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Sport for Development Research Initiative
An in-depth analysis of six sport for development programmes has been conducted to explore the impact of their programmes. The main aim of the research project was to test the hypothesis:
‘sport contributes to the personal development and well-being of disadvantaged children and young people’.
The research project was funded by Comic Relief and UK Sport, and managed by IDS UK. It took place over three years (2007-2010).
A mix of ‘sport plus’ organisations (organisations that are primarily sports–based) and ‘plus sport’ organisations (who used sport as a tool for development as part of a bigger programme) were involved in the research project.
The organisations involved in the impact study included: Magic Bus (India); Praajak (India); SCORE (South Africa); The Kids League (Uganda); Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC) (Uganda); EMIMA (Tanzania). YMCA Senegal and Don Bosco Homes (Liberia) were also involved in the project.
‘sport contributes to the personal development and well-being of disadvantaged children and young people’.
The research project was funded by Comic Relief and UK Sport, and managed by IDS UK. It took place over three years (2007-2010).
A mix of ‘sport plus’ organisations (organisations that are primarily sports–based) and ‘plus sport’ organisations (who used sport as a tool for development as part of a bigger programme) were involved in the research project.
The organisations involved in the impact study included: Magic Bus (India); Praajak (India); SCORE (South Africa); The Kids League (Uganda); Kamwokya Christian Caring Community (KCCC) (Uganda); EMIMA (Tanzania). YMCA Senegal and Don Bosco Homes (Liberia) were also involved in the project.
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Sport for Development Research Initiative, Findings Launch and Workshop
- 25 January 11 |
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Sport and Development Research Initiative reveals major findings on sport’s role in development
- 02 December 10 |
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An interview with Fred Coalter on the controversial discoveries from a large-scale research project in Sport and Development. Read more
Sport for Development Research Findings Launch and Workshop held in Cape Town
- 20 November 10 |
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The Sport for Development research project workshop was held between 15th and 17th November 2010 in Cape Town, South Africa. Read more
Download the presentations of the Sport for Development research project workshop
- Sport for Development Research Initiative Workshop PDF 133 KB
- Magic Bus presentation PDF 121 KB
- KCCC presentation PDF 526 KB
- EMIMA presentation PDF 118 KB
- Praajak presentation PDF 1.78 MB
- SCORE presentation PDF 213 KB
- The Kids League presentation PDF 970 KB
- Senegal YMCA Sports Project - Lessons Learned PDF 14 KB
