Craig Cameron Nuturing Child Friendly Communities Through Sport For Development

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Nurturing Child-Friendly Communities through Sport

for Development and Healthy Living: A Review of the Speyside

Pilot Project

Craig Cameron: University of Regina

Andre Collins: Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education (TTASPE)

NCFC-SPP Background

July, 2007 - June, 2009

• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of sport based development efforts

• Test collaborative agency approach to development

Speyside: A Coconut Village

• Handicaps to positive development of youth (drug abuse, domestic violence, early sexual initiation and sexually risky behaviour)

• Lack of opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity

• Lack of life-skills support for children and youth

Speyside: A Coconut Village

• Lack of employment and economic opportunity

• Communication issues between community organizations and certain

population segments

• Lack of inclusive participation of children and youth in decision making processes

NCFC-SPP Vision & Goals

• Build personal social and emotional character

• Promote healthy positive lifestyles for children and adolescents

• Promote capacity building, communication, mobilization and the promotion of social alliances between complimentary organizations that promote sport for development activities

NCFC-SPP Vision & Goals

• Ensure the sustainability of a child-friendly community

• Promote education and implementation of life skills re: human rights, HIV and violence prevention through a variety of channels

Partnership Framework

TTASPE

EDACSC

CommunityInternational Program Agencies & Networks

Existing Community Organizations

International Funding Agencies

National Government

Eastside Dynamic Achievers Culture and Sports Club

• 15 members– 2 Trustees– 6 Executive– 7 Program

Coordinators

Programs• 17 programs identified

• 2 expanded to neighbouring communities

• 3 still in planning stage

• 7 suspended after 1st Year

Special Events

• Most Special Events were held in year one

• Community identified best with Special Events

Training

• Youth Leadership

• HIV/AIDS

• Organizational Capacity

Challenges

• Community Ownership and Project Coordinator

• Building Capacity and Showing Results

• Funding

• Volunteerism

• Partnerships

• Sport Specific Community Assessment

Lessons Learnt• Identifying community

capacity• Identifying community

informal political structure• Clear communication of goals

and vision• Engage whole community• Start with Success• Integrate Monitoring and

Evaluation from the Beginning

Questions to Consider

1. Should sport be a primary vehicle for NCFC?

2. What types of impacts should be expected over a two year period?

3. What are the benefits and challenges of development partnerships?