GriiiS NGO

Global Research institute inclusion innovation Sport was founded in 2003. The activities of GRiiiS have been hosted and supported since then by the Municipality of Pilea-Hortiatis, Greece. In the sport field, we have organized and participated in dozens of European programs supported by both the European Commission Erasmus+ and the football stakeholders such UEFA, FIFA, UEFA Foundation for Children etc. In recent years, especially through our #ABallforAll campaign, we have focused on integrating children and young people with fewer opportunities through sport. We are fighting for a better future and world. We are the only sport NGO that was invited to educate interactively the public in all 4-year football cycle 2021-2024: UEFA EURO 2020 & 2024, FIFA World Cup 2022, UEFA Super Cup 2023, UEFA Conference League final 2024, UEFA Europa League final 2022 & 2023 & 2024, UEFA Champions League final 2023 & 2024, Paris 2024 Paralympic Games 2024 in front of the Eiffel Tower. We created the trademark of the “silent wave” of the only paralympic football.

A Ball for All

GRiiiS, launching the #ABallforAll campaign, set a goal to travel to all corners of the earth to distribute our patented special balls. We are well on our path for the balls to reach even the most remote areas; we have an active network in 215 countries and territories. With your support we will achieve even more and the ball will jingle in every blind child’s home and school around the world. We have received 3 international awards: current EU Be Inclusive Annual award winner in the category “Inspiring Change”, EU Be Active Sport Award in the category of the “Local Hero” for the A ball for all founder, “Emerging Global Leader” winner of the annual award of the Tallberg Foundation – Stavros Niarchos Foundation for the “A ball for all” founder. Our founder Elias Mastoras was the IBSA Blind Football Chairperson 2021-2025 and Technical Director of the Paris 2024 Paralympic football organizing the most successful edition in the most beautiful football stadium ever; Eiffel Tower Blind Football Stadium.