Pacific Sporting Needs Assessment

This report is an assessment of sport development in the South Pacific region. The report presents the needs assessment which was undertaken to identify and discuss the broad development issues facing Pacific region countries, while focusing specifically on those serviced by the Australia–South Pacific (ASP) Sports Programme.

A key goal of the assessment was to identify some of the areas of priority that the ASP Sports Programme could address in the coming years so that it would remain effective in meeting the needs of recipient countries within the resources available. The report also presents a literature review which assesses the role that sport plays or may play in meeting the community development objectives of developing countries. Country/territory reports are also presented of ASP Sports Programme countries.

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