Sport for Development and Peace

Georgia Pavlostathis

Key Concepts

Sport

Peace-building

Development

Sport

Physical

Activity

Physical fitness

Mental well-being

Social interaction

Sport

Play

Recreation

Organized or competitive sport

Indigenous sports and games

Sport

Participation

Teamwork

Respect

Citizenship

Inclusion

Fairness

Development

The role of human development is “advancing the richness of human life,

rather than the richness of the economy in which human beings live.”

-Amartya Sen

Development

“People are the real wealth of nations.”

Development

UNDP

Growing national capital

Fighting poverty

Building democratic societies

Preventing crisis, enabling recovery

Halting and reversing HIV/AIDSProtecting the environment

Empowering women

Development

Development cooperation projects

Long Term Emergency humanitarian aid

activitiesShort Term

Regional GlobalLocal

Development and Sport

Partners: The International Cricket Council, UNAIDS, UNICEF

THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

Location: Local and regional networks in India, South Africa, Pakistan, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, and UK.

Field of work: Health and social integration.

Target group: Children and young people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS.

THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

Rejection by family, peers, and the greater community.

Negative effect on the success of HIV testing and treatment.

Psychological damage. Poor treatment in healthcare and education settings.

Consequences

Issue: AIDS-related stigma and discrimination

Prejudice

Negative attitudes

Abuse

Program strategy: Cricket as a way to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention and to end discrimination against people affected by the disease.

THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

Provide information resources to

young people and volunteers, coaches, about

the AIDS epidemic.

Encourage informed

decision making and help-seeking

behaviors to prevent new infections.

Developing Minds Foundation: Mangueira Favela

Developing Minds Foundation: Mangueira Favela

Partners: The Developing Minds Foundation and Flamengo

Location: The Mangueira favela (urban slum) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Field of work: Social integration, individual development.

Target group: 200 children and young people living in the Mangueira favela.

Developing Minds Foundation: Mangueira Favela

Issue: Poverty, unrest, violence, and drug- trafficking.

High risk for conflict

High murder rates.

Undereducated and underdeveloped

children.

Drug usage and recruitment of children by drug-trafficking gangs. Limited job opportunities, increasing the risk of falling into the drug

trade.

Underlying fear. Social exclusion both within and outside of the favela.

Consequences

Program strategy: Football as a means to provide structure and personalized supervision by the coaches to help guide vulnerable children toward a safer and more productive direction.

Developing Minds Foundation: Mangueira Favela

Coaches speak to children collectively and individually about their problems, offering guidance

guidance.

The Huancayo Race

Partners: Local government and small local industries.

Location: Mantaro Valley of Huancayo, Peru.

Field of work: Local economic development.

Target group: Local communities.

The Huancayo Race

Create jobs and opportunities to upgrade skills and produce further services and products.

Generate interest to attract people to attend the sporting event and purchase event-related products and services.

Local Industry

Local Sports Sector

Sporting Event

Peace-building

“…action to identify and support structures which will

tend to strengthen and solidify peace in order to avoid

a relapse into conflict”

Peace-building

•Political,

•Security, and

•Development aspects

Process

•Short and long term

•Reconciliation between warring parties

•Sustainable peace

Goals

•Reintegration of former combatants into civilian society

•Elevate respect for human rights

•Conflict resolution and reconciliation techniques

Initiatives

Peace-building and Sport

Reduction of tension and violence between groups by promoting

positive relationships

Sport

Interpersonal and inter-

group relations

Safe and accessible

social spaces

Holistic Approach

Peace Players International

“Children who play together can learn to live together.”

Mission: To unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities through basketball (Cyprus, Northern Ireland, etc.)

Vision: Individual connections creating a more peaceful world.

Bridging divides

Developing leaders

Changing perception

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Peace Players International

Peace Players International Middle East is a locally led

initiative in Israel and the West Bank that educates Jewish and

youth and their communities through basketball.

Over 300 children are registered in the program.

The program also fosters gender equality through sport.

Resources

www.sportanddev.org

www.peaceplayersintl.org

icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/social_responsibility/think_wise/index.php

www.un.org/wcm/content/site/sport/home

www.developingmindsfoundation.org

www.streetfootballworld.org

hdr.undp.org/en/humandev