About the Dream Building Fund powered by GSD
- Financial and knowledge support for those who bring local solutions to humanities most pressing problems aligning with UN SDGs, through table tennis.
- Biannual call to provide a grant for project with individual ranges from EUR 10,000 – 35,000.
- The ITTF Foundation and its partner, The Foundation for Global Sports Development (GSD), fund five projects each round.
- Each selected project is being supported for 2 to 3 years.
Applications for the fourth DBF edition are closed and the screening and selection process starts from January 2024.
Eligble implementation partners
- Any legally established and locally recognised non-profit, table tennis, sport, or social organisation with a project of bringing about positive change in its local or regional environment through the means of table tennis.
- The ITTF Foundation cannot support individuals directly; the support must go through a supporting or legally established organisation which is able to receive the grant.
Our approach
The projects supported by the Dream Building Fund are based on:
- The idea of a collaborative partnership, where every stakeholder contributes to the success of the project.
- The Theory of Change (ToC) - a methodology used for planning, participation and evaluation to promote social change.
The project plan is therefore built together with successful candidates based on the following model: