Online Symposium on Sport Policy Mapping: Building bridges through S4D policy country mapping

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About this event

The International Platform on Sport and Development (sportanddev) is excited to host the first of a series of Symposia by the University of the Western Cape (UWC) and its African network of researchers, supported by the African Union Sports Council (AUSC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC).

The Symposium will address the topic of “Building  Bridges through Sport and Development Policy Country Mapping”, aligning with the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on 6 April and the 2026 theme: Sport: Building Bridges, Breaking Barriers.

The Sport Policy Mapping Research Programme, coordinated by the UNESCO Chair for Sport, Development and Peace and the Olympic Studies and Research Action Group (OSC) at UWC, has established a Network of sport and development researchers in various African countries to develop and record a sport and development profile of each country in the form of a comprehensive publication to be launched.

The event will share the first ten Country profiles identifying key policies, resources, and networks, as well as gaps and opportunities. The Symposium will feature keynote addresses by our partners as well as the country researcher coordinators. It is free and open access for all to attend.

Programme

MC:    Dr. Ben Sanders  (sportandev) and Prof. Marion Keim( UNESCO Chair SDP)

14h30: WELCOME: Prof. Marion Keim  and  Prof. Matete  Madiba (DCV UWC, South Africa) 
14h35: PURPOSE AND CONTEXT:  Profs Marion Keim and Christo de Coning (UWC)
14h45: MESSAGE FROM PARTNERS: THE IOC: Mr. Oliver Dudfield  (Olympism 365)
14h55: MESSAGE FROM PARTNERS: THE AU SPORT COUNCIL:  Dr. Decius Chipande
15h05: PRESENTATION BY COUNTRY RESEARCHER COORDINATORS:

• Mr. Abdoun Nassir (Cameroon), 
• Mr. Teddy Bofosa (DRC), 
• Ms Nisha Ramdin (Mauritius), 
• Mr. Yorro Njie (The Gambia), 
• Prof. Léopold Germain (Senegal), 
• Prof. Joan Mbagwu (Nigeria), 
• Dr.  Bella Bello Bitugu (Ghana), 
• Mr. John Njogu Kamande (Kenya), 
• Mr. Irvine Ndjavera (Namibia), 
• Dr. Lyndon Bouah (South Africa)
   

15h55:        QUESTIONS AND DISCUSSION 
16h15:        CONCLUSION AND WAY FORWARD: Prof Marion Keim 
16h20        WORD OF THANKS: Prof. Matete Madiba and Prof Marion Keim
16h25        CLOSURE:   Dr. Ben Sanders