Alliance Membership
The Alliance is owned by the governments of its member nations, which have the ultimate decision-making power within the organization on all matters, including policy, financial or membership issues. Member-States govern the Alliance through the General Assembly which makes all major decisions for the organization.
Alliance Membership is open to all. Per its voluntary membership process any Country and State/Province may join and become a member of the Alliance. Under the the Alliance Charter, Member-States have no obligation to make any monetary contribution and their obligations are to :
(i) comply with the Alliance Charter, Regulations and Decisions of the Alliance;
(ii) supply, data required for the proper implementation of the Alliance initiatives, duties and objectives within their respective territories;
(iii) enter into a Master Framework Country Convention and Host Site Agreement and;
(iv) support at least one (1) specific Alliance Venture and/or PPP Project in order to finance the Alliance Initiative in their territory.
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Fully-Fledged Member
The Alliance Fully-Fledged Member State status are granted to Member States of the United Nations that are in good standing, that have signed the UN Millennium Declaration, that adhere to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Program and that are not in conflict or subject to suspension by the U.N or under International Sanction.
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Associate Member
The Alliance Associate Member status are granted to Intergovernmental Organization (IGO) that do not have an associated governmental status.
Alliance Associate Members have no voting rights at the General Assembly meeting, however, they may obtain the right to speak or to provide recommendations to the General Assembly that, if accepted may result in declarations or resolutions of the General Assembly.
Observer Member
The Alliance Observer Member status are granted to Non-Governmental Organization (NGO).
Alliance Observer Members have no voting rights, nor can they submit recommendations, however, they may obtain the right to speak at the General Assembly meeting.
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Allianc Member-States
Today, the Alliance counts 34 Fully-Fledged Member-States who collectively own and determine Alliance policies.
The Alliance 3 Founding Member-States
Le Royaume du Maroc 5/29/2007
The Dominican Republic 5/4/2007
La République du Niger 5/7/2007
The Republic of Zambia 6/9/2007
The Republic of Uganda 7/30/2007
République de Guinée 8/3/2007
La République du Bénin 9/24/2007
The Republic of Panama 9/24/2007
La République du Sénégal 10/31/2007
La République du Burkina Faso 12/24/2007
La République du Togo 12/31/2007
La République de Centrafrique 1/25/2008
La République de Côte d’Ivoire 2/3/2008
The Republic of Chile 5/8/2008
The State of Rio Grande do Norte 5/30/2008
The State of Gauteng 7/17/2008
La République du Congo 8/20/2008
La République d’Haïti 9/29/2008
La République de Madagascar 10/5/2008
The Republic of Liberia 10/21/2008
The Republic of Costa Rica 10/30/2008
La République Démocratique du Congo 12/16/2008
La République du Tchad 2/14/2009
La République du Burundi 3/25/2009
The Autonomous Community of Catalonia 5/17/2009
The Republic of Rwanda 9/7/2009
The Republic of Ghana 7/7/2010
La République du Mali 5/30/2011
La République Tunisienne 12/17/2012
Antigua and Barbuda 9/29/2012
The Republic of Sierra Leone 2/25/2013
The Republic of Yemen 7/30/2013
République de Guinée Bissau 9/27/2013
The People’s Republic of Bangladesh 11/17/2019
2030 Targets
The Alliance Strategic Plan for the 2024-2030 period ("ASP2030") describes the implementation strategy for the deployment of Academies in the territory of our Member-States and expands on what to expect for the transition and transfer of knowledge period.
The International Academy
Any Member-State and candidate to membership may bid for hosting the International Academy and Headquarters of the Alliance.
The state hosting the International Academy will become the Headquarters of all Alliance sports initiatives.
The International Academy is responsible for the design and delivery of Alliance programs. It is also responsible to assume the lead role in the planning, design, and construction of each Academy. For that purpose, the Alliance will partner with national and international project operators with expertise to manage complex end-to-end projects, from design to construction with for aim the deliver Academies and sports infrastructures in phases to Member-States between 2028-2030.
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The International Academy will also have for function to receive top student-athletes from national Academies during their collegial studies (18-21) and to act as the official “agency” of all student-athletes, overseeing partnerships with international clubs, competitions and sporting events and assisting student-athletes with representation, contract negotiation, social media strategy, legal advice, tax and wealth planning and all other aspects of their sports careers.
The International Academy will host various Ministerial conferences with Ministers of Education, Sports & Health and private sector representatives to advise on frameworks and guides to define and evaluate impacts of programs. Ministerial conferences will aim, amongst other things to establish with Member-States Multilateral Cooperation Agreements for the integration of Alliance programs into the National Education Systems of participating Member-States.
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The Restructuring Board of the Alliance and the Agency will announce the location of the International Academy on June 13th, 2025 during a Forum organized in Montreal with Heads of States and Ministers of the Alliance.
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Are you interested in submitting an application to host the International Academy ?
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Academies
Academies are modern preparatory boarding schools, sports training and education centers dedicated to young athletes aged 14-18.
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Each Academy is operated by the Alliance and will feature a dorm and residence building with sleeping quarters and a cafeteria, a campus with medical and professional training facilities and a sport infrastructure capable of hosting major regional sport events and competitions.
Each Academy will be able to receive 25 new student-athletes per year and 100 student-athletes at the same time. Stadiums will be able to receive +/- 2’000 guests, have lane tracks, runways with international-standard pits, press boxes with the ability to broadcast live and video display screens. Stadiums will be available for private rental and will serve as the home venue for trainings, events and competitions.
Facilities are developed from the ground up on land provided at no cost by Member-States. They are financed by the Alliance and led by a National Director under the direction and supervision of the President of the International Academy. National Directors lead the operations of their Academy, appoint and dismiss experts, teachers and coaches, oversee the development of national strategies and relay with Ministries and the International Academy.
Meet the National Directors here
Programs
Our education and sports programs are designed by experts in sports, curriculum specialists, teachers and coaches.
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​The modules for educating youth and training teachers developed by international groups of experts in 2007 were the foundation that led to the creation of the International Academy.
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The International Academy will lead the development and enhancement of education and sports programs with experts in sports, curriculum specialists, teachers and coaches, the goal of which is to introduce young athletes to the values of sport, Olympics and their relationship to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda.
Programs will be delivered in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish in physical and digital format to athlete-students of our Academies, clubs and sports organizations, preparing them to compete in national and international competitions. Programs will also be delivered to schools when integrated in National Education System of our Member-States.
The purpose of our programs is not only to train high-performance athletes, but also to provide students with the skills necessary to lead, communicate, integrate into society, and to prepare them to hold positions of responsibility in the sports industry. From the classroom to the field, Alliance Programs will help students become successful athletes and global citizens.
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Join the Experts
From initial planning to managing the work of experts, teachers and coaches, each Academy will have for responsibility to build, deliver, evaluate and share best practices to ensure the desired outcomes are achieved.
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Are you an expert in the field of sports and would like to join one of our Academies ?
Alliance Games
The Alliance and the Agency have joined forces to create the “Alliance Games”.
At heart of the Alliance Games is a long-term strategy to become the largest annual and global sporting event for athletes of age 14-18. One that we believe has the capacity to fill a significant gap in SDG targets while delivering excitement, engagement, collaboration and empowerment.
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​The Alliance Games will combine the experience of the Alliance in education and sports and the expertise of the Agency in delivering technology and financing solutions.
Competitions will be organized on campus or at the national stadium of each Member-State. Participants must be between 14-18 years old and be citizens of one of our Member-State to participate.
For each competition, the Academy will select up to 25 winners in targeted fields who will become ambassadors of the Academy and their country and who will receive full scholarships in one of our Academies. Scholarships will include full access to academic and athletic programs, lodging, meals, clothing and living budget until the age of eighteen (18). Students will be able to choose from various scholarship terms and visit their homes at the end of the academic year, semester or during weekends.
At the end of their scholarship, student-athletes will compete against other students at the national and international level. Winners of end-of-scholarship competitions will be hired or receive a scholarship at the International Academy or at any public or private accredited school of their choice until they reach the age twenty one (21).
The competitions will offer a range of challenges in sports and education, the list of which will be drawn up by each Academy in cooperation with Ministers of Education and Sports as well as schools, sports groups and national sports movements in each Member-State.
National scholarships will be funded via the National General Fund of the Member-State while scholarships at the International Academy or accredited schools will be funded by the General Fund of the Alliance; provided that the Alliance will seek to fund scholarships through donors and sponsors whenever it can do so appropriately.
Over the 2028-2030 period, the Alliance will seek to award +5,000 scholarships with an average of +3,500 scholarships per year by 2030
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