4 02 PARIS 2 SPORT’S CONTRIBUTION TO SOCIETY KNOWS NO BORDERS In view of sport’s role as a lever for social change throughout the world and the universal appeal of the Games, the Paris 2024 strategy is also being developed at international level. Together with the Agence Française de Développement (French Development Agency – AFD), Paris 2024 has created an INCUBATOR TO HELP ATHLETES championing social and environmental projects in France and Africa. This partnership will also see calls for projects issued on a regular basis (starting in July 2021) in order to SUPPORT INITIATIVES IN AFRICA AND HAITI. ©Adam Hester/Getty Images Sarah Hanffou Franco-Cameroonian table tennis player 2021 incubator programme Objective: to increase opportunities for girls to participate in sport 26 ATHLETES and 26 PROJECTS through a programme aimed in the inaugural programme at developing table tennis as an extracurricular activity accessible PROJECTS IN 11 COUNTRIES to all children. (France, Benin, Ivory Coast, Togo, Senegal, " In order to keep my project going Kenya, Cameroon, Ghana, Mali, Morocco, in the longer term, I needed a regular source of support. That is precisely what Democratic Republic of the Congo) the incubation programme will provide. S Within this group of people, I have found E all the ingredients that helped me enjoy M 8 MONTHS OF SUPPORT A (February to September 2021) a successful career in sport: N G a competitive spirit, supervision and E training, and a desire to meet objectives. P A SECOND EDITION will be launched in 4 O With a new coach and new team-mates, 2 February 2022 it feels like I’m setting off in pursuit 0 S 2 of medals again!" I R A P 39