Sport & Disaster Response
This thematic profile introduces the concepts surrounding sport and disaster response. It includes an overview of the key issues along with links to recommended reading and resources.Introduction
Disasters, both natural and man-made, have occurred for many centuries and continue to affect the lives of millions of people across the world. Humanitarian relief efforts provide assistance to... Read more
Sport as a psychosocial intervention
The use of sport as a means to provide psychosocial support to people affected by disaster is a relatively new area of sport and development. A small number of research efforts and project... Read More
Key Considerations in Project Planning and Implementation
Using sport and play in the post-disaster setting takes more than simply rolling a ball on the pitch. According to an expert account of sport programmes in Bam, when children were invited... Read More
International Charters and Recommendations
In the humanitarian sector, recommendations and guidelines provide the basis of training and development and in planning and delivering psychosocial sport programmes in disaster response... Read More
Tools & Practice
To be able to effectively implement psychosocial sport programmes in the post-disaster setting, practitioners require knowledge and training in both sport and psychosocial intervention... Read More
Credits
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Project Case Studies
How is sport used to help foster resiliency and help overcome trauma caused by disasters? Find out more from practical examples of how this works... Read More
