Comic Relief and Sport for Change Sue Wicks

Comic Relief and Sport for Change Sue Wicks Strategic Lead – Sport for Change

Comic Relief: The Charity 30 Years Of using the power of entertainment and sport to fulfil our vision of a just world free from poverty Over £ 1 billion Raised to date, helping to change millions of lives as a result 91% Total awareness for our campaign making us one of the UK’s best loved charities and brands

A just world free from poverty SAFE HEALTHY EDUCATED EMPOWERED WE WILL FUND SPORT FOR CHANGE PROJECTS ACROSS ALL THEMES AND TERRITORIES

What & who we fund To help us achieve our vision of A Just World Free From Poverty - where everyone is safe, healthy, educated and empowered – we’re now focussing all our support on four key programme areas: Investing in children and young people Empowering women and girls Improving health and wellbeing Building stronger communities

Using sport to create social change Using sport as an approach continues to be an important part of our funding. 1. Where sport activities are used as a hook to engage hard to reach groups of children and young people. Additional support and/or education are then provided through other activities. 2. Where sport activities are adapted and additional elements integrated in order to impart educational or ‘life skills’ messages. Comic Relief believes that sport for change is an approach where sport is used to achieve positive social change in the following ways: 3. Where the business of sport is used for financial, employment and entrepreneurship training. 4. Where the assets and the environment sport are used for address issues of community cohesion and social exclusion.

The role of sport in contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals Goal 3: Good health and well-being: Ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for all at all ages Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Goal 5: Gender equality: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls

Goal 4: Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all Target Project example By 2030, ensure that all girls and boys complete free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education leading to relevant and Goal-4 effective learning outcomes Handicap International, Bangladesh: Inclusive education for children with disabilities through sport. ‘The day I play, I feel happy; I enjoy studying in the evening and can do more lessons than before. . Sports make my body fit and mind fresh. When I was in Grade 9, I was 8 th in the class, now I am 2 nd. ’ Girl, 16 yrs, with visual disability By 2030, substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills, including technical and vocational skills, for employment, decent jobs and entrepreneurship Alive and Kicking, Ghana: Entrepreneurship training for urban youth: ‘I am now an entrepreneur and have made quality sports balls accessible to the people in my community. ’ By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy Edu. Sport, Zambia: In 2015, 87 girls who were unable to read and write are receiving specialist literacy support through Edu. Sport’s partnership with local schools which offer literacy programmes.

Sport for Change in numbers Over the last 13 years, we have funded just over 200 Sport for Change projects, totalling over £ 30 million. UK Comic Relief has funded over 150 Sport for Change projects in the UK, to the sum of £ 17. 5 million. Currently funding 77 Sport for Change projects, totalling £ 5. 5 million. International Comic Relief has funded over 50 Sport for Change projects to the sum of £ 12. 8 million Currently funding 25 Sport for Change projects totalling over £ 6 million

Examples of currently funded organisations using sport to create social change Organisation Social issue being addressed Street League (UK) NEET young people Sporting Memories (UK) Older people living with dementia Second Chance (NASDC) (UK) Reducing risk of reoffending Dame Kelly Holmes Trust (UK) Building skills and confidence of girls and young women Fight for Peace (UK and International) Gangs and violence Magic Bus (India) Education to employment Waves for Change (S. Africa) Gangs and violence Grassroots Soccer (Zimbabwe) Health messaging Diepsloot Mountain bike academy (S. Africa) NEET young people Happy Child International (Brazil) Child sexual exploitation

A bit more detail… Street League use sports as a hook to engage unemployed young people living in disadvantaged communities, providing an alternative education to help them into work. Funding pays for Employer Engagement Managers to be responsible for the Employer Engagement Service in 6 Street League regions across the north and south of England; they will create opportunities for young people to gain practical work based experience which increases their chances of securing a job. Young people (YP) in South African townships are exposed to high levels of violence, neglect, HIV and poverty. An estimated 20% of YP have post-traumatic stress disorder and they face increased risk of school drop-out, unemployment and exclusion from society. Through Waves for Change young people will participate in regular 'surf therapy' sessions, their primary care-givers (parents or guardians) and teachers will receive support to identify symptoms of trauma and engage with YP, and older youth will undergo training to become qualified Youth Care Workers. As a result, young people will demonstrate improved emotional health, school attendance and vocational opportunities, and reduced anti-social behaviour.

Sports Partners

Working with others Sport for Change and Grant Management Expertise Biggest funder of sport for change projects in the UK and third largest grant maker in the UK. We are second only to the British Government for international grant making Our application, assessment and grant management systems are well established and highly effective in identifying and mitigating risks and reporting back results. Managed funds for others. A leader in the Sport for Change sector, have advised bodies including Sport England DCMS on Sport for Change alongside contributing to events such as Beyond Sport and Bond.