SportWORKS

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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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Girls on the Move (GOTM)

  • Africa
  • Lesotho
Partners: Lesotho National Olympic Committee (LNOC)
Initiative: Canadian Sport Leadership Corps

Girls On The Move focuses on increasing young women’s participation in sport, as well as providing education on social issues facing Basotho women. Girls are exposed to a new sport activity and healthy lifestyle workshops each week for two months, then given the opportunity to choose a sport to participate in free of charge for a year. Many young women have graduated into the National Federation development program, some of whom have gone on to make national teams.

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CGC supported GOTM’s planning and implementation.

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