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Premier League clubs sign Sports Charter tackling Homophobia and Transphobia in Football

  • 03 February 12 |
  • News
Premier League clubs have signed up to a charter designed to tackle homophobia and transphobia in sport. Read about what is contained within the charter… Read more

A fiver for the African football dream

  • 03 February 12 |
  • News
While all eyes are on the African Cup of Nations, fledgling Ghanaian football club Keta Sandlanders are using the internet to appeal to fans around the world to help them survive and thrive Read more

Youth, Culture and Sport Ministers met in Guyana for 22nd COHSOD

  • 03 February 12 |
  • News
The 2-day meeting of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for Human and Social Development (COHSOD) was completed yesterday, convened under the theme, Culture, Youth and Sport: strategic ... Read more

Why Sport4Development Must Do More to Attract the Attention of the Media

  • 03 February 12 |
  • News
Freelance journalist and East Africa Cup supporter Nick Raistrick challenges the sport for development community and journalists covering the field to think about how to raise their game in order to ... Read more

Experiences from the UNOSDP Youth Camp

  • 02 February 12 |
  • News
UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp participants
Some of the participants of the UNOSDP Youth Camp in Doha share their experience Read more

Earthmother Organic WhizzKids United Collaborate on Kilimanjaro Project

  • 01 February 12 |
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WhizzKids United (WKU) is proud to announce that the Durban-based, health cafe and store Earthmother Organic will support our latest fundraising project, Conquering Kilimanjaro for WhizzKids United. ... Read more

Sportanddev.org needs your feedback

  • 01 February 12 |
  • News
A project of the Swiss Academy for Development in Nepal
sportanddev.org is conducting an online survey to make the platform the best it can possibly be. We want to find out what you think. We kindly request you to take a few minutes to complete our online ... Read more

Taking table tennis to the UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp

  • 31 January 12 |
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Participants during the ITTF practical session
The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) reflects on their involvement in the first UNOSDP Youth Leadership Camp
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Join the new international training programme from Fight for Peace

  • 31 January 12 |
  • Opportunity
Young people training at the Fight for Peace Academy in Rio
The Fight for Peace (FFP) International Training Programme offers organisations around the world access to the principles and methodology of the FFP approach and support to adapt it to their own ... Read more

Watch new video from Tackle Africa

  • 30 January 12 |
  • Video
Tackle Africa highlight the work of project partners in Kenya with a new video, be the first to watch it!
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