Breaking Boundaries was a three-year programme funded by Spirit of 2012, supported by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and The Institute of Community Cohesion (Icoco), which worked to socially connect young people, their families and communities together through regular cricket engagement, fostering mutual respect, and friendships by playing, spectating, and volunteering.

Commonwealth Connections was a joint project from the British Council and the Birmingham Organising Committee for the 2022 Commonwealth Games, which twinned 60 schools in the West Midlands with 60 overseas schools across 10 Commonwealth countries, to design and deliver activities based on Commonwealth sports.

Birmingham Connect was designed to promote social integration of young people aged 12-14 years old in Birmingham in advance of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. It paired schools across the city to encourage meaningful social mixing to improve attitudes and perceptions held of people from different backgrounds; driven by young people as the catalyst for change.

Unified Action was a 12-month pilot research project, concluding in March 2024, which was created to diversify sports governance and build inclusive cultures within National Governing Bodies of Sport.

We’ve been working to elevate diverse voices in youth sport and education, from leadership programs to the Include Summit and beyond. Read more about how we’re championing inclusion and tackling inequalities.