Nikos Lemanis is a Co-Founder of Football Without Borders. Football Without Borders' mission is to harness the global power and reach of football, our mission is to raise awareness of inequality and to alleviate the plight of those displaced, underprivileged or oppressed. They believe that football is a uniting language. It can start conversations on every continent, promoting connections that would otherwise not exist and fostering a sense of likeness and equality. They bring the world’s most accessible and followed sport directly to communities around the globe, providing equipment, education and activity to those who are most in need. Articles: Football Without Borders: https://footballwithoutborders.org/ Canadian Suburb Atlas: https://schoolofcities.utoronto.ca/research/canadian-suburbs-atlas/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Mark Lawrie is the Chief Executive of StreetGames. He leads the StreetGames Executive team and support them as they collectively deliver their mission and work towards their vision for children and young people.  StreetGames is one of the UK’s leading ‘sport for development’ charities – changing lives and transforming communities through the power of sport. Articles: StreetGames: https://www.streetgames.org/ Shared Micromobility in North America: https://nacto.org/publication/shared-micromobility-in-2022/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award and Canadian Podcast Award. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Shelton Hawkins is the founder of Play in Colour and muralist for Project Backboard. He restores public basketball courts with large-scale artworks. He aims to create safe spaces where kids of all races and genders can become more active. Project Backboard is a 501(c)(3) organization, founded in 2015, whose mission is to renovate public basketball courts and install large scale works of site-specific art on the surface in order to strengthen communities, improve park safety, encourage multi-generational play, and inspire people to think more critically and creatively about their environment.   Articles: Project Backboard: https://projectbackboard.org/about-1 Play in Colour: https://www.playincolor.org/ Historic International Wheelchair Rugby Cup starts in style: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/2023/news/881486 NHL Backtracks on Pride Tape Ban: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nhl-backtracks-pride-tape-ban-1.7006393 Contact Project Backboard: Dan Peterson: dpeterson@projectbackboard.org Shelton Hawkins: shelton@projectbackboard.org ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Charles Frémont is the UEFA Innovation Hub Manager. UEFA – the Union of European Football Associations – is the governing body of European football and the umbrella organisation for 55 national associations. The UEFA Innovation Hub helps them shape the future of football through collaborative innovation. The world is experiencing unprecedented change and this brings great opportunities for football. The UEFA Innovation Hub is a vehicle for future-proofing UEFA and ensuring we stay one step ahead of the latest trends to shape the future of our sport. Articles: UEFA Innovation Hub: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/ Champions Innovate: https://www.uefa.com/insideuefa/football-development/innovation-hub/champions-innovate World Basketball Day: https://www.un.org/en/observances/world-basketball-day ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Dr. Louise de Lannoy completed her PhD at Queen’s University in 2019 in clinical exercise physiology. Her interests in population health and knowledge translation led her to join the Healthy Active Living and Obesity Research Team at the CHEO Research Institute in 2020 where she first became involved in Outdoor Play Canada while it resided within the CHEO Research Institute, growing with it as it became a not-for-profit organization. Outdoor Play Canada serves to build and support the growing network of leaders and organizations working together to galvanize an outdoor play movement across Canada. Articles: Outdoor Play Canada: https://www.outdoorplaycanada.ca/ NHL Banning "Cause-based" Jerseys: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-banning-cause-based-jerseys-next-season-1.6885826 NHL Banning use of Pride Tape: https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/nhl-ban-pride-tape-1.6991413 Hockey Canada Updated Dressing Room Policy: https://cdn.hockeycanada.ca/hockey-canada/Hockey-Programs/Safety/Downloads/dressing-room-policy-e.pdf NHL's Pride tape ban shows 'Hockey for Everyone' was a lie: https://www.thestar.com/sports/hockey/the-nhl-unwraps-the-pride-tape-and-shows-the-hockey-is-for-everyone-campaign-was/article_20e8d97c-fcfd-5c0a-a81e-63a1452ccec4.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Örjan Lundberg is a strategic environmental sustainability expert with extensive experience across three continents. Skilled in developing, delivering and managing comprehensive sustainability and ESG programs. He previously managed the environmental sustainability program for FIFA World Cup 2022 at the Supreme Committee for Delivery & Legacy. Articles: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™SUSTAINABILITY PROGRESS REPORT: https://publications.fifa.com/en/sustainability-report/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup/sustainability-at-the-fifa-world-cup-2022/ Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Register for Green Sports Day Canada: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSflBuo-eZgOVmEnDnYb1A1399GdT0u6RRX5qweFqCzQ_2LScQ/viewform Public Development Banks acknowledge the importance of sport as an enabler of the Sustainable Development Goals: https://olympics.com/ioc/news/public-development-banks-acknowledge-the-importance-of-sport-as-an-enabler-of-the-sustainable-development-goals Finance in Common FINAL COMMUNIQUÉ: https://financeincommon2023.com/final-communique/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Scott Marshall is a recent graduate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa where he received his Masters of Arts, Urban and Regional Planning. He focused on how sport venues can be catalysts for change in our communities, and how we can harness the power of sport through them. He was a student-athlete, competing on the American Football team. Articles: Green Sports Day Canada Registration: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1-pWSfc8qhVX5UtubBmjb_eLBTYZ2u4SXAUo5RniOXc0/edit?usp=sharing Green Sports Day Canada: https://www.greensportsverts.ca/ Norwegian study linking sports and social capital (Seippel, 2006): http://www.seippel.no/Seippel_SportAndSocialCapital.pdf Deloitte study, “The Stadium Experience: Keeping sports fans engaged—and loyal” (2018): https://www2.deloitte.com/content/dam/Deloitte/us/Documents/technology-media-telecommunications/us-tmt-stadium-experience-keeping-sports-fans-engaged-loyal.pdf Let’s Build An Aloha Stadium We Can Be Proud Of (by Scott Marshall): https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/09/lets-build-an-aloha-stadium-we-can-be-proud-of/ IOC Athlete's Giving Back Course: https://olympics.com/athlete365/courses/athletes-giving-back/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Judy Joseph-Black has worked in the Canadian sport industry for more than three decades and is a strong advocate for athletes and coaches with a disability, women in sport, and Indigenous sport. Her background is in communications and media relations, and she has worked with Team Canada at the Paralympic Games, as well as Team BC at the Canada Games from 1993-2019. She currently lives on Gabriola Island, BC and is the Event Manager at BC Senior Games Society. The BC Seniors Games Society is a volunteer based charitable organization responsible for the overall governance of the 55+ BC Games.  The 55+ BC Games are presented on an annual basis in different host communities.   Each community, under it’s own registered volunteer board of directors, enlists hundreds of volunteers to help plan and stage the Games in partnership with the BC Seniors Games Society.  The Games are funded by the BC Seniors Games Society, with funding provided by the provincial government through the Ministry of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sport as well as many local Friends of the Games contributors.  Hosting the Games represents an approximate $3 million economic impact on the host community and surrounding area. The 55+ BC Games are an important part of the BC sport system and the largest annual multi-sport event in the province.  The Games offer the opportunity to celebrate sport and active living with other participants from across the province and experience the hospitality of the host community. Articles: BC 55+ Games: https://55plusbcgames.org/ Get Active: a strategy for the future of sport and physical activity: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/get-active-a-strategy-for-the-future-of-sport-and-physical-activity ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at ⁠sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com⁠  Linktree: ⁠https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact⁠ Linkedin: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact⁠ Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Thomas Cervetti, 34 years old, is a former Civil Engineer and passionate surfer. He was living in South East Asia for 5 years where he met Nicolas and Basile. Surfing all over Indonesia, they faced shocking plastic pollution and could noticed its impact on marine life and reefs. That’s when they decided to start NOMADS SURFING in order to develop alternatives in the surf industry. Nomads Surfing,  an ecofriendly surf brand, is the story of three friends, three surfers but most of all, three globetrotters: Nicolas, Thomas and Basile, traveling from West to East for work or pleasure but always with a surfboard in their luggage. The story started on April 2017, around a good beer at the bottom of the Pyla dune, facing the ocean, this ocean that became our project’s keystone. Articles: Nomads Surfing: https://www.nomads-surfing.com/en/about-us/ Women's FIFA World Cup 2023: https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/womens/womensworldcup/australia-new-zealand2023/articles/tournament-review-england-spain-australia-new-zealand-beyond-greatness Men's FIFA World Cup 2022: https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup/qatar2022/media-releases/groundbreaking-facts-and-figures-as-qatar-2022-tm-group-stage-wraps-up Matildas' Women's World Cup semifinal loss to England sets TV audience record: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-17/fifa-womens-world-cup-matildas-england-tv-audience/102741074 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sports-for-social-impact Follow us on Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Lucy Hunt is a Senior Advisor with The Ocean Race Summits & Learning programmes, the Founder of the Sea Synergy Marine Awareness + Activity Centre. She specializes in: Environmental Event content creation, Multigenerational Environmental Education, Marine Awareness, Outdoor Learning, Social + Environmental Event programming and strategy, Marine Research, MMO, Environmental surveys, PADI Divemaster, marine tour guide, surveyor, Senior Advisor on marine conservation and curriculum creation, Environmental awareness exhibtion content creation, Environmental awareness film production researcher and content creation, speech content and writing, Environmental documentary host and narrator. The Ocean Race is often described as the longest and toughest professional sporting event in the world, sailing’s toughest team challenge and one of the sport’s Big Three events, alongside the Olympic Games and America’s Cup. To truly understand the race, though, it’s better to think of it in a way the athletes who take part will recognise immediately. Put simply, The Ocean Race is an obsession, and many of the world's best sailors have dedicated years, even decades of their lives trying to win it. Since 1973, The Ocean Race has provided the ultimate test of a team and a human adventure like no other. For nearly 50 years, it has kept an almost mythical hold over some of the greatest sailors and been the proving ground for the legends of our sport. Articles: The Ocean Race: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/home Breaking Barriers in Sport: https://sites.ungeneva.org/not-a-womans-job-2023/en/international-olympic-committee/ Female Soccer Players Earn 25 cents to the dollar of men at World Cup: https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/20/football/womens-world-cup-pay-prize-money-spt-intl-dg/index.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Fakhrie Arendse is the Sport Social Worker at School of Hard Knocks. He is an optimistic, compassionate, and outspoken husband and father. Fakhrie's passion for Social Work was born out of exposure to adverse norms in his own community, and a rather inexplicable interest in 'why people are the way they are'. This psychology major has since worked with society's most vulnerable; his experience ranging from trauma and grief counselling, mediation, family therapy, advocacy, conflict management, youth development, community strengthening, public speaking, to project management and coordination. He has a particular passion for youth empowerment through sport and believes the fruits of a well-functioning society are fostered in the efforts of nurturing young people - by creating an environment conducive for youth to make a positive contribution to the world at large. School of Hard Knocks (SoHK) is an award winning Cape Town based non-profit with a proven track record in using sport and one on one counselling to help young people cope with trauma, change outdated perceptions of gender, and improve their physical and emotional well-being. Links: School of Hard Knocks: https://www.schoolofhardknocks.co.za/ IOC Annual Reports: https://olympics.com/ioc/documents/International-olympic-committee/ioc-annual-report ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Tjark is 30 years old and born in Germany. He studied Sports sciences and German in Berlin to become a teacher. During the semester breaks he used to work as a surf coach at the French Atlantic coast. After finishing his degree he moved to Lisbon, Portugal, to combine his passion of surfing with the profession of a teacher. Tjark worked at the German International School as a teacher for Sports (Physical Education), German and English for two years. As he wanted to employ the social impact of sports for people in need he joined the KLABU Foundation in August 2022 and moved to Amsterdam, the Netherlands, where he is working as a Project Manager now. KLABU is a young organisation based in Amsterdam, a social start-up with a scalable business model to power positive change through sport. They work directly with refugee communities around the world, who lead their own projects. Links: KLABU: https://klabu.org/ UNHCR: https://www.unhcr.org/refugee-statistics/insights/explainers/100-million-forcibly-displaced.html UNHCR Sport: https://www.unhcr.org/about-unhcr/our-partners/sport-partners IOC Refugee Olympic Team: https://olympics.com/ioc/refugee-olympic-team IPC Refugee Paralympic Team: https://www.paralympic.org/refugee-paralympic-team ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Calvince Ogall is the Programme Officer with Water4Wildlife. He is am passionate about community development, Environmental conservation and new innovations, Before joining Water4wildlife I have worked with various organization in implementing community based project among them; Prevention and countering of violent extremism in the informal settlements of Nakuru County by ISD and Strong cities, a Trainer of Trainees on an empowerment program for teenage mothers and girls in the informal setup by USAID, Slums upgrading through Affordable housing by We Effect international, and currently a programs Officer at Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara Kenya. Water4Wildlife Maasai Mara is anon profit making community based Organization that was officially registered in 2019. It’s established in Maasai Mara-Lemek Conservancy within the Maasai Mara ecosystem, Narok County (Kenya). Their mission is to inspire and empower children to be future wildlife and environment conservationist through football. Water4Wildlife is dedicated to environmental and wildlife conservation, with a focus on engaging and empowering children as champions for these causes through football. They believe that by educating and involving young people, they can build a more sustainable future for our planet and its species. Links: Water4Wildlife: https://water4wildlife.org/about-water-for-wildlife/ NYC Summer Streets 2023: https://www.nyc.gov/office-of-the-mayor/news/408-23/mayor-adams-dot-commissioner-rodriguez-bring-summer-streets-all-five-boroughs#/0 Montreal Pedestrian Streets: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/pedestrian-streets-summer-season-1.6829765 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Rahul Bissoonauth is the Chief Commercial Officer with Yunus Sports Hub. Rahul joined Yunus Sports Hub following 10+ years of strategic planning and fundraising consultancy with sports organisations and NGOs around the world. Rahul is a panel member at the Football Foundation and trustee at the People's Postcode Lottery Community trusts. In October 2022, Yunus Sports Hub (YSH) and the Global Esports Federation (GEF) joined forces to launch and grow the “Esports for Development” movement. This strategic partnership is focused on social issues and advancing the United Nations Sustainable Development Agenda. The primary aim of the Esports for Development (E4D) movement is to accelerate the contribution of the global esports community and industry to the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Links: Yunus Sports Hub: https://www.yunussportshub.com/ Esports for Development: https://www.esportsfordevelopment.org/ Paris 2024: avec 6,8 millions de billets vendus, Tony Estanguet défend des « Jeux ouverts au plus grand nombre » : https://www.lemonde.fr/sport/article/2023/05/23/paris-2024-avec-6-8-millions-de-billets-vendus-tony-estanguet-defend-des-jeux-ouverts-au-plus-grand-nombre_6174521_3242.html#xtor=AL-32280270-%5Bdefault%5D-%5Bios%5D ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Cedric Girard is the CEO of Global Sports Week Paris, and has been the coach of the Young Sports Makers since the 1st edition. He previously had marketing leadership roles in the Sport industry (Nike, Decathlon), Consumer goods (Coca-Cola, Unilever) and hospitality (Louvre Hotels) and has led several positive impact projects in Sport, Nutrition, Health and Innovation with MoHo, Schoolab, Fitnext and Publicis Sport. Rithik Sinha is a Young Sport Maker for GSW 2023. He is a 23 year old Indian, passionate sports enthusiast and emerging professional in the sports industry. Currently finishing his masters in International Sport & Event Management at KEDGE Business School. Global Sports Week is the global rendez-vous for sport leaders. It offers a unique setting and platform for influencers and decision-makers to come together to shape, shake & share, the future of sport, providing the tools and insights to inspire new ways of thinking. Articles: Global Sports Week: https://gsw.world/en/ Ocean microplastics found to be rife by teams sailing around the world: https://www.theoceanrace.com/en/news/14239_Ocean-microplastics-found-to-be-rife-by-teams-sailing-around-the-world Ocean Race Interactive Tool: https://theoceanracescience.com/leg/4?measurement=0&filter=false Scotland's Fan Bank launches with £350,000 loan to Falkirk FC supporters: https://www.gov.scot/news/fan-bank-launches-with-gbp-350-000-loan-to-falkirk-fc-supporters/ Here's how much earth Canada's wildfires may scorch this year: https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2023/06/05/canadas-wildfires-are-on-track-this-year-to-create-the-biggest-amount-of-scorched-area-ever.html If you think it's been a lot smokier in Calgary in recent summer - you're right: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-smoke-hours-way-up-smoky-summers-more-common-1.6846615 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Olivier Lebleu is the Co-Founder of Jooks. JOOKS is a free app that allows you to discover more than 300 cities around the world while running, walking, cycling or wheel chairing. JOOKS vocally guides you through the city and comments on the remarkable points you pass along the way. JOOKS is a combination of a voice GPS and an audio guide, available in 8 languages. Links: Jooks: https://www.jooks.app/ Sports for Nature Challenge Finalists: https://www.thinksport.org/en/latest-news-and-views/think-sport/winners-of-sports-for-nature-challenge-crowned-at-the-spot-12244 ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Chloé Leger is one of the co-founders and one of five swimmers with Swim for Change. Swim for Change (formerly 0Megot) is a swimming based charity that uses sport to engage people on the issue of cigarette butt pollution. After their first swim in 2021, they are about to set off on a second, longer adventure in the Mediterranean Sea. Links: Swim for Change: https://www.swimforchange.fr/en 2021 Documentary: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cu2FFmbQOo4 Nike x WeForest: https://www.nike.com/nl/en/a/weforest-growing-together Adidas x Parley for the Oceans: https://news.adidas.com/running/adidas-and-parley-for-the-oceans-unite-sporting-communities-across-the-globe-to-run-for-the-oceans/s/0621eb8e-fe22-426f-8bf3-4980347c184f 2022 Run for the Oceans: https://www.adidas.com/us/runfortheoceans ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Corrie DiManno is the Mayor of Banff, elected in 2021. She was elected town Councillor in Banff for the first time in 2013. She has worked in journalism as a reporter and as a magazine editor in the Bow Valley. In 2013 she transitioned into working in communications for the Banff Canmore Community Foundation and in 2018 became a part-time coordinator for Roam Public Transit. Links: Town of Banff: https://banff.ca/ Roam Public Transit: https://roamtransit.com/ Canada Games Council Green Sport: https://www.canadagames.ca/news/canada-games-strive-to-spark-climate-action-with-launch-of-sustainability-strategy ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Marko Kasic is the Founder and Managing Director of FundLife. FundLife is a community-led not-for-profit delivering direct support to young people in short-term and chronic emergencies in the Philippines. They collaborate with local partners to ensure even the most vulnerable children can reach their full potential through access to purposeful play, quality education, and positive youth mentors. Since its inception in 2015, FundLife has designed, implemented and provided oversight on projects that have directly reached over 120,000 young people in conflict, chronic poverty, internal displacement and those at risk of human trafficking and has raised over USD 3.2 million in direct bottom-up investments for the hardest to reach communities. Links: The Renaissance of Urban Swimming: https://popupcity.net/insights/the-renaissance-of-urban-swimming/ Fundlife: https://www.fundlife.org/ ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/

Budgets reflect values. We have long believed this at Sports for Social Impact. In this episode we dissect select budgets from across Canada. What do these provincial and federal governments value? Links: Lulu Lemon tried to Become a Tech Company. It Didn't Work Out: https://thewalrus.ca/lululemon-tried-to-become-a-tech-company-it-didnt-work-out/ Sport and Recreation Budgets in Canada: https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/post/sport-and-recreation-budgets-in-canada Obesity rates in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/healthy-living/obesity-canada.html Costs of Obesity in Canada: https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/publications/healthy-living/obesity-excess-weight-rates-canadian-adults.html ----  Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation! The Sports for Social Impact podcast was nominated for a Sports Podcast Award in 2023. Send us an email at sportsforsocialimpact@gmail.com  Linktree: https://linktr.ee/sportsforsocialimpact Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)  Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/