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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Sport for Persons with a Disability (PWD)

  • Caribbean & Americas
  • Barbados
  • Caribbean & Americas
  • Jamaica
Partners: Commonwealth Sport Development Program (CSDP)- Caribbean Region (Barbados), Jamaica Olympic Association (JOA), Jamaica Paraplegic Association (later known as the Jamaica Paralympic Association (JPA))
Initiative: Canadian Sport Leadership Corps

CGC worked with national staff to create sport opportunities for persons with a disability. They have worked to improve the capacity of coaches of athletes with a disability, develop and expand inclusive community sport programming, and provide training and competition opportunities for elite athletes with a disability.