Sport for Development and Peace Youth Advocacy Toolkit

Summary

The Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace (CYSDP) Working Group is a network of youth leaders from around the Commonwealth with an interest in and passion for using sport as a tool for development and peace. It carries out its work by accessing the voices of young people and targeting decision-makers; educating both youth practitioners and Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) experts on how best to advocate for youth and sport issues; and providing research to contribute to existing bodies of knowledge which bring to the fore youth issues in the SDP sector. CYSDP has identified three main strategic pathways that will be used to work towards the group’s mission and aims, which are to ‘Advocate, Educate and Demonstrate’ to their peers within the Commonwealth what the benefits are of using sport as a tool for development. This toolkit has been developed by the CYSDP as a resource for young people who are promoting Sport for Development and Peace in the Commonwealth. The purpose of toolkit is to provide young people with the skills and tools to become advocates of SDP, and enhance ability to create awareness and influence decision-making. By highlighting different approaches, case studies and examples of best practice, this toolkit will help young people identify challenges in their own communities, and use the information and resources provided to develop advocacy strategies that exemplify how SDP can address these challenges.