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This is the place to come to for an overview of the various themes in Sport & Development. You can also find background information on what Sport & Development is all about and a brief history of the main highlights in the emergence of this field.

What is Sport & Development?

What is Sport & Development all about? Click here for a brief introduction... Read more

History of Sport & Development

Read more here on how the link between 'sport' and 'development' came into being, creating the field of Sport & Development... Read more

Sport, Education and Child & Youth Development

Read more here on the educational aspects of sport and the contribution sport and physical activity make in developing children and young people. Read More

Sport & Peace-building

Read more here on the use of sport as a tool in re-building relationships of trust among groups involved in and/or affected by conflict...
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Sport & Disability

Browse this section for information and resources on the role of sport in improving the lives of people living with disabilities... Read More

Sport & Disaster Response

Click here for information and practical suggestions on the use of sport in disaster response, based on experiences from the field... Read More

Sport & Health

Browse this section for an introduction to the use of sport as a tool to improve individual and community health... Read More

Sport & Gender

Read more here on the overlapping areas of Sport, Gender and Development and learn how sport can be used as a tool to change negative gender stereotypes and to empower women and girls... Read More

Sport & Economic Development

Read more here about the potential of the sports industry to play a role in the economic development of communities... Read More
 

Getting Started

Are you wondering how sport can contribute to development? Click on the link below for a short introduction to the field of 'Sport & Development'
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