Programme Outline

The forum on Productive Youth Development through Sport will take place from June 16-18, 2009. A general overview of the programme is presented below. For more details download the print-friendly version of the programme.

Tuesday, June 16th

Arrival and registration.
When Where What
12.00 - 18.00 Hotel
Registration

 

Desk		 Registration to the Forum and distribution of the conference package Interviews with participants at the interactive stand

 
18.00 - 21.00 Hotel Conference Centre Official Opening of the Forum
   

Welcome addresses introduced by Poul Hansen, Head of Office, United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace

  1. Welcome by Geoffrey Majiwa, Mayor of the city of Nairobi

  2. Welcome by Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace

  3. Welcome by Dr. Joh. Christian Jacobs, Chairman of the Jacobs Foundation
     
  4. Welcome by Hon. Dr. Hellen Jepkemoi Sambili, Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports


Buffet dinner and presentation of the MYSA Haba na Haba programme

Wednesday, June 17th

Setting the stage for Productive Youth Development through Sport.
When Where What

7.15

8.00 - 8.30

Hotel

UNON

Departure of the buses for the Forum venue

Registration at the United Nations Office in Nairobi (UNON)
8.30 - 8.55

Annex Rooms

Lobby

Open space for the participants’ creative presentations

Morning coffee break (in parallel with the creative sessions)
9.00 - 9.15 Main Room

Welcome addresses by United Nations representatives in Nairobi, introduced by Oscar Mwaanga, Southampton Solent University, UK

  1. Welcome address by Achim Steiner, Director General of the United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON) / Executive Director of UNEP, Kenya
  2. Welcome address by Inga Björk-Klevby, Deputy Executive Director of UN-Habitat, Kenya
 9.15 - 10.00 Main Room

Plenary session on the potential of sport for Productive Youth Development, introduced by Oscar Mwaanga

  1. Introducing Sport and Youth Development, Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace
  2. Defining Sport for Productive Youth Development, Constanze Lullies, Program Officer Jacobs Foundation
  3. Eye witness report on the Potential of Sport for PYD, Bob Munro and Marrionatte Wanjiru, MYSA, Kenya
10.00 - 12.00 Main Room

Panel Discussion: The potential and limits of sport for PYD, moderated by Oscar Mwaanga

  1. Presentation of the challenges in Sport for PYD, Matt Streng, Mercy Corps/Grassroot Soccer, South Africa
  2. Critical assessment of the Potential and Limits of sport for PYD, Prof. Heather Cameron, Freie University Berlin, Germany
  3. Identification of the Knowledge Gaps in the field of Sport for PYD, Prof. Cora Burnett, University of Johannesburg, South Africa
  4. Defining Tools and Methods to help address these Knowledge Gaps: a brief introduction, Marianne Meier, Swiss Academy for Development (SAD), Switzerland
12.00 - 13-30 Restaurant Lunch break
13.15 - 14.30 Annex Rooms World Café 1: Identifying “good practice”

 
14.45 - 15.15 Main Room Presentation of World Café 1 outcomes through rapporteurs, Martha Saavedra, Associate Director at the Centre for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA

 
15.15 - 15.45 Lobby Afternoon coffee break and snack
15.45 - 16.30 Main Room Building on the discussion: a Critical Reflection on “good practices” for using sport as a tool for PYD, Oscar Mwaanga, Southampton Solent University, UK
17.00 - 18.00 Lobby / Sports Facilities Poster Presentation / Sport Activities

 
18.00 - 20.00 Restaurant Dinner at the United Nations Office at Nairobi
20.15 UNON main entrance Departure of the buses for the hotel

Thursday, June 18th

Collaborating for 'good practice'.
When Where What

7.30

 Hotel Lobby Departure of the buses for the Forum venue
8.30 - 8.55 Annex Rooms Open space for creative presentations
8.45 - 9.00 Lobby Morning coffee break
9.00 - 9.15 Main Room Résumé of Day 1, Oscar Mwaanga

 
9.15 - 9.45 Main Room Overcoming the challenges based on a collaborative approach, Prof. Marion Keim, University of Western Cape, South Africa

 
9.45 - 10.15 Main Room Cooperation with Corporate Social Responsibility programmes, Line Pedersen, Corporate Relations Officer – Sports Development, UNHCR, Switzerland

 
10.15 - 11.15 Annex Rooms

World Café 2: Effective communication between actors in PYD through sport: speaking a common language – reaching a common goal
11.30 - 12.00 Main Room Presentation of World Café 2 outcomes through rapporteurs, Martha Saavedra, Associate Director at the Centre for African Studies, University of California, Berkeley, USA
12.00 -13-30 Restaurant Lunch break
13.30 - 15.00 Main Room

Panel discussion: Innovative answers to resource sharing needs / creating understanding for information needs of different actors in PYD through sport, moderated by MYSA representative

  1. The benefits from the perspective of a local partner, Cyprian Maro, EMIMA, Tanzania
  2. The power of partnership, George Nange, Kicking Aids Out! Secretariat, South Africa
  3. The International Platform on Sport and Development, Jutta Engelhardt and Christopher Middleton, SAD, Switzerland
15.00 - 15.30 Lobby

Afternoon Coffee Break and snack
15.30 - 16.30  

Panel discussion: advocating PYD through sport to outside partners – using existing resources, moderated by Dr. Auma Obama, Sport for Social Change Network Coordinator, Kenya

  1. The role of the media, Samantha Bolton, Communication and Advocacy Consultant, Switzerland
  2. Bi-lateral and Multi-lateral Advocacy for PYD by the UN
16.30 - 16.45 Main Room

Résumé of Day 2, Oscar Mwaanga
16.45 - 17.15 Main Room Recommendations presented by Wilfried Lemke, Special Adviser to the UN Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, and fair-well by Dr. Joh. Christian Jacobs, Chairman of the Jacobs Foundation

 
17.30 UN main entrence Departure of the buses for the hotel
19.00 - 21.00 Hotel Restaurant Closing Dinner
 

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