Ashok Leyland

Education, Healthcare
and Empowerment

Sports Authority of Gujarat

Education, Healthcare
and Empowerment

Various State Governments

Education, Healthcare
and Empowerment

Impact on Fitness Parameters

The impact of the structured sports program was observed on certain physical fitness parameters. In this instance – the time taken to cover 30 meters.
The graph shows the improvement in speed of a group of children over a 3 year period

For Boys

For Girls

Over a period of 3 years, the majority of students were covering 30 meters in under 7 seconds

Case Studies

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Stories Of #SportForChange
Roopa Chauhan Blitzes Through Barriers!

In the vibrant city of Lucknow, U.P., our #SportForChange program is making waves in schools, especially among young girls whose passion for sport got channelised. One shining example is Roopa, whose journey is a testament to the transformative power of sport. 

Roopa says the game of Kabaddi has changed her life and helped more children from her community to benefit through the magic of sport.

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Stories Of #SportForChange
Project Udaan - Chambal Fertilizers Impact Study

Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, with the KK Birla Memorial Society, champions sustainable business practices and believes in the integral link between economic success, societal progress, and environmental stewardship.

Their firm commitment extends to promoting sports and culture’s transformative power for youth and communities. Through their partnership with the Sportz Village Foundation, they’ve launched #SportForChange, also known as Project Udaan, in India, focusing on fostering sports and physical education among rural children and nurturing sporting excellence.

Chambal Fertilizers and Chemicals Limited, along with the KK Birla Memorial Society and the Sportz Village Foundation, is at the forefront of instilling values of sports, fitness, and holistic development among local youth, driving positive societal change.

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Stories Of #SportForChange
The Unstoppable Journey Of Balamurgan

Introducing Balamurugan, a discovery of the Chennai Kaalpandhu League and our PathwayZ sports excellence program in Chennai, conducted in collaboration with LatentView Analytics. Today, he is flourishing at our scouting partner India Khelo Football’s Residential camp in Patna. Bala is now braced up with a comprehensive athlete-development model focused on high-performance training, nutrition guidance and match exposure apart from the necessary support to pursue higher education. 

Read on to discover his inspiring tale, a remarkable journey of evolution from an ordinary school-going kid to a burgeoning sports-star!

Sarita
Stories Of #SportForChange
How Sarita chose Kabaddi to raid into brighter life opportunities!

Access to play or sport offers a holistic impact on the development of an individual, whether one goes on to play professional sport or not. For children from marginalized communities for whom access to education is a challenge in itself, our #SportForChange program is trying to ensure that every child gets opportunities to play in school, enabling them to succeed within or beyond the field of sport. One such program running within a cluster of schools in Lucknow (U.P.) in partnership with HCL Foundation is the driving force behind kindling interest in the game of Kabaddi for Sarita. Sarita says Kabaddi has changed her life and that she aspires to become a sports trainer to help more and more children from her community to benefit through the magic of sport!

Sport and SDGs Impact Study
Sport and SDGs: Impact Study
A study on the impact of sports participation on the Sustainable Development Goals

The primary purpose of this study is to measure the contribution of sporting activities to specific Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s) within the context of the our #SportForChange program supported by HCL Foundation. The study used a cohort of 120 students (middle and high school students) as part of our program in schools from Noida and Lucknow. The study revealed that there is a positive correlation in engaging in sporting activities on the targeted SDG goals of students involved in the “Sport for Change” program.

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Sportz Village Foundation - Impact Story
Giving every child an equal opportunity to succeed in life though 'play'

Sportz Village Foundation (SVF) was established in 2017 with the focus of helping underprivileged students in public schools through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) collaborations. Sportz Village Foundation strongly underscores that Sport Education is a comprehensive as well as cost-effective ‘development’ and ‘change’ tool to drive transformation in children/youth, girl child and adolescents.

LEARNING THROUGH PLAY
Nurturing Problem-Solvers of the Future

With a vision to help children overcome learning disabilities in numeracy and STEM subjects, Sportz Village Foundation launched a unique Pilot program to validate the role and effectiveness of play/sport in Computational Thinking (CT) Education.

DECATHLON - IMPACT STUDY
Impact Evaluation Study for strengthening Decathlon’s schools-based community outreach program

Decathlon Foundation partnered with Sportz Village Foundation to strengthen and scale their community outreach program. Under this partnership, Sportz Village conducted a study to assess the impact of Decathlon’s existing model of school-based community program and offered recommendations and resources to strengthen it with developmentally appropriate tools and training modules.

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WOMEN IN SPORTS CASE STUDY
A leading beverage brand studies social barriers for girls in adopting sport.

Sportz Village concluded a very unique and detailed study for a leading consumer brand to identify and validate the key social barriers constraining girls from pursuing sport.

RACE AROUND INDIA
India's first online physical education tool

Sportz Village Foundation, supported by DXC Technology, piloted ‘Race Around India’: An online (non-digital) gamified intervention to engage children in structured physical activity at their homes to keep them safe and healthy. 

IMPACT STUDY
Keeping children active through the DigItal Program

Sportz Village Foundation (SVF) has launched a digital physical education program to engage with children during the lockdown. SVF piloted the first release of this program with 30 children from government schools in the state of Tamil Nadu over a period of 6 weeks.

BATA - DIGITAL INTERVENTION
To get government school children active during the pandemic

Sportz Village Foundation, supported by Bata India, piloted a digital physical education program in 4 government schools (Sukhrali School,Dhankot School, Harsaru school and Sugam NGO) in Gurgaon.

HCL FOUNDATION - SPORTS FOR SOCIAL CHANGE
Talent Development and Talent Identification

HCL foundation (HCLF) tied up with Sportz Village Foundation to identify and train talented children from HCLF schools for ‘Sports for social change’ meet conducted in 2018

2ND ANNUAL HEALTH SURVEY
School shutdowns have drastically impacted children’s health.

Sportz Village’s Annual Health Survey for public schools seeks to understand the state of health of Indian children who are part of the public school system. 

ROAD TO SCHOOL
Improving the quality of education as well as the fitness levels of the children

Ashok Leyland partnered with Sportz Village Foundation to
benefit 19,000 children through the magic of sports

1ST ANNUAL HEALTH SURVEY
Health of Indian Children attending government schools are alarmingly low

Fitness of children in India’s government schools are alarmingly low according to Sportz Village’s Annual Health Survey.

PADKAR
Positive impact of sports intervention on the class
Sports Authority of Gujarat along with Sportz Village executed a self defense program for women and girls across the state. PADKAR has transformed the lives of 2,77,253 women and girls across 79 Taluks in 31 districts of Gujarat.
SPORT FOR CHANGE
Positive impact of sports intervention on the class

Sportz Village’s structured sports curriculum plays a key role in the physical, social and behavioral development of over 300 children of a government school.

POSITION PAPER
Keeping Children Active During COVID-19 Lockdown
The paper highlights the importance of access to sport for children (especially from disadvantaged backgrounds) and offers a framework for educators and development experts to engage children through physical activity (during and after the lockdown).
PLAYING TO WIN
Study on National Education Policy 2020
While NEP has included sport and physical activity as an integral part of their education continuum across the early, primary and secondary years of children – this document helps clarify further how PLAY* can be used by educators and administrators as a pedagogical tool to accomplish all the key principles and outcomes envisioned in NEP.
ASHOK LEYLAND – ROAD TO SCHOOL
Impact of Sports in Education
Sportz Village conducted its pioneering Sport for Change program at government schools funded by Ashok Leyland in the districts of Hosur, Namakkal, and Chennai. Since its inception, the program has reached 34,000 children in 391 government schools.
SPORTZ VILLAGE FOUNDATION'S DIGITAL PROGRAM
Evaluating the user-friendliness of the digital platform through observed levels of children engagement

Sportz Village Foundation conducted a digital program with children from government schools in the state of Tamil Nadu over a period of 10 weeks. The goal of this program was to get children active right at their homes – and stay physically & emotionally healthy during the COVID related outbreak.

Top CSR Sports Projects in India

Sports directly influences youth development and builds the character of a nation. Playing sport is linked to better health, educational and developmental outcomes in children and youth. Through its CSR programs, the corporate sector in India has the opportunity to support, invest and leverage sports in order to create a significant societal impact. Here are some of the top CSR projects in sports sector that are focused on sports excellence programs for children and youth from disadvantages and rural communities:

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