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Dear Readers, throughout the world, sport counts among the most popular leisure activities and professions, captivating people of all ages and backgrounds. Regardless of the geographical, cultural, social, economic and political context, ...

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Table of Contents Issue #08Featured Articles #08

Protesting the Games, Protesting Globalisation

Campaigns for Sustainable Sourcing And Responsible Employment at London 2012

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Interview: "We Have to Channel the Football Fans' Energy"

Riots, pyrotechnics, racist slogans – football fans may often appear violent and nationalistic.

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The Point of Sport

Sport for Development can be a great tool – if it is targeted.

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The Best Athletes Can Become Cultural Icons

How the best Athletes can become cultural Icons

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Interview: Basketball for Development

About education, training and promoting the rights of the handicapped in Cameroon.

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Playing Football to Beat the Epidemic

AIDS is still a taboo topic in Ukraine - football is a way to overcome it.

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Sports as a Tool for Conflict Transformation and Prevention in Sri Lanka

Sports as a Tool For Conflict Transformation And Prevention In Sri Lanka

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Interview: “Riding Quickly Down a Ramp Is a Taste of Freedom”

Skateistan was the very first to introduce skateboarding as a sport in Afghanistan.

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Chapters #08

Introduction

Sport has increasingly been used in development projects in recent years, because it is vital for communities and the individual – read how and why it works.

Campaigning

There is always room for political debate around large sporting events – criticism of the host country, corruption, nepotism. But is sport itself really political?

Events

Sport events bring benefits to the host countries, but they can also do harm to the population, as forced relocations and displacements continue to occur.

Culture

The cultural dimension is not always apparent when it comes to sports. But sport is often deeply rooted in the culture of a country or of an ethnicity.

Health

Sport is healthy, that much is clear. But in development cooperation, sport is often used as an approach to less obvious health issues, and it works!

Youth

Many sports projects are directed at young people – particularly girls. Sport promotes team spirit, provides structure and increases self-confidence.

Beyond the magazine

“We can’t just leave solutions to the politicians“

Conference on Religion’s Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

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All events

Broken Toilets

Emily Madsen and Samyuktha Varma have created an international magazine intended to change reporting on development work.

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All we like

Challenges for the Media – from Information to Participation

Just a blink of the eye in world history, the 40-year existence of the Internet has been revolutionary.

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All reports

Interview: Development Aid is Not All Plain Sailing

5 questions to Andris Piebalgs

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Top 16 Articles

Pakistan: Time to Tame a Powerful Spy Agency?

How an investigative report embarrassed Pakistan’s intelligence service – and provided an opportunity to place the powerful agency under civilian control.

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