#SportForChange

Building better futures for children and youth through sport

Sportz Village Foundation’s flagship #SportForChange program has been designed to engage children, girls and youth from disadvantaged communities to help improve their educational and developmental outcomes through structured physical and sports education in public schools.

MILES is Sportz Village Foundation’s youth leadership model that uses sport and physical activity as a medium to build life skills in school-going adolescents. Through structured, sport-integrated sessions, young people develop the communication, resilience, leadership and social-emotional capabilities they need to navigate school, relationships and life beyond it.

Life Skills That Last Beyond the Game

MILES is Sportz Village Foundation’s youth leadership model that uses sport and physical activity as a medium to build life skills in school-going adolescents. Through structured, sport-integrated sessions, they develop the communication, resilience, leadership and social-emotional capabilities they need to navigate school, relationships and life beyond it.

SEL Growth in Youth (Ages 12–18)
3 %

How Sport Creates Change

From classrooms to communities, our impact reaches children across India. Explore the numbers behind the change.

PARTNERS
SPORTZ VILLAGEFoundation
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Government Schools
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Communities
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Sports Federations
Key Processes
MILES EduSports SHAKTI
Evidence-based Curricula/Content
Monitoring, Evaluation and
Learning (Digital)
Training and Capacity Building
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Sports Equipment and Infrastructure (Basic and Sport-specific)
Outcomes

Education

Improved attendance and learning outcomes.

Health

Improved physical health and well-being.

Gender

Greater inclusion, agency and safety for girls.

Sports Excellence

Stronger grassroots-to-elite pathways.

Livelihoods

Improved aspirations and job readiness.

Leveraging Sport for sporting and non-sporting outcomes

Building Active and Healthy Lives

As concerns around physical inactivity, mental well-being and social development continue to grow among children and adolescents, sport offers a unique and evidence-based approach that simultaneously strengthens physical health, builds social emotional skills and creates environments where children can thrive.

Keeping Children Engaged in Learning

The relationship between sport and education is often misunderstood as a trade-off. Our findings suggest the opposite. Across #SportForChange programs, students who participated in sport demonstrated stronger attendance, greater classroom engagement and improved academic performance.

Creating Equal Spaces for Girls

For many girls, participation in sport is shaped by barriers that extend far beyond the playing field - from safety concerns and social norms to limited encouragement and a lack of opportunities designed with their needs in mind. Addressing these barriers requires more than access; it requires intentional program design and interventions.

Developing Skills for Life

Sport helps young people build resilience, teamwork, communication, decision-making and leadership. Through structured activities and youth-focused interventions, participants develop skills that support education, employment and future aspirations.

Discovering and Developing Talent

Every child deserves the opportunity to pursue their potential. Through talent identification and athlete development pathways, promising young athletes gain access to training, competition and progression opportunities.

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