Publications & Key Documents
From Practice to Policy
Tasked with preparing an initial overview of the status of Sport for Development and Peace,the SDP IWG Bureau and Secretariat produced, "From Practice to Policy", a report investigating current practice at the national government level and to inform the development of a series of policy recommendations for presentation at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
This report discusses the concept of Sport for Development and Peace. It identifies the particular benefits that sport offers in the development context and looks at the strong growing support for Sport for Development and Peace internationally. The report also reviews key findings from an examination of thirteen national governments and their approaches to Sport for Development and Peace. Further, it synthesizes key themes which emerge from this study. The report concludes with suggestions of future directions the SDP IWG may choose to pursue and practical measures that can be taken; to increase the awareness of national governments and support their efforts to harness the tremendous power of sport for the benefit of their citizens and, in the case of donor countries, those of their development partners around the world.
To download the full report of "From Practice to Policy" or the Executive Summaries click on:
Full version PDF in English and Spanish
For increased accessibility, we have also posted a text version of the report.
Executive Summaries are available in: Arabic, English, French, German, Mandarin, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish.
SDP IWG Newsletters
The SDP IWG Newsletter features the work of governments, NGOs and individuals around the globe working to use sport as a tool for development.
Literature Reviews on Sport for Development and Peace
Sport and physical activity are rapidly gaining recognition as simple, low-cost, and effective means of achieving development goals. Over the past decade, UN agencies, international sport federations, international and national non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and national governments have been using sport as a tool for development and peace. As part of the SDP IWG mandate and recognizing the ever-growing need for evidence around the effectiveness of sport for development, in 2006 the Secretariat to the SDP IWG commissioned a research team from the University of Toronto, coordinated by Dr. Bruce Kidd, Dean, Faculty of Physical Education and Health, to conduct literature reviews looking into the use of sport to:
- Foster child and youth development and education
- Achieve health objectives
- Promote gender equity
- Foster inclusion, health and wellbeing of people with disabilities
- Foster social cohesion, prevent and reduce conflict and build peace
The literature reviews looked into the research published in peer reviewed journals, as well as other literature. The final reviews were edited by Dr. Kidd and Professor Peter Donnelly, Director, Centre for Sport Policy Studies.
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From the Field: Sport for Development and Peace in Action
From the Field, a collection of dynamic projects and programs that are using sport to achieve diverse development objectives, highlights five key themes:
- Child and Youth Development
- Health and Prevention of Diseases
- Gender Equality
- Inclusion of People with Disabilities
- Social Integration and Peace Building
The projects and programs presented have been compiled through personal interviews with Sport for Development and Peace Practitioners in the field and the initiatives featured from the local, regional and national levels come from the diverse regions of Africa, Europe, Asia, South American and the Caribbean.
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Part One: Title page, Contents, Forward, Chapter 1: Child and Youth Development
Part Two: Chapter 2: Health and Prevention of Diseases and Chapter 3: Gender Equality
