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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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School Physical Education and Sport Program Development
- Caribbean & Americas
- Barbados
- Caribbean & Americas
- Guyana
- Caribbean & Americas
- St. Kitts and Nevis
- Caribbean & Americas
- St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Secretariat for the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA)
- Africa
- Kenya
CGC supported the organization of the 13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA) held in Nairobi. CGC volunteer resources helped to coordinate the event’s content as well as its logistics.
SOS Children’s Village of Zambia Trust
- Africa
- Zambia
Around the world, SOS Children’s Villages provides loving homes for children who have been abandoned and orphaned where their basic needs for food, health, shelter and education are met. CGC helped develop youth and sport programs for the SOS Hermann Gmeiner School and SOS Children’s Village. This included planning and facilitating sport workshops, developing partnerships with local and international organizations, and assisting with fund raising initiatives.
South East District Youth Empowerment League (SEDYEL)
- Africa
- Botswana
Special Olympian Swimming Program
- Caribbean & Americas
- Barbados
CGC supported the training of Special Olympian swimmers working closely with the Paralympic Association of Barbados and Special Olympics Barbados.
Special Olympics African Region
- Africa
- Benin
- Africa
- Gambia, The
- Africa
- Kenya
CGC worked with local and regional Special Olympics representatives to help offer various physical activity and education programs in communities throughout their countries. They worked with youth and coaches in training and implementing sport and physical activity programs.
Special Olympics Benin
- Africa
- Benin
A CGC was responsible for assisting the Benin Special Olympics team with coaching, administration, and training.
Special Olympics Namibia (SON)
- Africa
- Namibia
Working with Special Olympics Namibia, CGC helped develop and implement a physical activity program focused on individuals with intellectual disabilities. This included: developing participant recruitment strategies for youth from rural settlements, establishing a youth support system by engaging their families, helping build organizational capacity to ensure the program’s sustainability, designing and implementing coaching training programs, and running athlete training camps.