Founded in 2013, Pro Sport Development (PSD) is an award-winning social enterprise with a mission to harness the power of sport to empower young people at the grassroots level across India. Initially focused on nurturing young sporting talent, especially in underserved communities, PSD quickly expanded its vision as it observed sport’s profound impact on personal, social, and emotional growth of young people. Through early projects in remote tribal areas, PSD witnessed sport’s unique ability to instill confidence, teach life skills, disrupt gender norms and build resilience, which has become core to its holistic development approach.
Guided by its founder Suheil F. Tandon, PSD’s commitment to accessible, high-quality sport, physical activity and play-based programs continues to drive positive change within young people and communities across India. With a background in sports management from Loughborough University and coaching experience across Canada, the UK, and India, Suheil brings relevant expertise and passion to drive PSD’s mission.
Today, PSD remains dedicated to creating inclusive spaces where young people can develop as confident, competent and gender-sensitive leaders, ensuring that sport serves as a lasting force for empowerment throughout India.
PSD’s organization strategic plan for 2023-28 focuses on five key goals:
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Goal 1
Scale up PSD’s outreach with young people, facilitators and organizations by leveraging sport, physical activity and play-based approaches to enable social impact -
Goal 2
Strengthen internal processes at PSD and ensure adequate employee benefit and engagement measures -
Goal 3
Enhance PSD’s financial growth and sustainability by integrating diverse, well- planned and reliable funding strategies -
Goal 4
Strengthen PSD’s existing partnerships and build new collaborations with diverse stakeholders in India and globally -
Goal 5
Make PSD the most reputable sport for development organization in India and globally
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