Interested in sport for development? Want to find out more about the sector, learn about sportanddev and get involved? You are in the right place! Explore the leading platform in sport for sustainable development. Register to publish content on our site and put your organisation on the map. Join our global community today!
What is sport for development?
Sport for development (S4D) intentionally uses sport, physical activity, and play to achieve social and peacebuilding goals—like improving health, inclusion, education, and community resilience. Sport is a UN-recognised tool for fostering positive social change and contributing to the Sustainable Development Goals. sportanddev has organised and coordinated the S4D sector's knowledge and largest community of practice since 2003!
— Learn more about sport for development.
— Visit our Thematic Areas for specific topics like Sport and Health, Gender and Refugee Inclusion.
…and sportanddev?
Established in 2003, the International Platform on Sport and Development — sportanddev — is the leading global platform to share open-source knowledge, build good practice, facilitate coordination, and grow partnerships in sport for development.
For over 20 years, sportanddev has organised and coordinated the S4D sector’s knowledge and largest community of practice with news, events, jobs, opportunities research, tools and resources, and more.
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Multilingual access
Our website is available in four United Nations languages - English, French, Spanish, and Arabic. You can use the language toggle at top of page to select a different language. Amplify your message or project by publishing your own content in any of these and the sportanddev team selects articles for translation into the other languages. This is part of our work to reshape a more equitable S4D sector where more voices can be heard.
Our community hub serves a wide range of audiences in and beyond sport, including practitioners, students, researchers and policymakers, NGOs, grassroots organisations, sport bodies, funders and education institutions. The community contributes to the latest news, events, jobs and opportunities. sportanddev also partners with sector experts to develop and share resources, research and toolkits. All our content is free to use and open access!
— Visit this Welcome page in other languages: لعربية | español | français.
Our Massive Open Online Course (MOOC)
The International Platform on Sport and Development, the Australian Government, and the Commonwealth Secretariat have developed the first MOOC dedicated to sport for development - Sport for Sustainable Development: Designing Effective Policies and Programmes. Over 10,000 learners from 200 countries (and counting!) have joined the highly successful course. hFind out more about the MOOC and a curated selection of other S4D other courses.
The course is open access and free of charge. It is designed to build capacity for individuals and organisations using sport for development in their policies and programmes. This MOOC helps to maximise sport’s contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other priorities.
— Enrol in the MOOC: English | العربية | español | français.
Register to submit content
To publish news articles, events, jobs or resources on sportanddev, you first need to register for a free member account. Once registered, visit the Submit Your Content page to submit articles, news, jobs, opportunities and research for moderation. You can also register an organisation to be listed in the organisation directory and interactive map.
