What we've done, and what we're accountable for
Sport moves people. Support moves causes. This page is where we account for both — the numbers we can evidence, the resources we direct, and the places we are still waiting on real answers before we publish.
Proof, not promises
Participants across our events
Registered runners, walkers and joggers who took part in an SFIA event.
unverifiedWalkers and runners counted together.
Community walkers & volunteers
People who walked, or volunteered, in support of a community walk.
unverifiedNot yet separated by role. Splitting walkers from volunteers needs the volunteer log, so we have not published two numbers we cannot yet stand behind.
Children & young people reached
Young people reached through SFIA school and community sessions.
unverifiedAttendance-based, not a survey.
Youth-led initiatives supported
Youth-led teams or organisations SFIA has worked with.
unverifiedNames and outcomes appear below as we confirm each partnership.
These figures come from SFIA programme and event records. Our first full-year Impact Report — which reconciles them against actual spending and states how each one was counted — is still being prepared.
The teams behind the number
Each of these groups is led and run by young people. For each one we publish who they are, what they do, and what SFIA supported.
We are not publishing partner names we have not confirmed. Add an entry to YOUTH_PARTNERS.partners with the organisation, its focus, the year and what SFIA supported, and the cards appear here automatically.
The Sports for Impact Model
Sports for Impact Africa (SFIA) identifies social issues affecting communities and designs purpose-driven sporting events to bring these issues into public conversation. Through sport, we mobilize participants, partners and communities to amplify awareness and encourage engagement with the social issues affecting our communities.
The model turns participation into social impact by supporting youth-led initiatives, connecting communities to practical support and creating income opportunities for young people and athletes through sporting events.
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Social Issue
Identify a social issue that requires greater public attention and community action.
- 02
Sport
Design a purpose-driven sporting activity around the identified issue.
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Mobilization
Bring participants, clubs, volunteers, partners and communities together through sport.
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Awareness
Use the event and its communications to amplify the issue, encourage engagement and bring it into public conversation.
- 05
Impact
Support youth-led organizations addressing the issue, connect communities to practical solutions and create employment opportunities for young people and athletes.
What your participation funds
Programme areas we direct funds to. The split between them will be published with our audited figures rather than estimated on a marketing page.
Awareness & Outreach
School and community sessions that start conversations about mental health and the causes we run for.
Counselling & Referrals
Connecting young people to qualified support, including referral costs and follow-up.
Youth-Led Organisation Support
Funding, visibility, mentorship and opportunity for young people already solving these problems.
Event Delivery & Logistics
Getting events safely delivered — permits, medical and safety cover, kit, and volunteer coordination.
We don't publish a percentage split until it's confirmed against actual spending. It's on its way with the 2026 Impact Report.
Impact you can put a name to
Numbers tell you how many. Stories tell you what changed. We publish both — but only when the person at the centre of the story has agreed to be named and checked the words first.
Nothing here yet — on purpose
No stories published yet. Our first ones follow the Inaugural Anti-FGM Run on 28 November 2026, once participants have reviewed and approved them.
Named, not anonymous by default
We ask before we publish. Withholding a name is always an option and never a problem.
Checked before it ships
Every story is read back to the person it is about before it goes live.
One verified number
Each story carries a single outcome we can evidence, not a vague impression.
The 2026 Impact Report
Our first full-year report will cover the 2026 event season: participation and fundraising totals, the split of resources across programme areas, what the youth-led partners delivered, and what we got wrong. It will be published as a public document — not a summary on a marketing page.
What the report will cover
- Participation, fundraising and volunteer numbers for the 2026 season
- Where the resources actually went, area by area
- Outcomes reported by the youth-led organisations we support
- What we learned, and what we will change next year