Mel was awarded an MBE in 2017 for his significant contribution to sport and social entrepreneurship. This social entrepreneur, writer and campaigner for social change, believes passionately that homelessness around the world can be ended. He is President of the Homeless World Cup, which he co-founded in 2003. Under his leadership, the organisation has expanded all over the world, organising 17 annual events since 2003 with partners in 75 countries, and touching the lives of over 100,000 homeless people every year. He is Chairman of Sportscotland, the national agency for sport in Scotland. He loves sport and is a firm believer in the power of sport to create positive change. He is a writer, blogger and speaker, about social innovation and the power to make change. He co-founded The Big Issue in Scotland and is the former President of the International Network of Street Papers which he co-founded. He was also co-founder of Senscot (Social Entrepreneurs Network Scotland). He has been a Schwab Fellow of the World Economic Forum since 2001 and was named a Senior Fellow by Ashoka in 2014. He has five honorary degrees from Scottish universities and was awarded the prestigious Jackie Robinson Humanitarian Award from the United States Sports Academy in 2016.
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