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Dream Building Fund

The Dream Building Fund (DBF) is a biennial call for funding that offers financial resources and knowledge to the legally established non-profit organisations and local implementing partners for projects that use table tennis to combat social issues that correspond with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Since 2019, the ITTF Foundation has provided grants, ranging from 10,000 to 35,000 EUR, to five to six projects over a designated 2-to-3-year period. In addition to the financial support provided, successful applicants are also given strategic guidance, capacity building support, and increased visibility of project activities and results through amplification across ITTF Foundation digital media channels. ^[1] 

Background

Applicant Evaluation and Approach

Eligible implementation partners must be legally established and locally recognised not-for-profit, table tennis, sport, or social impact entities, with a dedicated project that aims to advance social change through table tennis.  

The Dream Building Fund projects are selected under the context that each stakeholder contributes equally to the effectiveness of the project.  

A Theory of Change (ToC) - a framework used for project design, implementation and evaluation to enable social impact – is built with successful applicants to establish a pathway forward for all involved stakeholders.  

Current Projects

Active Dream Building Fund (DBF) Projects

Project Name	Organisation	Location	Start	Project Description	Target SDG
Shaping the Future through Table Tennis	Promoting Life-Time Activities for the Youth (PLAY) Malawi	Mzuzu City, Malawi	01/06/2024	Integrate Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) & HIV/AIDS education into table tennis sessions and promote equal participation of boys and girls and male and female coaches[2]	SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being   SDG 5: Gender Equality
Table Tennis against Alzheimer’s: the Art of Inclusion	Foundation Compassion Alzheimer Bulgaria	Kazanlak, Sofia and Varna, Bulgaria	01/08/2024	Promote table tennis as a tool for social inclusion and self-confidence among individuals with dementia[2]	SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being
Smash Barriers: Every Table is a Playground	Kapadwanj Kelavani Mandal	Kapadwanj, Gujarat, India	01/06/2024	Enhance physical activity and social inclusion among children, parents, marginalized groups and local institutions through table tennis in schools and community centers[2]	SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Ping Pong for Peace	Somalia Table Tennis Federation (STTF)	Mogadishu, Baidoa and Kismayo,Somalia	17/07/2024	Harness table tennis to bring together people of all ages and genders[2]	SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Utilising Table Tennis to Improve Integration and Social Skills	The Comprehensive Model University School Hebron	Hebron,Palestine	01/06/2024	Table tennis for enhancing social integration among students with learning disabilities in Palestine[2]	SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Smash Down Barriers	International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)	Tonga (rural villages and outer islands)	01/09/2021	Empower, build confidence, and increase inclusion of people with disabilities through table tennis [3]	SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Vision Changers	Hope Kwa Vijana Mitaani	Nairobi, Kenya	01/04/2022	Table tennis as a tool for youth crime prevention and rehabilitation[4]	SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Rising Stars	Spin Club	Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran	01/04/2022	Create safe and inclusive spaces for women, girls, Afghan immigrants and people with disabilities[5]	SDG 5: Gender Equality
Table Tennis for New Life	Naulo Ghumti Nepal	Pokhara, Nepal	01/04/2022	Support individuals dealing with substance abuse and living with HIV through table tennis interventions[5]	SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being

Past Projects

Completed Dream Building Fund (DBF) Projects

Project Name	Organisation	Location	Status	Project Description	Target SDG
TT 4 Early-Life Socio-Ecological Responsibility	Tanjun Associate LLP	Uttarakhand, India	DBF support Completed in 2024	Use table tennis in schools as a tool to bring visibility to the dangers of climate change and the issue of deforestation in the region[5]	SDG 13: Climate Action
EduDrive Table Tennis	Asoba & NK Foundations	Ofankor and Kweikuma Communities, Ghana	DBF support Completed in 2024	Table tennis training sessions for after-school education [6]	SDG 4: Quality Education
Affective Leadership	Asociacion Colombiana de Mujer y Deporte	Calarcá, Quindío, Colombia	DBF support Completed in 2024	Experiential community learning through table tennis to combat gender-based violence [7]	SDG 5: Gender Equality SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being
Community Table Tennis	PSD International	Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India	DBF support Completed in 2024	Table tennis curriculum for youth to address and overcome harmful gender stereotypes[8]	SDG 5: Gender Equality
Table Tennis for Education	ASA Foundation	Pluit, North Jakarta, Indonesia	DBF support Completed in 2024	Provide teachers and male and female students with health best practices, life skills and gender equality education [5]	SDG 4: Quality Education
Table Tennis for Mental Health	Integrated Community Development Initiative	Nakivale Refugee Settlement and rural communities, Uganda	DBF support terminated	Aim to improve mental health among adolescents and youth through table tennis [9]	SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being
Dream Building with Refugees	Azraw refugee camp	Azraq Camp, Jordan	DBF support completed in 2022	Improve social cohesion and self-empowerment for refugees with disabilities through table tennis activities[10]	SDG 10: Reducing Inequalities
Slump Ping Pong	Slump Ping Pong	Kampala, Uganda	DBF support completed in 2022	Combine table tennis sessions and school support to combat cycle of poverty [5]	SDG 4: Quality Education
Impacting Lives	Asociacion Monica Liyau	Lima, Peru	DBF support terminated	Utilise table tennis as a tool to enhance friendship and inclusion among vulnerable children and youth [11]
Mathare Tables for Hope	Talent 4 Development	Mathare slums of Nairobi, Kenya	DBF support completed in 2022	Education and skill development through table tennis [12]	SDG 4: Quality Education
Nittaki Dream Building with Refugees	Za’atari Refugee Camp	Za’atari Camp, Jordan	DBF support completed	Provide table tennis access to promote social change inside Syrian refugee community and social cohesion among refugees and local Jordanian community [13]
Points that tear down barriers	Fudela	Uito, Imbabura, Santo Domingo, Esmeraldas and Sucumbios, Ecuador	DBF support completed in 2022	Table tennis for community integration and social inclusion among groups of different backgrounds[14]	SDG 10: Reduced Inequalities
Empowering Inclusive Leadership	Ping Pong Alkmaar	Alkmaar, the Netherlands	DBF support completed in 2022	Introduce table tennis as a fun, safe and inclusive activity for refugee integration in the local community [14]	SDG 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Ping4Alzheimers	Levallois Sporting Table Tennis Club	Levallois-Perret, France	DBF support completed	Regular and adapted table tennis programming for persons with Alzheimer's disease [15]	SDG 3: Good Health & Well-Being
Education for success	Hoima Network of Child Rights Club (HONECRIC)	Hoima, Uganda	DBF support completed in 2022	Utilise table tennis as a vehicle to keep children in school, promote education and enhance emotional well-being [16]	SDG 4: Quality Education
Table Tennis for NepALL	ITTF	Nepal	DBF support completed	Increase para table tennis access among people with disabilities in Nepal [17]
Table Tennis offering neighbourhood kids a chance	National Youth Table Tennis Association (NYTTA)	Milwaukee, WI, USA	Cancelled	Promote table tennis as a healthy and active sport to disadvantaged, high-risk students [18]
Haiti Recovery	ITTF	Haiti	DBF support completed	Provide table tennis equipment and activities in refugee camps to support with post-earthquake recovery, trauma response and displacement [19]
Ishrap	Population Council, Egypt Table Tennis	Egypt	DBF support completed	Provide a safe environment for girls and women in rural Egypt to maintain mental and physical health, as well as develop confidence and self-worth[20]
Solomon Islands Road to Recovery	Solomon Islands Table Tennis Federation	Solomon Islands	DBF support completed	Reconstruct a fractured society and increase community cohesion through table tennis[21]
Mbale Tigers Uganda	Mbale Tigers	Uganda	DBF support completed	Table tennis in combination with educational programming to enhance the psychological development of local youth [22]
Nittaki Dream Building	El Salvador Table Tennis Federation	El Salvador	DBF support completed	Implement table tennis programming as a tool to advance social change and avert children from engaging in gang activities [23]
Ping Pong Ba Dame	ITTF & Peace and Sport	East Timor	DBF support completed	Give access to sport and educational opportunities to impoverished youth, persons affected by conflict and people living with disabilities [24]
Ping Pong Paix	Burundi and Congo DR Table Tennis Federations, Peace and Sport, German Olympic Committee, German Table Tennis Federation, Butterfly	Burundi and Congo DR	DBF support completed	Provide access to sport and educational opportunities to impoverished youth and children vulnerable to armed conflict recruitment [25]
Ping Pong Paz	Colombianos, Colombian Table Tennis Federation, Peace and Sport	Colombia	DBF support completed	Provide table tennis as a healthy and positive alternative to underprivileged children and youth [26]
Sport and Physical Activity Trainers (SPAT)	RESPO International, DIRES House of the Sport	Ethiopia	DBF support completed	Use table tennis as a vehicle to enable life opportunities, physical education and professional development to people with disabilities [27]
UNHCR Sport for Refugees	ITTF	Yemen	DBF support completed	Table tennis coaching and training sessions to empower refugees, women and children [28]

See Also

• International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF)
• ITTF Foundation

References

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