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Beyond Sport Unearths UK’s Leading Projects

Beyond Sport Unearths UK’s Leading Projects

Beyond Sport will once again demonstrate sport's power to transform lives in the UK next week, when London 2012 Organising Committee Chair and Beyond Sport Ambassador Seb Coe presents a unique Award to the sport for change project judged the most innovative and tangible in its community across the entire country.

The winner of the P&G UK Impact Award, in association with the Daily Telegraph, will be revealed at the Beyond Sport London Reception on Wednesday 20th June, just over a month ahead of the Beyond Sport Summit, which will be staged in London in the week of the Olympic Games opening ceremony.

The shortlist for the Award has been selected from a host of entries from the UK's leading sport for change projects. Six projects have been selected, with programmes from London to Portsmouth to Belfast and beyond all set for recognition. The shortlist includes projects tackling crucial issues, from youth unemployment – currently one of the country’s most pressing challenges – to gang crime and conflict resolution, bringing Protestant and Catholic communities together in Northern Ireland, to chronic health problems. Each will receive business support to enable them to further develop their work.

The Award has seen Beyond Sport, the global organisation which supports the use of sport as a tool for positive change across the world, come together with Olympic TOP partner Procter & Gamble (P&G) and the Daily Telegraph to unearth and highlight the country's leading sport for change projects.

Seb Coe, Chair of the London 2012 Organising Committee and a Beyond Sport Ambassador, added: “It will be a great pleasure to meet the people behind these inspirational projects, which are using the power of sport to help change the lives of people in their own communities. It’s fantastic to see the impact these projects are already having and will continue to have for many years to come.”

The Official Shortlist for the P&G UK Impact Award, in association with the Daily Telegraph

Project: Changing Lives Through Football

Parent Organisation: Street League

Nationwide

Project: Extra Time

Parent Organisation: Football Foundation

England

Project: School Of Hard Knocks

Parent Organisation: School of Hard Knocks Charity

London

Project: Tackling Inequality, Empowering Ability

Parent Organisation: Everton in the Community

Merseyside

Project: The Respect Programme

Parent Organisation: Pompey Sports and Education Foundation

Portsmouth

Project: Promoting Diversity Through Sport

Parent organisation: PeacePlayers International

Belfast

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