NIKE believes in the power of sport to unleash human potential. Small organizations all around the world are leading innovative new approaches to the use of sport to address challenging social issues. NIKE is committed to giving these organizations a platform to connect directly with small donors and achieve financial sustainability. Learn more about how organizations are using sport to bring positive social change by reading the projects posted on this site.

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Train 3000 Kibera youth in sport & life skills Kenya, Sport Educate and provide job placement and networking support in lifeskills, sports, healthcare and environmental leadership to 3000 young athletes, girls, disabled, coaches and volunteers in Kibera slums. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Feed 15 children for one day $80 - Educate one child in sport and environment for one year $300 - Run one HIV-AIDS workshop and provide tools for 100 youth show more $400 - train 1 youth volunteer for a job as a community sports coach $2,640 - train one talented child at the academy of sports for one year $7,889 - build a tennis/basketball/volleyball court $18,000 - take a tennis team of 14 talented kids to Florida for a 2-week camp $32,876 - sponsor a training camp for 600 childen $412,168 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Support 250 Orphans with Education and Sport Kenya, Sport , Everybody Can Win Challenge Participant 250 orphans between 8-17 years will receive education, healthcare, and soccer equipment.These children are in need of our support as most of these children are HIV-positive,disabled, and very poor. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $50 - Educational support for 1 child per year $100 - Health Care services Support for 1 child per year $250 - Sports Equipments for 1 child per year show more $269,147 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Making footballs that can save lives in Africa Kenya, Sport , Everybody Can Win Challenge Participant 100 stitchers are making tough, repairable leather soccer balls & volleyballs in Africa for kids who hardly get to see a proper ball. Each ball carries a simple HIV/AIDS or Malaria awareness message. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $20 - Will pay for a leather ball to be stitched and delivered to a school or other worthy recipient group $40 - Will pay for 2 leather balls to be stitched and delivered $100 - Will pay for 5 leather balls to be stitched and delivered show more $495,633 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Improving Lives of Youth with Disabilities, Kenya Kenya, Sport Best Buddies brings social opportunities to people with intellectual disabilities and strives to reduce their barriers to full participation with in their community; creating a more inclusive society. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Sponsor a one-to-one outing for one selected ‘Buddy Pair’ by providing funds to purchase lunch and sports equipment $50 - Assist BBK with production of quarterly newsletter, recruitment materials and sponsor a buddy outing $100 - Sponsor a 4-hour Local Leadership Training for 30 chapter leaders show more $250 - Sponsor a 2-hour Disability Awareness Training for 75 Kenyan youth without an intellectual disability $500 - Provide funding for 1 personal computer, 1 copy machine, and 1 digital camera to capture friendships and promote the mission of BBK in 6 schools and the community $750 - Sponsor 20 one-to-one outings per 'Buddy pair' and four group activity(structured sports activity, End of the year party) per chapter for each of BBK's four chapters for one full school year. $1,000 - Fund rental office space for BBK for one full year, including furniture and utilities $3,565 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

The African Child Sport & Education Fund Needs You Kenya, Sport Sports training, support, education and welfare of 15 talented but needy children and youth in East Africa at Sadili Oval, enabling them to become responsible citizens of the global community. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $300 - Sport training, books and one meal a week for a child for one year $600 - Sport training, books and one meal a week for a child for two years $2,640 - Full schooling and sport training for one talented child for one year show more $34,005 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Sports to Empower Women & Girls in Rwanda Rwanda, Sport AKWOS empowers women through sport & education to improve their rights, break barriers between social classes, raise women's standing in society, enhance unity & reconciliation and prevent HIV/Aids. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $30 - Provide transport for rural players to participate in a sport events $120 - Nutritious meals for two girls football teams teams on game day $8,000 - Support a conference in E/C Africa on sport for gender equity show more $15,000 - Transform an unused building or field to a sports center or field $30,000 - Fund one sports for empowerment initiative (see strategic plan) $276,108 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Dancing shantytowns - 150 children in Casablanca Morocco, Sport Thanks to this project, 150 children of the shantytowns of Casablanca improve their life skills like commitment, discipline and self-confidence through street dancing lessons. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $20 - For 1 child to participate for 1 month $50 - To equip one child to participate $300 - For the music equipment show more $1,000 - To organize pulmonary radios for children $2,500 - To organize the children's final show at the end of the year $48,770 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Sports for Lebanese Children Affected by Conflict Lebanon, Sport By means of regular sporting activities this project contributes to the psychosocial rehabilitation and strengthening of children that have been affected by the conflict in Lebanon. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $250 - One child participates in the program for 1 year $500 - Participation of 3 children for 1 year $5,000 - Smooth running of the program for 1 month show more $48,443 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Save Children and Youth Through Sports in Brazil Brazil, Sport , Everybody Can Win Challenge Participant Through the project, we rescue children and teenagers from the grip of drugs and marginalization, improving their nutritional and health conditions, involving them in society. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $38 - Monthly cost for each youth in the project $630 - Monthly food cost for project $850 - Utilities expenses: water, electricity, telephone, rent. show more $2,350 - Monthly cost of project, including transportation, rent, teachers $19,599 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Empowering 1000 girls through Sport in Zambia Zambia, Sport , Everybody Can Win Challenge Participant The program provides 37 Committees for girls with information on the realities of HIV/AIDS, gender equality and equity and the use of life and Sports skills to benefit 5000 girls in Zambia. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - One ball for a community of 30 children $20 - Feeds five children $50 - Learning materials for 100 children $100 - One peer leader goes back to school $100 - Transport to playing fields on a weekly basis show more $1,000 - Sportswear and jersey/boots for 200 children $1,000 - Sports equipment for 200 children $1,000 - Renovation of a Community ground for 300 children $97,260 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Nairobi Girls Learn Self-defense & Conflict Skills Kenya, Sport We provide 40 girls from a Nairobi slum weekly training in self defense and conflict resolution to help them negotaite their daily struggles.We prepare them to become coaches themselves & lead others. read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $10 - Host a girls' 2 hour training in safe sports hall $20 - Buy sport and protective equipment for an athlete $50 - Host a weekend girls coaching workshop $100 - Buy protective pads and coaching equipmen show more $250 - Trainer team first aid course and kit $500 - Buy gloves and shoes for the entire team $1,000 - Host a local road race to attract attention to violence against girls with neighbourhood families $5,000 - Host a national tournament to raise media & political attention and build sustainable network $11,495 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Social Change through Sport for 5000 Kibera Youth Kenya, Sport This project promotes ethno-religious and gender cooperation, and leadership, through sports to 5000 youth in one of the world's most densely populated urban settlements: Kibera (Nairobi, Kenya). read updates from the field How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $32 - Trains 5 people in HIV/AIDS peer education $50 - Buys 5 soccer balls $75 - Buys uniforms for one tournament team $100 - Trains 15 people in HIV/AIDS peer education $100 - Buys 10 soccer balls show more $24,700 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Give 6 Malawian Marathoners a Chance to Run Malawi, Health This project will provide 6 Malawian runners from rural villages a chance to compete in the Austin Marathon in February, and shoes & clothes for 100 additional runners from disadvantage communities. How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $45 - Will ship a box of new running clothes donated by Rogue $60 - will get a Malawian runner his/her first pair of new running shoes $150 - will provide lodging for 2 runners for a night in the US show more $2,000 - will provide air travel for an athlete from Malawi to the Austin Marathon $12,354 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Rights for Moroccan Girls to Practice Sport Morocco, Women and Girls -Empower 100 girls from the rural country to practice sport -Train them daily and organize tournaments. -The project will demonstrate the positive impact of gender in sport for social change How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $25 - For sport shoes for 1 girl (in total 100 girls) $50 - For sport equipment for 1 girl (in total 100 girls) $200 - Adopting a girls running team (training costs) for 5 teams in total show more $200 - Adopting a girls soccer team (training costs) for 5 teams in total $9,285 - Will fully fund this project show less $ Other amount

Offering Sporting to 720 Children in IDP camps Uganda, Education , Everybody Can Win Challenge Participant This project uses sport as a medium to disseminate HIV/AIDS, Health and Education awareness to children & communities they live in. The project has reached over 25,000 children. How You Can Help:  Make a one-time monthly recurring donation $100 - Cater 1 child for 7 wks of the sporting season with footballs & uniforms $10,149 - Cater 1 team-season 16 children footballs & uniforms