Grassroots initiatives are under funded globally. For all of the money pumped into the top of a pyramid, a mere fraction reaches those who most need it. Vast amounts of money are swallowed up as you move down the pyramid with those at grassroots level suffering the most. Without volunteers and private sponsors, a lot of sports, music, dance or arts clubs would cease to exist, rendering these grassroots initiatives obsolete. This is already beginning to happen and so the gap between the haves and the have nots will only become more apparent.

 

The distinction between those who can access the best opportunities, coaching and equipment is based solely on cost, children of those without the financial means to pay expensive fees becoming marginalised without the chance to achieve their full potential.

 

If a child shows an appetite to try a new sport, musical instrument or skill they should be encouraged, not put off by financial barriers that stand in their way. Children who are afforded a varied lifestyle will eventually find something they’re either good at, or mole importantly comfortable with which promotes a number of life skills that will aid their development and future lives.

 

Team or individual pursuits teach children an array of valuable skills needed to successfully navigate adult life, and the sooner children can learn these skills the better for their personal progression.

 

Collectivault will flip the script, driving significant revenue from each sale to a grassroots charity of the donors choice. Whether in sport, music or the arts more generally, donors will have the opportunity to give back to a charity that promotes participation at grassroots level, in an area that is close to their heart.