From the age of five, Batoul Arnaout participated in a range of athletic activities in Jordan. To this day, she continues taking part in sport as an avid cyclist and long-distance runner. Through these experiences, she has found strength and independence. 

Batoul founded Better Opportunities & Options for Sports Today (BOOST) in April 2014, with the aim of increasing access to sport for Jordanians and improving the standard of sport across the country. “I was jogging in the Sport City (Al Hussein Youth City in Amman) and there was so much trash and people smoking everywhere,” Batoul says. “I decided to launch a campaign to clean up the running track and announce it as a non-smoking area so athletes would want to go back.” 

After the success of the cleanup campaign, Batoul officially registered BOOST. She then launched “Help Them Become Champions,” a follow-up project aimed at providing for underserved children by encouraging people to donate sportswear and equipment at collection sites. Batoul continues to use sport as a tool for social development.