Episode 13 is on sport and development for older people, an often forgotten demographic in this field. Firstly, the pod is one person down, as Sara is off in Malawi on her monitoring and evaluation trip. However, she has made time to phone in and give us an update on her work so far. Next
In Episode 12, we explore how one of our shared passions, cricket and how it can be used for social development. The episode kicks off with an update on the latest Sport and Development stories from ConnectSport‘s Simon Lansley (@simonlansley). We then hear about Sara’s trip to Kenya with Cricket Without Boundaries. You can find out more
In Episode 11, we take a look back at what we’ve learned so far on the pod, hear from Create Chief Executive Nicky Goulder and the quiz returns. Also for the first time, we record the (majority of) the podcast in person as the whole team are at the Cricket Without Boundaries training weekend. As
This week on the Good Sports Podcast the team ran through some news items that had caught our eye in the last few weeks, then we interview Jordan Stephenson from Coaches Across Continents, and conclude with a quiz about the Beyond Sport Awards. News Roundup Sara picked up on a piece on Devex about the
This episode focuses on partnerships, which are a Sustainable Development Goal and also key in increasing the impact in Sport for Development. We spoke to the founders of Philanthropy Playmakers, Erica Prosser and Eric Shainock about their organisation. Founded in 2016, Philanthropy Playmakers provides resources for the sports philanthropy industry and those who see sports
In this episode, on the 100th Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth, we’re looking at the history of sport, sport for development, and the key figures in the development of the field. We explore where organised sport came from, how sport and development went from a UN and national government led enterprise to a civil society
We’ve got World Cup fever this week at the Good Sports Podcast; as the men’s football World Cup rolls into its final week we’re looking at both the use of football for good and how, or indeed if, mega international sporting events can be leveraged to secure a positive social legacy. First up we have
Opening up Lee has returned from a Cricket Without Boundaries project with students from Leeds Trinity to Rwanda. You can find out more about the project here. We have been busy during this break, as we are now working in partnership with two great Sport and Development organisations: SportandDev and ConnectSport. Please check out both
Last week in the UK was Mental Health Awareness week, and the Good Sports took the opportunity to find out about a couple of initiatives close to home that are using sport to address mental health in their communities. Opening Up First, we meet mark from Opening Up. Based out of Sefton Park CC, Opening
Reporting “from the field”, this episode of the Good Sports Podcast features interviews from UNHCR, Right to Play, Cricket Without Boundaries and Equal Playing Fields, looking at how sport is contributing to addressing challenges of refugee integration and gender equality in Jordan. Lee and Sara spent 5 days in the country in late April delivering
