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New IOC Young Leaders Programme

Are you between 18 and 30 years old? Do you want to be the change through sport? Then, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) invites you to apply to be part of its four-year IOC Young Leaders programme! 

Launched this month, the newly designed programme will see 25 incredible change makers imagine, design and realise their own sustainable sport-based social business. Over the four years, each participant will receive expert guidance on a myriad of topics from human-centred design to impact measurement to user testing, as well as seed-funding and peer-to-peer learning opportunities.

If you are interested in applying to become an IOC Young Leader, you must first complete the six-week learning sprint which will be delivered online.  Learners will explore several key themes around Olympism365, sport and social business and cross-sectoral principles. Each week will focus on a concrete topic.

Learn more here.

About the programme
The IOC Young Leaders programme started life in 2016. It is part of the IOC’s long-term commitment to support young people through sport by empowering them to become social changemakers. So far, the IOC Young Leaders have delivered 116 sport-led projects, directly benefitting more than 30,000 people. Each project is promoting Olympic values such as respect, tolerance, peace and gender equality, while also addressing a specific local problem.

Last year, ThinkSport supported the first ever IOC “Createathon”, which gathered 53 IOC Young Leaders who put their creativity to the test for the Lausanne 2020 Winter Youth Olympic Games. 

The programme has been redesigned to ensure each young leader is given the tools, resources and opportunities to truly reach their potential as social entrepreneurs. 

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