Lasbela, Pakistan, hosts a Sports Festival
The Inter-School & College sports festival was organized in Lasbela district of Balochistan through the joint efforts of the District Sports Department and the District Education Department of Lasbela with the corporation of the provincial government. The 3-day long festival was held between 15th-17th of September and brought together 700 girls and boys from different schools and colleges for an action packed event. The competition included Cricket, Football, Badminton, 200-m
First meeting between IFMA, UNESCO and the Asian Development Bank Youth for Asia Team!
Today the ADB Youth for Asia Team met with IFMA Muaythai General Secretary of the Philippines and fellow task force member, Pearl Managuelod, to discuss the launch of the joint project with UNESCO "Transforming Cities through Sport" in MetroManila in November. With a special focus on gender equality and out-of-school youth, the project aims to enhance the liveability of cities and contribute to sustainable urban development by making use of “wasted” spaces and involving city-
Civil Society Workshop: Raising the Voice for Sport in the Pacific
On August 29-31, 2017, 14 representatives of civil society organisations in 8 Pacific countries including Fiji, Samoa, Tuvalu, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Kiribati, Vanuatu and Federated State of Micronesia (FSM) gathered in Suva, Fiji to go through an intensive capacity building exercise on the advocacy and development of sport for development policy. The activity is part of the project “Raising the Voice for Sport in the Pacific” led by Oceania National Olympics Committee funde
Call for Applications: Sport and the SDGs Youth Funshop!
Are you between 18 and 30 years old and an advocate for sport as a development tool?Do you run a sports-based social enterprise? Are you a leader in your community? APPLY HERE: https://www.youthandsport.org/call-for-applications Two outstanding young people from each of the ASEAN countries + Timor-Leste will be invited to deliver a TED-style talk in Manila to an audience of fellow-youth advocates for the power of sport, as well as UNESCO representatives; local NGOs who suppor
