Young people taking part in a Local Champions platform

Local Champions platforms

We put our own methods into practice.

These programmes keep us close to participants, test what works in real delivery and create long-term opportunities for partners to support.

01 · London · Recruiting now

Young Entrepreneurs Alliance

A four-year alliance of 50+ founders, mentors and partners circulating practical learning, relationships, commissions, space and opportunity.

YEA! 5.0 is now recruiting 8–12 founders aged 18–30 across North and North West London. The programme is based in Brent, with Peabody residents and underserved founders prioritised.

Apply or join as a mentor ↗
02 · Kigali

Local Champions Academy

A whole-player football environment for girls and boys aged 4–16—and a practical platform for coaching, data, partnerships and pathways.

Explore the Academy ↗
03 · Rwanda

Gicanda

A grassroots talent-identification and pathway platform connecting girls across Rwanda to visibility, data, coaching and opportunity.

Explore Gicanda ↗
04 · London

Mothers & Care

A women-centred Sport for Development model bringing football, childcare, wellbeing and mentoring together around the realities of mothers and carers.

Developed through successive rounds of research, co-design and delivery with Sport England, Olympia Infinity FC, Propel and the UP CHANGE Network.

Explore Mothers & Care ↗