Sport for Development and Peace

Sport for Development and Peace

Georgia Pavlostathi

Key Concepts

Sport

Physical fitness

Mental well-being

Social interaction

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

Sport

Play

Recreation

Organized or competitive sport

Indigenous sports and games

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

Sport

Teamwork

Respect

Citizenship

Inclusion

Fairness

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

Development

http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/

Development

“People are the real wealth of nations”

hdr.undp.org/en/content/human-development-report-2010

freedoms

participationknowledge

Development

Growing national capital

Fighting poverty

Building democratic societies

Preventing crisis, enabling recovery

Halting and reversing HIV/AIDSProtecting the environment

Empowering women

http://www.un.org/en/development/

Development

Development cooperation projects

Long Term

Emergency humanitarian aid activities

Short Term

Local

http://www.un.org/en/development/

Development and Sport

http://www.un.org/en/development/

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.

http://www.sportanddev.org/newsnviews/news/?634/THINK-WISE-the-Global-Cricket-AIDS-Partnership

THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

http://www.sportanddev.org/newsnviews/news/?634/THINK-WISE-the-Global-Cricket-AIDS-Partnership

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

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.

http://www.developingmindsfoundation.org/mangueira-favela.php

Developing Minds Foundation: Mangueira Favela

http://www.developingmindsfoundation.org/mangueira-favela.php

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.

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http://www.developingmindsfoundation.org/mangueira-favela.php

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.

http://www.sportanddev.org/en/learnmore/sport_and_economic_development/developing_local_markets_through_sport/

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.

http://www.sportanddev.org/en/learnmore/sport_and_economic_development/developing_local_markets_through_sport/

Peace-building

“…action to identify and support structures which will

tend to strengthen and solidify peace in order to avoid a

relapse into conflict”

www.unpbf.org/application-guidelines/what-is-peacebuilding/

Peace-building

•Political,

•Security, and

•Development aspects

•Reintegration of former combatants into civilian society

•Elevate respect for human rights

•Conflict resolution and reconciliation techniques

Process

•Short and long term

•Reconciliation between warring parties

•Sustainable peace

Goals Initiatives

http://www.unac.org/peacekeeping/en/un-peacekeeping/fact-sheets/from-peacekeeping-to-peacebuilding/

Peace-building and Sport

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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http://peaceplayersintl.org/locations/middle-east

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.

http://peaceplayersintl.org/locations/middle-east