in April 2013.
Gir Tilbake ["Canal Digital Gives Back"] project.
Children's and youth football teams throughout
Norway are invited to apply for funding of up to
NOK 10,000 to give them a financial boost and
slightly better training conditions. Canal Digital
also chose to give NOK 80,000 to six clubs who
had sent in particularly good reasons for receiving
an extra boost. A jury made up of representatives
of Norsk Toppfotball (organisation for the top
two professional leagues in Norway), the local
Tippeliga club, and Canal Digital, reviewed all
applications and decided which clubs should
receive support.
continue working with young asylum seekers
In August Hana IL in Sandnes became the first
recipient of a NOK 80,000 grant from Canal digital
gir Tilbake [Canal Digital Gives Back]. Since 2010
Hana IL has welcomed residents of the Dale asylum
centre to participate in football training and
matches. The club wanted to increase its efforts for
asylum seekers at the centre, and the jury awarded
NOK 80,000 to support Hana IL's activities for the
benefit of residents at the Dale asylum centre.
IL in Porsgrunn
Stridsklev Idrettslag is a local club in Porsgrunn
which focuses specifically on children's sport.
However, poor training facilities had affected the
enjoyment of activities and made recruitment
difficult. Seeing that the club's football activities
provide local children and adolescents with an
important social arena, the jury awarded Stridsklev
IL NOK 80,000 from gir Tilbake.
80,000 for artificial pitch
Grykameratene sports club on Averøy in Nordmøre
applied for funding to pay off its debt after
replacing a gravel pitch at Mork with an artificial
surface. The jury felt that an artificial pitch would
reinvigorate sport in the local community and
Grykameratene was awarded NOK 80,000 for this
purpose.
80,000 to reinvigorate casual football
Rolvsøy IF in Østfold applied for funding to start
up a casual football project. This was to be offered
to all children for free, with older club members
acting as coaches and making a social contribution
in order to create a good, friendly framework
for casual football events. The jury felt that the
initiative would be a valuable contribution to the
local area and Rolvsøy IF was awarded NOK 80,000
to implement its plans.
Gimletroll's ball-game enclosure
"Trollbingen" a dedicated ball-game enclosure
at Gimlekollen in Kristiansand Municipality had
been slowly disintegrating since it was built in
1999. The Gimletroll sports club wanted to pull
down the old enclosure and build a new one.
The gir Tilbake jury felt that this was a significant
project which would be of great value to the local
area and awarded NOK 80,000 for the upgrade.
Skarp IL is one of the oldest sports clubs in Tromsø.
Skarp applied for funding to repair the roof of its
clubhouse. The jury felt it was important to the local
community that the clubhouse could be used and
awarded Skarp IL NOK 80,000 to repair the roof.
80,000 to upgrade its clubhouse
Aksla Idrettslag wanted to improve its existing
club facilities to improve the enjoyment of around
400 participants, all 16 or under, apart from a
couple of junior players. The Canal digital gir
Tilbake jury awarded the club with NOK 80,000
to set up a separate activity room in Aksla IL's
clubhouse and a storage room for the club's
equipment.
its new sports hall with equipment
Vartdal Turn & IL in Ørsta Municipality organises
one of very few leisure activities for children in the
village of Vartdal. A new training hall had recently
been built in the village but it did not have any
equipment. The Canal digital gir Tilbake jury
therefore decided that Vartdal Turn & IL should get
the opportunity to fill the hall with new equipment
worth NOK 80,000.
gir tilbake
subsidiary of Telenor Norway. As broadcaster and main sponsor of Tippeligaen, Canal Digital wanted
to give something back to the grass roots, where football talent and enjoyment flourish.