SportWORKS Projects
Commonwealth Games Canada has been involved in over 125 sport for development and sport development projects in over 30 countries around the world. Brief summaries of some of these projects are given below which includes: their geographic location, partners involved, and the associated CGC initiative.
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development highlights sport as “an important enabler of sustainable development”. It recognizes the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect, and the contributions it makes to the empowerment of women and girls, young people, individuals, and communities, as well as to health, education, gender equality and social inclusion objectives. Thanks to the generous support of the Government and Canada and our other donors, CGC is proud to be one of the world’s pioneers of international sport for development and sport development work.
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CGA Capacity Support - Uganda
- Africa
- Uganda
CGA Capacity Support - Zimbabwe
- Africa
- Zimbabwe
Cheza Healthy
- Africa
- Kenya
Cheza Healthy
- Africa
- Kenya
CSC partners with the NOCK to support their project called Cheza Healthy in Nairobi. The project has been designated as a Year of Youth activity by the Commonwealth Secretariat and involves creating awareness of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the role that exercise has in the fight against the NCDs and contributes to achieving the targets/policy areas of SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being.
Cheza Healthy
- Africa
- Kenya
CSC partners with the NOCK to support their project called Cheza Healthy in Nairobi. The project has been designated as a Year of Youth activity by the Commonwealth Secretariat and involves creating awareness of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and the role that exercise has in the fight against the NCDs and contributes to achieving the targets/policy areas of SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being.
Coach and Sport Administration Education
- Africa
- Zimbabwe
CGC helped bring together over 60 sport leaders from Zimbabwe and assisted them in drafting a new system of coach and sport administration education.
Coach2Coach (C2C)
- Africa
- Tanzania
CGC worked with Olympic Aid, now known as Right to Play, to implement sport and play programs for young children in Tanzanian refugee camps. The team’s work helped create the initial recognition of the importance of all children having equal opportunity to participate in play and sport. Integral to the program was ensuring the refugee community could become self-sufficient. As such opportunities were created to help refugee sports leaders plan and implement the group’s activities.
Commonwealth Youth Games 2015
- Pacific
- Samoa
Working closely with the Organizing Committee Secretariat, SASNOC, the local community, and Games volunteers, CGC volunteers were involved in all facets of the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the fifth Commonwealth Youth Games held in Samoa. Their “valuable support” was kindly acknowledged by their host in the post games report.
Commonwealth Youth Games 2017
- Caribbean & Americas
- Bahamas
Working closely with the Organizing Committee Secretariat, BOC, the local community, and Games volunteers, CGC volunteers were involved in all facets of the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the Commonwealth Youth Games held in the Bahamas.
