Dream, Believe, Achieve! Using sport to inspire is at the core of our work. We are delighted to announce ambassadors of our charity. If you would like to raise the profile of education and sport for development in some of the worlds poorest communities nominate someone to be a 'Sporting Inspiration' please email us at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it  

FIONA PENNIE   Sport: Canoe Slalom (ladies K1 & C1) Achievements: British Champion (2010) British Olympian (Beijing, 2008) Silver - World Championships 2006 "Sport has given something to focus my competitive instinct on”  Full Profile

MATT SMITH     Sport: Marathon Runner (sponsored by addidas) Achievements: 1st New Zealand track 5000m (2010) 1st Auckland Half Marathon (2009/2010) Ranked 3rd UK (marathon) (2006) Marathon 2hr 14min 41 sec (Dublin 2006,5th) “Sport has helped and taught me to confront and cope with both success and failure. It has helped me to be resilient and determined in pursuit of difficult goals, and to overcome discouraging situations, in work and in life.”  Full Profile

HEATHER STANNING   Sport: Rowing Achievements: Silver medallist World Championship 2010 Gold medallist U23 World Chamionships 2007 (as part of womens pair) “In my early days, the sport of rowing provided me with routine and enabled me to spend time with friends, where we worked and trained together to achieve common goals”  Full Profile

ALI BELL     Sport: Hockey Achievements: Dehli Commonwealth Games 2010 (representing Scotland) Scottish Hockey Player of the Year 2008-09 “Sport is a massive part of my life and has shaped who I am today”  Full Profile

GRACE McCATTY   Sport: Womenʼs Football Achievements: England U19 & U23 squad Bronze Medallist World University Games Captain GB Universities Futsal Team “I would remind every young person, no matter of their background community, whatever you dream or imagine, whatever you want to achieve, to never give up on that dream. Whatever you want set your mind to it and you can make it happen. View every “difficulty” as a challenge or opportunity and use it as a means to better and develop yourself.”  Full Profile

ANTONIA VAN DERVENTER     Sport: Rowing: Women’s Single Scull Achievements: Henley Women’s Regatta (GBR) Ghent International Regatta (BEL)   Full Profile

JESS FISHLOCK   Sport: Footballer Achievements: U19 Captain. Playing abroad in Europe Winning 3 League Titles in Holland. Playing in Womens Champions league. "achieving what you want in life is not easy, it takes a lot of hard work and determination"  Full Profile

ALEX DANSON     Sport: Hockey Achievements: 3 World Cups, Perth, Madrid, Rosario 2 Commonwealth Games, Melbourne and Delhi 4 European Nations Cups 1 Olympic Games Beijing “My life is entirely engulfed by sport, if it wasn’t I am not sure what I would do. I love playing and generally think I am the luckiest person in the world to play my sport at the level I do. I also work on a project called Sky Sports living for Sport which aims to engage, motivate and inspire young people in schools through sport. I have seen the power sport has to complete change a young persons life around, anything that can do that is pretty amazing. .”  Full Profile