <strong>Special Jury Prize<\/strong> trophy awarded to <strong>Speak Up Africa<\/strong> for its campaign against neglected tropical diseases. Find out more about it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=vqXP7UyKRq8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>!<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>See you in 2023 for the next edition!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sport Impact Awards 2022 : the 10 laureates ! On Tuesday 22 March 2022, Dakar was the stage for the first edition of the Sport Impact Awards. 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