Background Information

This initiative in sport in post-disaster intervention builds on a number of conferences and seminars that ICSSPE developed following the devastating South-East Asian tsunami in 2004. Shortly after the tsunami, ICSSPE hosted a seminar in Bangkok, Thailand, on “Rehabilitation through Adapted Physical Activity and Sport.” This was closely followed by a second seminar on “Sport and Reconstruction in the Tsunami Region” held in Berlin, Germany. These events highlighted the need for professional development in this area.

In November 2007, ICSSPE introduced the first international seminar on “Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention”. This was the first seminar of its kind aimed at providing practical training for disaster responders on how to develop sport programmes in the early stages of disaster relief. Seventy-eight participants from twenty-two countries attended the first seminar from diverse professional backgrounds. This second seminar aims to explore the topics with more depth and a number of key speakers with direct field experiences have joined the programme.

Jackie Lauff worked as Project Manager with ICSSPE in the lead up to the first international seminar on Sport in Post-Disaster Intervention and is currently in Rheinsberg, working with ICSSPE to deliver the second seminar. Jackie has a strong interest in the potential of sport to help people affected by disasters to rebuild their lives and edited the first and second edition of ICSSPE’s Handbook on Sport and Physical Activity in Post-Disaster Intervention.

Contact Information:
Email: jlauff@icsspe.org
Website: www.icsspe.org

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This project has been possible with the financial assistance from the Federal Ministry of the Interior and the Fürst Donnersmarck Foundation and the continued support of our partners Kennesaw State University, USA, German Red Cross and the Swiss Academy for Development.