Basics of Sports for Development and Peace (SDP)
What you'll learn
- Basic of Sports for Development and Peace
- Boosting Social Campaigns through Sports
- Sports and Sustainable Development Goals
- Olympic Truce and Sports Diplomacy
- UNOSDP and UNESCO Task-Force
Requirements
- Basic English Proficiency
- No prior knowledge is required
Description
In this course, you will learn the basic concepts of the 'Sports for Development and Peace' campaign. You will be able to transform your social campaigns in sports social campaigns and if you are running sports-based programs you will be able to merge them with social campaigns/Sustainable Development Goals. In addition, you will learn practical examples of 'Sports for Development and Peace' programs and how they were used by community sports leaders and sports managers to achieve development objectives.
Introduction
Sport for Development and Peace refers to the intentional use of sport, physical activity, and play to attain specific development and peace objectives, including, most notably, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) or Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Successful Sport for Development and Peace programs work to realize the rights of all members of society to participate in sport and leisure activities. Effective programs intentionally give priority to development objectives and are carefully designed to be inclusive. These programs embody the best values of the sport while upholding the quality and integrity of the sport experience.
What you will be learning in this course?
'Sports for Development and Peace' Global Campaign
Background of 'Sports for Development and Peace'
Introduction of 'Sports for Development and Peace'
Global social campaigns and sports
International Day of Sports for Development and Peace
Olympic Truce
Sports Diplomacy
Sports and Sustainable Development Goals
'Sports for Development and Peace' programs
UNESCO Youth Task-Force on Sport and the SDGs
United Nations Office on Sports for Development and Peace
Who this course is for:
- Anyone interested in Sports for Development and Peace
- Anyone interested in Sports Sociology
- Anyone interested in Sports for Social Change
- Anyone interested in Sports for Peace
- Sports Leaders and Sports Managers
Course content
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Instructor
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Umair is a Pakistan social activist, a sports scholar, and a traveler. He is the first Pakistani sports sociologist and has earned a Master of Sports Management degree from Seoul National University South Korea. His master research based on Sports for Development and Peace (SDP) has won the best thesis award at Seoul National University and his professional SDP program has won an award by the Korean Government. He is also a member of the Visiting Faculty at GC University Lahore and is also a member of the UNESCO Youth Task Force on Sports and SDGs.