Providing Leadership for Inclusivity
As the voice of ethnic minority sports in Northern Ireland, we echo migrants’ views on sports and wellbeing with the focus to strengthen the system with a renewed sense of optimism – moving our society from what it is towards what it could be. We serve the sports interest of ethnic minority communities with the aim to eliminate barriers against sports participation and performance, to address sports as a means for social welfare, and reduce racial inequalities in sports by playing a significant role in trying to influence and lobby the government for better and equitable policies that represent the sports needs of all migrants in Northern Ireland.
Vision
“Strengthening Shared Sustainable Sporty Society.”
Mission Statement
“A megaphone of a society that is sports-friendly, recreative, all-inclusive, diversified and fair to all – where people from different ethnicities can regularly participate in the same sports and physical activities without any discrimination.”
About EMSONI
EMSONI is the first and the leading community-driven multi-sports organisation for the development of ethnic minority sports in Northern Ireland with the aim of diversifying the face of sports. Our approach is to use the medium of sports to integrate migrants within the ethnic minority community and with the local communities in Northern Ireland. As the voice of ethnic minority sports in Northern Ireland, we echo migrants’ views on sports and wellbeing with the focus to strengthen the system with a renewed sense of optimism – moving our society from what it is towards what it could be.
EMSONI is an independent, and non-profit organisation, every pound earned by the organisation is reinvested in the work of the organisation.
Our Projects
Every project is an opportunity for us to use sport as a tool to deliver innovative and far-reaching wellbeing and social development initiatives.
GOALS: Go Out Appreciate Learn Sports: Designed to introduce people to different sporting activities in a more relaxed and safe atmosphere and remain active in sports and physical activities.
SCORES: Sustaining Cohesive Open Research-based Exchange on Sports: Provide forums to engage in regular and cutting-edge conversations on sport and wellbeing, and foster an inclusive culture that embraces diversity and inclusion.
Not Alone: A place of sanctuary where diverse people, especially the newcomers and the isolated, can seek refuge through sports.
In The News
BBC NI UNSUNG HERO 2020
Adekanmi Abayomi, founder of EMSONI, is the winner of 2020 BBC Sports Personality of The Year Unsung Hero Award for Northern Ireland. Read more
ACROSS THE PITCH
EMSONI is a multi-sport organisation helping ethnic minorities play sports at local and national levels to build bridges across communities.
- Northern Ireland Confederation Cup 2022 Starts Today
EMSONI – Ethnic Minority Sports Organisation Northern Ireland is pleased to announce the commencement of its annual Northern Ireland Confederation Cup 2022 with the defending champion East Timor NI and Ghana NI playing the opening match today, Sunday, 12th June 2022, at Midgley Park Belfast, […] - 2022 Northern Ireland Confederation Cup
Venues Avoniel Leisure Centre Midgley Park Olympia Leisure Centre Seaview Stadium Belfast Ulidia Park Belfast Whiterock Leisure Centre Date 12th June 2022 – 20th August 2022 Time 1.00pm – 8pm Participating Teams Arab Community NI Carryduff Community NI East African Community NI Eritrean Community NI […] - Cross-Border Exchange Cup
Our Crosss-border Exchange Cup is a project designed to use football to break down barriers to active and meaningful participation among people of both North and South of Ireland with the aim to promote peace through strengthening relationships among the people. It is important for […] - Rising Stars Football Academy
Rising Stars Football Academy - Campaign to Integrate Asylum Seekers into Elite Sports
EMSONI Introduces a New Advocacy Campaign to Integrate Asylum Seekers into Elite Sports Our economy is about people living, working, and thriving together. Building a fair economy or society is impossible if people are excluded from taking part. In Northern Ireland, there are an estimated […] - East Timorese Wins NI Confederation Cup 2021East Timorese Wins NI Confederation Cup 2021 East Timor emerged victorious by 7-3 over the Romanian representatives in final of the second edition of Northern Ireland Confederation Cup in Belfast organised by EMSONI (Ethnic Minority Sports Organisation Northern Ireland). While Portugal NI defeated Limestone Community […]
