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Sport for Development and Peace

Sport for Development and Peace. Georgia Pavlostathis. Key Concepts. Physical fitness. Social interaction. Sport. Mental well-being. Indigenous sports and games. Recreation. Play. Organized or competitive sport. Sport. Inclusion. Fairness. Citizenship. Respect. Sport. Teamwork.

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Sport for Development and Peace

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  1. Sport for Development and Peace Georgia Pavlostathis

  2. Key Concepts

  3. Physical fitness Social interaction Sport Mental well-being

  4. Indigenous sports and games Recreation Play Organized or competitive sport Sport

  5. Inclusion Fairness Citizenship Respect Sport Teamwork

  6. Development

  7. “People are the real wealth of nations.” Development

  8. Fighting poverty • Growing national • capital • Building democratic societies • Preventing crisis, enabling recovery • Empowering • women • Halting and reversing HIV/AIDS • Protecting the environment Development

  9. Local • Development cooperation projects • Emergency humanitarian aid activities • Long Term • Short Term Development

  10. Development and Sport

  11. Partners: The International Cricket Council, UNAIDS, UNICEF Location: Local and regional networks in India, South Africa, Pakistan, Guyana, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Australia, New Zealand, and UK. Field of work: Health and social integration. Target group: Children and young people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS. THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

  12. THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

  13. Program strategy: Cricket as a way to promote HIV/AIDS awareness and prevention and to end discrimination against people affected by the disease. Provide information resources to young people and volunteers, coaches, about the AIDS epidemic. Encourage informed decision making and help-seeking behaviors to prevent new infections. THINK WISE: The Global Cricket AIDS Partnership

  14. Developing Minds Foundation: MangueiraFavela

  15. Partners: The Developing Minds Foundation and Flamengo Location: The Mangueirafavela (urban slum) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Field of work: Social integration, individual development. Target group: 200 children and young people living in the Mangueirafavela. Developing Minds Foundation: MangueiraFavela

  16. Developing Minds Foundation: MangueiraFavela

  17. Program strategy: Football as a means to provide structure and personalized supervision by the coaches to help guide vulnerable children toward a safer and more productive direction. Coaches speak to children collectively and individually about their problems, offering guidance guidance. Developing Minds Foundation: MangueiraFavela

  18. Partners: Local government and small local industries. Location: Mantaro Valley of Huancayo, Peru. Field of work: Local economic development. Target group: Local communities. The Huancayo Race

  19. Generate interest to attract people to attend the sporting event and purchase event-related products and services. Create jobs and opportunities to upgrade skills and produce further services and products. The Huancayo Race

  20. “…action to identify and support structures which will tend to strengthen and solidify peace in order to avoid a relapse into conflict” Peace-building

  21. Reintegration of former combatants into civilian society • Elevate respect for human rights • Conflict resolution and reconciliation techniques • Short and long term • Reconciliation betweenwarring parties • Sustainable peace • Political, • Security, and • Development aspects • Goals • Initiatives • Process Peace-building

  22. Holistic Approach Peace-building and Sport

  23. “Children who play together can learn to live together.” Mission: To unite, educate and inspire young people in divided communities through basketball (Cyprus, Northern Ireland, etc.) Vision:Individual connections creating a more peaceful world. Bridging divides Changing perceptions Developing leaders Peace Players International

  24. Peace Players International Middle East is a locally led initiative in Israel and the West Bank that educates Jewish and youth and their communities through basketball. Over 300 children are registered in the program. The program also fosters gender equality through sport. Peace Players International

  25. www.sportanddev.org www.peaceplayersintl.org icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/social_responsibility/think_wise/index.php www.un.org/wcm/content/site/sport/home www.developingmindsfoundation.org www.streetfootballworld.org hdr.undp.org/en/humandev Resources

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