Sport and Development Issues
This section provides an overview of the issues in the field of Sport & Development. The links below will direct you to a number of articles on S&D-related topics including a brief overview, key events that took place in shaping the debate and the current concerns within S&D discourse today.
Disability
Sport has shown to offer many positive benefits of a social, psychological and physiological nature for people with disabilities.
Economic Development
Sport can contribute to economic development by creating additional sources of income such as the manufacture of sporting goods
Gender
The recommendations outlined in the Magglingen Declaration of 2003 refer to the need to prioritise the inclusion of women
Social Cohesion
There is potential for sport to be used as a tool to encourage peace-building or reconciliation efforts among groups in conflict
Trauma
The use of sport as a means to provide support to children and youth who experience trauma in a disaster is a new area in the field of sport and developmentSUGGEST AN ISSUE
Is there an issue you would like to learn more about? Are you willing to write an article about an issue that is not listed yet? New contributions are always welcome, and can be sent to info@sportanddev.org.DISCUSS FURTHER
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