01 July 2025 - A call for applications has been opened to support sport-based projects in Southeast Asia through development grants. This is part of a new initiative launched by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Agence française de développement (AFD), together with regional stakeholders, aimed at supporting youth crime prevention and building safer and more resilient communities through sport.

The launch of the Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative follows one of the 45 commitments to use sport as a tool to advance the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) made in June at the Olympism365 Summit: Sport for a Better World. The commitments are expected to generate together over USD 200 million in value over the next four years.

Organisations that use sport as a tool for youth crime prevention and creating safer communities in Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam are now invited to apply for a development grant. All the details can be found here.