Sustainable Goals Through Sport (SGS)

Project Number: 101246981

Sports

The Sustainable Goals through Sport (SGS) project is a transnational capacity-building initiative that utilises sport-based education as a practical vehicle to advance sustainability, youth empowerment, and cross-sector cooperation. It seeks to connect major sport events with sustainability learning and youth inclusion, ensuring that events like the Dakar 2026 Youth Olympic Games leave a long-term educational legacy.

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The project will also train more many Youth Sustainability Ambassadors, with a particular focus on engaging young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to design and lead sustainability-oriented sport initiatives. Key outreach activities include a Youth Engagement Festival linked to Dakar 2026, featuring hands-on workshops, peer-led sessions, and sustainability challenges. A Final Policy Conference, organised within the European Youth and Sport Platform 2027, will consolidate lessons learned and support the uptake of results in EU and international discussions on sport, sustainability, and youth development.

By combining sport, education, and sustainability, SGS aims to deliver lasting impact and reinforce collaboration between youth organisations, sports federations, and policymakers across Europe and Africa. 

Project Objectives 

  • Create a Sport & Sustainability Legacy Hub to maximise the educational and social
    impact of Dakar 2026
  • Build sustainable development skills through sport-based education for coaches, youth
    workers, youth leaders, and NGO staff
  • Raise awareness of sport as a tool for education by leveraging large-scale sport events
  • Develop an accessible SGS e-learning module to support SDG workshops for young
    people, hosted on the Legacy Hub
  • Provide learning mobility opportunities for disadvantaged youth
  • Establish youth-led legacy activities after Dakar 2026 (including the Youth Engagement
    Festival and Youth Participation Activity

Project Deliverables 

  • Sport & Sustainability Legacy Hub created 
  • Youth Sustainability Ambassadors trained
  • SGS e-learning course developed and launched
  • Sport & sustainability workshops delivered locally 
  • Youth-led awareness events/campaigns implemented
  • Learning mobility opportunities delivered for disadvantaged youth
  • Youth Engagement Festival delivered at Dakar 2026 
  • At least 5 youth-led legacy projects launched after Dakar 2026
  • New partnerships established between youth, sport, and sustainability organisations
  • Final policy and dissemination event delivered

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