Week 9: Sport and international deveopment

Question 1

Sport Plus

Answer 1

Sport comes first - developmental benefits come second
(Coalter, 2010)

Question 2

Plus sport

Answer 2

Development agenda first, sports as a vehicle to engage people and deliver important messages.
(Coalter, 2010)

Question 3

Agendas and issues the UN aims for (8)?

Answer 3

1. eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
2. achieve universal primary education
3. promote gender equality and empower women
4. reduce child mortality
5. improve maternal heath
6. Combat HIV/ AIDs, malaria and other diseases
7. ensure environmental sustainability
8. develop a goal partnership for development

Question 4

The UN has drastically accelerated the use of sport for international development.

Answer 4

This has lead to greater opportunities for development since 2000.

Question 5

Over 300 programmes are in existence. Majority in central east and west africa.

Answer 5

Focus on refugees women and disabled
(Levermore, 2011)

Question 6

SDP projects from top down and bottom up?

Answer 6

Top down:
influence policy
big organisations
tackling big issues
achieve positive change

Bottom up:
Change practice at local level
communities and individuals
understand local needs and small scale

Question 7

Where does money for SDP projects come from?

Answer 7

Governments e.g. foreign commonwealth & Dev office
Charities
Commercial sector
volunteered

Question 8

Initiatives run by the British government

Answer 8

DFID/UK Sport - go sisters
International inspiration
British council - development of PE in Iraq

Question 9

Initiative run by international federations

Answer 9

IAFF (Athletics) - Deliver kids safe inclusive PE and Sport. Core skills running, jumping, throwing.

INFA (netball) - netball safari, increased integration. Socio- economic dev
started 2007 delivers to children and teachers in africa
-> UN initiatives 300 progs
(Levermere, 2011)

The kids league - Uganda mixed sex open acsess 6-7 week football/ netball programme 12-15yrs

Question 10

Challenges of SDP (7)?

Answer 10

Through understanding of landscape needed
have to be sensitive of community and not imposing
whose imput matters work together
language
how to monitor progress and asses impact
finding funding
what happens if money runs out and will it survive without external imput