GLT and Sport: Sustainability and Social Welfare
“Sport goes in search of fear to dominate it, of effort to triumph and of difficulty to overcome it”
– Pierre de Coubertin
Global Thinking Foundation (GLT) was born with the mission of promoting financial education, addressing mainly women and vulnerable groups of our society. The Foundation’s commitment is aimed at supporting a culture of conscious savings and the value of money for the economic sustainability of families and economic growth, supporting the global objectives of Agenda 2030 including Goal 8.
Since 2019 Global Thinking Foundation began sponsoring three sport teams, different from each other but equal in spirit and in the mission to spread healthy and responsible economic behaviour through the universal values of Sport and teamwork. This sharing of values gives rise to new opportunities for social inclusion:
- #TeamBuilding and Team Spirit
- #Diversity and Integration
- # Tolerance and Inclusion
- # Respect for rules and personal discipline
- # Social commitment and collaboration
- # Responsibility in one’s role and towards others
- #Resilience and mutual help
The three sports teams
to contribute to the development and realization of the person without distinction of age, sex, origins, beliefs and opinions, because Sport is a unique opportunity for action and reflection and to transform our societies guaranteeing a peaceful and supportive future to new generations.
Our Sponsorships:
WOMEN LECCE: UNITED IN SOLIDARITY
LECCE WOMEN: UNITED IN SOLIDARITY
ASD SALENTO WOMEN SOCCER (SWS) was born in October 2000. It has been a reality deeply rooted in the Salento area for 18 years, made up of a group of girls of all ages, ages 10 and up. In the past years, the ASD SALENTO WOMEN SOCCER has participated in the national championship of series A2 and won the regional women’s football championship for 2 consecutive years and also the Puglia Cup, which for years has played in the national championship of series B.
Lecce Women
In December 2019 Women Lecce was born from the marriage with the men’s Serie A team U.S. Lecce and participated in the Serie C, Under 17, Under 15 and Under 12 championships. The team is guided by Coach Vera Indino, who in 2012 obtained the Uefa B coaching license. She has been the coach since 2016, after having played football for 25 years. With the athletes, through webinars and meetings, the themes of the Immaginiamo Sostenibile Project are discussed, creating opportunities for debate on sustainability and civic education.
GLT Foundation & Women Lecce Calcio for the 2020 International Day of the Girl Child11 October
GLT WOMEN’S SPORT AWARD: 4 JULY 2024
The Lecce Women event will award 10 scholarships, for sporting merit and scholastic merit, to the winning athletes, two in each category.
GLT WOMEN’S SPORT AWARD: 15 JANUARY 2024
10 scholarships have been activated, thanks to which families can enroll their daughters in the Lecce Calcio soccer school. Rules and further information below.
In the field against violence
In the field against violence Saturday,
September 2nd
5:30 PM – Debate on ‘Women and Sports – the long road to overcoming gender differences,‘ at the Council Hall of the Municipality of Ostuni
7:30 PM – Friendly match at the Municipal Stadium of Ostuni ‘Nino Laveneziana’
GLT Women’s Sport Award Day: 3 July 2023, Castrignano De’ Greci
Today marked the awarding of our 10 scholarships for the top 2 players in each of the 5 categories, based on both sports and academic merit. The prizes were presented by our vice – president, Alessandra Orlando. Additionally, during the event, Lecce Women was honored with the prestigious ‘Grassroots Awards’ for ‘the best women’s football development project.’
GLT Women’s Sport Award Day: 5 July 2022, Castrignano De’ Greci
We arrived in Castrignano de’ Greci where our President Claudia Segre awarded ten Giallorossi athletes (from the Under-10s to the Juniores) who distinguished themselves for scholastic and sporting merit: how to reconcile study and sporting passion and do it well.
But it doesn’t end there! In addition to the “Sport and Study Scholarship”, we also gave the girls of the first team reconditioned Apple Watches, thanks to the valuable collaboration of enjoyricondizionati.it, to provide an important aid in measuring sports performance and health.
The entitlement to engage in sports.
With great satisfaction, one of our initiatives dedicated to the world of sports in schools is recognized as a value. On September 20, 2023, sports becomes part of the Italian Constitution. Our support (through the provision of scholarships and study awards) in this area continues with great pride alongside girls and boys throughout the Italian territory.”
Check out the photos below! 👇🏼
MAXIBASKETDONNE. WE HAVE MAXI DREAMS!
Maxibasket Donne Milano is a project born almost like a game in February 2018, which immediately had an unexpected success and from which a real senior women’s basketball team born.
The team aims to allow former basketball players, aged between 40 and 58, to train continuously, play matches and participate in tournaments at national and international level with teams of the same age. The team trains once a week under the guidance of two highly experienced coaches: a head coach and an athletic trainer. The colours of the uniform, red and white, recall the colours of the Milan coat of arms. The athletes actively participate in the DONNE AL QUADRATO financial education courses to fully embrace the spirit of the Foundation.
Presentation of MaxiBasket Women
Season 22/23 Maxibasket Donne Milano
We bring to your attention the matches of the 2022/2023 sports season for MaxiBasket Donne Milano, a top-notch season culminating in Murcia with the victory in the 7th international Mambasket Master Maxibasket tournament.
21/22 Season : Global Thinking Foundation became Main Sponsor of the Maxibasket Donne
For the 21/22 football season Global Thinking Foundation became Main Sponsor of the Maxibasket Donne, a team we have been following ardently since the 19/20 season! Maxibasket Donne achieved international success: they came fourth in the Over40Basket tournament – held in Valencia, Spain, on 18 and 19 September 2021 – they also won the silver award for the over-50 team! We experienced the greatest satisfaction with them in Zaragoza, where they achieved first place in an international tournament: OVER40BASKET ZARAGOZA ’21!
2022 Season : successes of the Women’s Maxibasket
In 2022 there was no shortage of successes, with the Maxibasket Women winning the final of the Milan Carnival Tournament, where they took first place!
MaxiBasket Women on 1 July in Malaga came second in Europe, made us proud and returned to Italy with the silver medal around their necks.
Check out the photos below! 👇🏼
VERO VOLLEY
Our activities to support women in the sporting world continue apace! We were guests as Match sponsor of the Vero Volley Monza women’s team in a play-off for the Scudetto that saw our volleyball players win three to zero! An exciting occasion to spread the word to more than 4000 sold-out fans in the beautiful Monza arena about the importance of gender equality, women’s empowerment and the value that women bring to the world of sport. To the cry of women and sport a winning combination, we were delighted to have awarded the best player on the pitch and to have met the two winners of our quiz on financial education! This is just the beginning of a wonderful collaboration that continues with Vero Volley Young for the dissemination of financial education to the younger generation.
And here we are in the Gazzetta dello Sport too!
