The International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev) is the leading global hub for those using sport to achieve social, economic and environmental objectives. It is widely recognised as the foremost global platform to share knowledge, build good practice, facilitate coordination and foster partnerships in sport and development.


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What We Do

Information and resources to help our community inform themselves and deliver effective sport and development projects and programmes.

Latest News

Keep up to date with news and developments across the community.

Upcoming Events

See what is happening across the community and get involved with workshops, announcements, and conferences.

Network

Connect with like minded people and organisations across the globe.

Thematic Areas

Learn about the different themes across Sport and Development.

Guiding Toolkits

Use our tools and resources to help you develop your projects and programmes.

Our Impact

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Page Views

sportanddev receives over 1.5 Million page views per year.

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Unique Visitors

There are over 500,000 unique visitors to sportanddev each year.

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Global Coverage

sportanddev sees visitors from over 225 countries and territories, that is over 90% of the globe.

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Community Members

We have over 10,000 registered community members.

Our Strategy

Vision

A world where sport serves everyone in society, contributing to sustainable development and peace.

Mission

To sustain, strengthen and realise the use of sport for development and peace through our global platform and partners.

Goals

1.           Increase the visibility of sport for development and peace
2.           Build capacity and share information, tools and resources
3.           Contribute to improved policy and practice
4.           Facilitate dialogue, partnerships and strategic alliances
5.           Strengthen diversity, equity, access and inclusion in and through sport

Values

Impartiality: No special preference is given to any member of the community over others, regardless of an organisation's size, purpose or location.

Community: "For the community, by the community." Registered users contribute the majority of the website's content and regularly provide input on topics and the direction of discussions.

Collaboration: sportanddev is a multi-stakeholder initiative and is based upon partnerships.

Project Charter

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Our History

Learn more about The International Platform on Sport & Development and our history since 2003.

Our Partners

sportanddev works with a wide range of partners from across the globe, find out more about them here.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions of how to use The Platform can be found by following the below link.

Our Team

 

Executive Director
Arabic-speaking consultant
Francophonie Development Officer
Technical Consultant