Welcome to the SPORT EN COMMUN 2.0 Call for application
Context
Sport en Commun 2.0 is the new version of the leading pan-African platform dedicated to networking, promoting, supporting and financing actors in the sport-for-development ecosystem. Backed by Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and managed by the Sport Impact Association, it relaunches in 2026 with a renewed ambition: surfacing the African projects with the strongest transformative potential
Opportunity
On the occasion of its launch, Sport en Commun 2.0 will select three (3) laureates organisations that will benefit from an integrated package valued at €10,000 each, deployed alongside the Dakar Summit, held ahead of the Youth Olympic Games (31 October 2026).
The 4 pillars of the scheme
Connect
- Transport and accommodation in Dakar covered for one representative
- Privileged access to high-level networking spaces at the Dakar Summit
- Direct introductions to decision-makers, investors and international sports organisations
Promote
- 360° visibility on the Sport en Commun 2.0 platform
- Production of a dedicated presentation video
- Promotion campaign across social media and press channels
- Feature during institutional speeches at the Summit
Support
- 8 personalised coaching sessions between July and October 2026
- Unlimited access to the Sport en Commun platform from July 2026 to June 2027
- Inclusion in a cohort of supported actors, fostering peer-to-peer exchanges
Finance
- Exclusive opportunity to pitch a panel of investors and donors alongside the Dakar Summit
- Inclusion in Sport Impact's pipeline of recommended projects post-Summit
- Recommendations to the qualified network of partner funders
Submission deadline:
June 10, 2026 11:59 PM! (GMT)
Please note that each organization may submit only one application. Once submitted, you may still reopen it using the same link, but any change will return it to draft status and require a new submission.
How to apply?
- Register or verify your membership on https://www.sportencommun.org and obtain validation of
your member status. - Carefully read the General Rules for Participation available on the platform.
- Complete the online application form accessible from your member area.
- Attach the required supporting documents
- Submit before 10 June 2026 at 11:59 PM GMT.
Why apply?
- Amplified pan-African visibility on the platform and with institutional partners.
- Direct access to public and private decision-makers and investors at a strategic Summit
alongside the YOG. - Tailored support from the Sport Impact teams and thematic experts.
- Financing opportunity through introductions to a qualified network of donors and investors.
- Lasting integration into a structuring pan-African ecosystem.
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