Showcasing the Sport for Development sector - Autumn 2018

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YOUTH SPORT TRUST
Creating a brighter future for children and
young people through the power of sport
The Youth Sport Trust (YST) is a children’s charity founded
in 1995, dedicated to creating a brighter future for young
people through the power of sport. It pioneers new ways of
using sport to improve young people’s wellbeing and works
to ensure that every child – regardless of age, gender, background
or ability – has the opportunity to enjoy the benefits of
an active lifestyle. To do this, it focuses on:
i) Transforming Physical Education. Redefining PE’s place
in the curriculum, putting it at the centre of wellbeing and
achievement in education
ii) Removing barriers to sport. Harnessing global best practice
Fatima is an 18-year-old Muslim woman whose life has been transformed
through sport. In Fatima’s community, many young people are not encouraged
to go out as the local playing areas are seen as dangerous, especially for young
girls. Through her involvement in the Local People Project, delivered by the Youth
Sport Trust on behalf of the People’s Health Trust, Fatima has used sport as a
vehicle to define her as a person and use the skills she has learned to support
more young Muslim girls to get active. She now regularly leads football sessions
in the community and her status, and the trust placed in her by parents, has
enabled her to encourage children to play in a park adjacent to her neighbourhood.
She said: “Sport has allowed me to demonstrate that the power of sport comes
from a person’s soul regardless on their gender, ethnicity or religion. Through
my involvement in the Local People Project,
it has helped me to develop skills to
support more young Muslim girls to ge
active in the community. I now regularly
lead football sessions in the community
and give a voice to girls in my community
on my local steering group.”
to ensure youth sport in the UK is inclusive, accessible and fun.
iii) Unlocking potential. Unlocking sport’s potential at every
stage of a child’s life, especially where they face inequality or
disadvantage.
iv) Empowering activism. Helping young people through
sport to become young activists, tackling the issues of their
generation.
Between 2013 and 2018, the Trust helped more than
4.7million children participate in sport and physical activity,
trained 210,000 young people and adults in inclusive practice
and supported 99,000 teachers with continuous professional
development. The Trust’s international arm – Youth Sport Trust
International – has delivered training for sport and development
projects in 63 countries to date.
@YouthSportTrust