Project case studies

This section includes selected projects that illustrate how sport can be a useful component in disaster response, particularly as a part of improving psychosocial well-being.

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Sport and Play for Traumatised Children and Youth

In the aftermath of the 2003 earthquake that struck the city of Bam, Iran, only a minority of responses focused on improving psychosocial well-being of those affected by the disaster. Find out more here to learn how the Swiss Academy for Development (SAD) incorporated sport and play into psychosocial disaster response efforts...

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Movement, Games and Sport (MGS) for children’s psychosocial development

The International Year of Sport & Physical Education (IYSPE 2005) helped a leading development and humanitarian aid organisation - Terre des hommes-Lausanne - to further incorporate the use of sport and games in their work. What did this project achieve? What was the added value of sport and games in these efforts? Find out more by accessing the Project Case Study...