The Olympism365 Innovation Hub is a collaboration between the International Olympic Committee, Beyond Sport and Women Win designed to support a diverse community of innovators leading new and impactful approaches to sport for sustainable development. The Hub will:
Incubate cutting-edge innovations that maximise the positive impact of sport
Facilitate knowledge-sharing and learning across the sports movement and social innovation
Support organisations and individuals around the world through a multimillion-dollar investment that will benefit thousands of people and communities by 2026
Broker partnerships and engage diverse sectors — in and out of sport — to foster new solutions and lasting development in sport for social change
Funding opportunities span four categories: Grassroots365, Enterprise365, Collective365 and Tech365.
touch2see is a French company committed to helping visually impaired people follow live sporting events.
Collective365 innovators are partnering to integrate sport-based solutions into non-sporting contexts and non-sport-based solutions into sport for development.
Enterprise365 innovators are using income generation models, sustainable finance solutions and regenerative investments to address social challenges.
Grassroots365 innovators are tackling hyper-local challenges with an emphasis on equitable access to resources.
Tech365 Explore think tank of innovators are using emerging technologies to accelerate sport’s contribution to sustainable development, exchanging knowledge and practices to benefit people, communities and the planet.
Ignite365 innovators are addressing plastic waste, disability inclusion, live sport accessibility, athlete menstrual health and sustainable sporting facilities through sport.
Fenikks is an Argentina-based project that has established plastic waste collection points in 56 disadvantaged neighbourhoods across seven regions of the country, transforming that waste into shin guards for football players.