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Happy Friday! Got 10 minutes to fill out the latest @LaureusSport survey? Your input will help sport for development practitioners on the ground.
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Next week, we're doing our part for refugees #WeekOfAction2026.
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Today, September 15, marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States.
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The new Sportanddev Spanish newsletter features jobs, opportunities, and updates for those using sport to create positive social outcomes.
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"In 2023, on a trip to Vietnam, I was walking past some murals when I noticed a group of young boys playing football. I instantly felt a sense of communitas, a familiarity with people I was looking at for the first time."
One-of-a-kind submission by Arvind Premanand for sportanddev! Both travelogue and curated list of Instagram and X influencers drawing on sport for development 😲
The World Cup of Maps, Paintings, Poems and Everything Else | Read more 👉zpr.io/eJ92DniXvCWh
World Youth Skills Day: Using sport to build young people’s employability skills | Read more 👉zpr.io/8frtSUR3qBd6 @LaureusSport
Let's Play Together: Rewriting the Rules of Integration | Read more 👉zpr.io/t35LmwsM8JRU
9 July, 2026 — 5 things happening in sport for development this week
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5️⃣ Palestinian children are getting a hand up through sport
The Circle In program has kicked off, offering support to 1,250 vulnerable Palestinian children. And that’s just the start — the goal is 50,000 children and young people.
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We’re playing our part.
On 8 August 2026, we are supporting Safe Sport Day — a global moment to stand up, speak out and play our part in making sport safer for everyone.
We believe sport should be safe, inclusive, respectful and free from harm.
Download the Safe Sport Day assets, take the pledge and speak out for safer sport.
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Stand up. Speak out. Play your part.
#SafeSportDay #PlayYourPart #TakeThePledge #SafeSport #SafeguardingInSport #TeamSafeSport @safesportint
international Olympic Day Commemoration in Garowe revives hopes for Somali IDPs. | Read more 👉zpr.io/JAX4B8pDCebh
