Craig Cameron Nuturing Child Friendly Communities Through Sport For Development
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Nurturing Child-Friendly Communities through Sport
for Development and Healthy Living: A Review of the Speyside
Pilot Project
Craig Cameron: University of Regina
Andre Collins: Trinidad and Tobago Alliance for Sport and Physical Education (TTASPE)
NCFC-SPP Background
July, 2007 - June, 2009
• Evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of sport based development efforts
• Test collaborative agency approach to development
Speyside: A Coconut Village
• Handicaps to positive development of youth (drug abuse, domestic violence, early sexual initiation and sexually risky behaviour)
• Lack of opportunities to participate in sport and physical activity
• Lack of life-skills support for children and youth
Speyside: A Coconut Village
• Lack of employment and economic opportunity
• Communication issues between community organizations and certain
population segments
• Lack of inclusive participation of children and youth in decision making processes
NCFC-SPP Vision & Goals
• Build personal social and emotional character
• Promote healthy positive lifestyles for children and adolescents
• Promote capacity building, communication, mobilization and the promotion of social alliances between complimentary organizations that promote sport for development activities
NCFC-SPP Vision & Goals
• Ensure the sustainability of a child-friendly community
• Promote education and implementation of life skills re: human rights, HIV and violence prevention through a variety of channels
Partnership Framework
TTASPE
EDACSC
CommunityInternational Program Agencies & Networks
Existing Community Organizations
International Funding Agencies
National Government
Eastside Dynamic Achievers Culture and Sports Club
• 15 members– 2 Trustees– 6 Executive– 7 Program
Coordinators
Programs• 17 programs identified
• 2 expanded to neighbouring communities
• 3 still in planning stage
• 7 suspended after 1st Year
Special Events
• Most Special Events were held in year one
• Community identified best with Special Events
Training
• Youth Leadership
• HIV/AIDS
• Organizational Capacity
Challenges
• Community Ownership and Project Coordinator
• Building Capacity and Showing Results
• Funding
• Volunteerism
• Partnerships
• Sport Specific Community Assessment
Lessons Learnt• Identifying community
capacity• Identifying community
informal political structure• Clear communication of goals
and vision• Engage whole community• Start with Success• Integrate Monitoring and
Evaluation from the Beginning
Questions to Consider
1. Should sport be a primary vehicle for NCFC?
2. What types of impacts should be expected over a two year period?
3. What are the benefits and challenges of development partnerships?