About
Us

Scort is an operational foundation based in Switzerland. Since 2007, we have been harnessing the power of sports to improve the lives of vulnerable young people and communities around the world.

 

In our approach, collective effort is crucial. Thus, we are uniting partner organisations to jointly shape the sport for development movement, implement projects, and advocate for sports in the following key areas:

  • Peacebuilding and education in forced displacement and crisis regions
  • Inclusion and education for people with disabilities
  • Child protection in sports

 

We place protection and safeguarding at the heart of everything we do. Our policies and measures follow the highest legal and ethical standards to ensure the safety of children and youth.

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Team

 

Our team is comprised of experts in sport, economic and social sciences, as well as politics and evaluation. We design and manage all projects, develop concepts, and raise funds. Additionally, we use our expertise to raise awareness and encourage the exchange of ideas in the field of sport for development.

Tanya Rütti

Co-CEO

Julia Lambrecht

Co-CEO

Carmen Kaufmann

HR & Administration

Tom Vahid

Impact & Grants Manager

Lea Hinnen

Senior Project Manager

Marc Hoffmann

Project Manager

Giulia Russo Wälti

Project Manager

Virpi Schäfer

Junior Project Manager

Willy Schmid

Technical Director of Education Programmes

Tanya Rütti

Co-CEO

Julia Lambrecht

Co-CEO

Carmen Kaufmann

HR & Administration

Tom Vahid

Impact & Grants Manager

Lea Hinnen

Senior Project Manager

Marc Hoffmann

Project Manager

Giulia Russo Wälti

Project Manager

Virpi Schäfer

Junior Project Manager

Willy Schmid

Technical Director of Education Programmes

Board

 

Gigi Oeri (President)

Pierino Lardi (Vice President)

Pierre Jaccoud

Claudio Sulser

Jean-Paul Brigger

Pascal Naef

Partners

 

Partnerships have been at the heart of Scort’s mission since the development of the Football Club Social Alliance (FCSA) in 2007. Through close collaboration with UN Agencies, local and international organisations, NGOs and government bodies, Scort builds a dynamic network, enhancing its impact by leveraging diverse expertise and resources. These partnerships enable us to collectively address social challenges and contribute to peacebuilding efforts.

Partner clubs of the Football Club Social Alliance

 

Global partnerships

 

“UNHCR and the Scort Foundation are united in a vision to protect and empower young people forced to flee, through sport. Scort’s sport and capacity development programmes provide opportunities for refugees and other displaced young people to develop new skills and social networks that build bridges with host communities, fostering inclusion and well-being. UNHCR is proud of our long-standing partnership with the Scort Foundation, together leveraging community led change to enable some of the most disadvantaged young people in the world to thrive, not just survive.”

FRANCESCA BONELLI,

HEAD OF THE PARTNERSHIP AND COORDINATION SERVICE, UNHCR