meet the partners who help us spark for good
As a Collective, Sparks for Good relies on people and organizations who share skills and passions to help empower girls through sport. To maximize our impact, we seek members across a wide range of coaches, athletes, teachers, health professionals, mentors, businesses and the girls themselves.
Local Partners
Mhotivo is an educational organization based in Honduras, operating campuses in San Pedro Sula and Choloma. Its mission is to create equal opportunities for underprivileged children and youth through comprehensive, values‑based education.
OSOVI Foundation was established in 1995 to improve the lives of vulnerable individuals and families providing children’s education and youth homes among other critical services working to restore dignity, create opportunities, and support people facing poverty and other difficult circumstances in Honduras.
Volunteers & teachers supporting our mission
Meet Cecilia Iliesiu
Originally from New York City, Cecilia built a 16-year career as a professional ballet dancer, rising to Principal Dancer at Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB). She is also the founder of Global Ballet Teachers, a nonprofit spanning 470 educators across 51 countries committed to empowering others and expanding access to the arts.
Lasting Impact: Cecilia volunteered her time in coaching and mentoring local teachers and inspired many local girls from across Honduras.
Leave Behind: Hundreds of ballet slippers, shoes and uniforms donated by the Pacific Northwest Ballet and other suppliers. Since the visit, other volunteer dancers from the USA have continued educating girls and we’ve seen the development of studio space across a local schools and orphanage.
Meet coach elliot
Elliot is a former professional soccer player who is the Founder of Soccer Fun Camp in Seattle, WA. He is also a girls head coach at Eastside FC.
Elliot is energetic, funny, approachable, and driven to share his love (and fun) of soccer with others.
Hearing the lack of soccer opportunities for girls in Honduras, Elliot volunteered his time to bring a fun week of soccer camps to the girls at the Mhotivo School in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.
Lasting Impact: By incorporating school administrators and PE teachers, Elliot helped share how fun games and learning can help encourage girls to be more involved in sport.
Leave Behind: Soccer goals, balls, equipment, uniforms.