Sports & Education Promotion Trust (SEPT) was established to promote sports development in
India with focus on football. Started in 2004 and based in Calicut, the trust has set up
22 centres called "football nurseries" spread across seven districts in Kerala.
SEPT identifies talented children from rural, tribal and coastal areas in difficult living
conditions with targeted sport initiatives.
Sport as a tool for development and peace – building process offers the ideal framework and
general conditions to connect and unite people beyond all frontiers. Sporting initiatives are
an effective method to overcome differences between societies, people, ethnicities, religions
and cultures. Sport also fosters personal development, encourages self-confidence and conveys
values like team spirit, fair play and responsibility. SEPT applies exactly this positive
energy of sport for sustainable and social intentions.
