The ITTF Foundation is seeking to commission the development of a handbook/toolkit for coaches, small-scale event organisers, and youth demonstrating exercises, sessions, and case studies using table tennis for sustainable development, focusing on table tennis acts for the planet and climate awareness. This resource will be launched ahead of World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) 2023 with the theme “Think Sustainably, Act Now”.
Hope Kwa Vijana Mtaani, initiated by Vision Changers Kenya, is one of the Dream Building Fund 2021 projects. The three-year project aims to reach 1,000 reformed youths and Juveniles to constructively use their time while reducing stress, enhancing social development, and increasing employment opportunities. They integrate table tennis as a rehabilitation tool and crime prevention strategies for juvenile offenders.
ASA Foundation, one of the six recipients of the Dream Building Fund powered by GSD, targets four pillars of sustainability: human, social, economic, and environmental, in their initiative, Table Tennis for Education.
The International and European Sport Organisation (ISOs) Activate Citizens (INTERACT) toolkit is live! The INTERACT Project led by TAFISA (The Association for International Sport for All) encourages ISOs to develop and promote Sport for All and physical activities. The toolkit was introduced during the INTERACT Closing Conference on 2 December 2022.
New festival will incorporate World Alzheimer’s Championships along with other events promoting healthy lifestyles. The ITTF Foundation announced today at the ITTF Summit the creation of the inaugural TT4Heatlh Festival, an expansion of the already successful World Parkinson’s Championships.
ITTF Foundation also announces 23 April as new date honouring the sport’s long history. The ITTF Foundation announced today that World Table Tennis Day 2023 will bring the table tennis community together in a commitment to and celebration of sustainability under the slogan “Think sustainably, act now”.
ITTF and ITTF Foundation President Petra Sörling visited the Foundation Headquarters in Leipzig, Germany, in November 2022. During the visit, President Sörling had fruitful meetings with several stakeholders, including the Mayor of Leipzig, Special Olympics International, and International Coaching Course (ITK) Leipzig University to shape future collaborations in utilising sports for positive social change.
ITTF Foundation Programmes Team conducted a one-day online workshop for our Dream Building Fund project worldwide to close the knowledge gap on Sport for Development (S4D), United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and Table Tennis for Development (TT4D).
This year's Sports Business Award 2022 for Best Sports Governing Body Initiative was awarded to the ITTF Foundation for the ITTF Parkinson's World Table Tennis Championships (PWTTC).
