ASPIRE to Play: Building Confidence Through Sports

November 12, 2025

For the first time in ASPIRE’s program areas, sports took centre stage with the inauguration of the Indore Toofan Sports Training Centres (ITSA) in Ghatgaon and Jharbeda, Odisha. This marks a milestone in ASPIRE’s journey toward integrating education with sports to nurture confidence, teamwork, and resilience among children from rural and tribal communities.

Through its ASPIRE to Play initiative, ASPIRE — in collaboration with ITSA — is promoting holistic development by blending education with play, empowering children — especially girls — with  skills, confidence and self-belief.

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