New Commonwealth guide: Strengthening Sport for Development and Peace

Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) brings the power of sport to solving some of the most difficult challenges of humankind, such as the realisation of the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals.

Commonwealth leaders have consistently endorsed the role that SDP can play in development and peace work, in particular in the domain of youth engagement and empowerment. This collection of papers, commissioned by the Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Advisory Body on Sport (CABOS), showcases innovative approaches and examples of effective SDP policies and strategies.

Written by CABOS members, independent experts and agencies, the papers reflect critical thinking and urgent debates among leading scholars and practitioners of SDP.

Contents

1. Sport for Development and Peace: Opportunities, Challenges and the Commonwealth’s Response
   Oliver Dudfield, Commonwealth Secretariat
   
   
2. Sport for Development and Peace Policy Options in the Commonwealth
   Professor Dr Richard Giulianotti, Loughborough University
   
   
3. Critical Considerations for Sport for Development and Peace Policy Development
   Dr Simon Darnell, Durham University
    
4. Safeguarding Children and Young People in Sport for Development and Peace Programmes
   Liz Twyford, UNICEF UK
    
5. Maximising Action Sports for Development
   Dr Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato
   
   
6. Using Sport and Play to Achieve Educational Objectives
   Kathryn McCracken, Right to Play
   
   
7. Evaluating the Contribution Sport Makes to Development Objectives in the Pacific
   Dr Allison Simons
   

You can view the latest Commonwealth publication by opening the attached document. The document is also available to buy in paperback and download for free in pdf format from the Commonwealth website, here.