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Today, September 15, marks the start of National Hispanic Heritage Month in the United States. Sportanddev is proud to launch our first-ever Spanish-language newsletter, tailored to Spanish-speaking communities worldwide. 👉 Sign up: sportanddev.org/subes
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The new Sportanddev Spanish newsletter features jobs, opportunities, and updates for those using sport to create positive social outcomes. #HispanicHeritageMonth #SportForDevelopment #LatinAmerica #Mexico #SportAndDevelopment #LatinX
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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."
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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
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World Youth Skills Day: Using sport to build young people’s employability skills | Read more 👉zpr.io/8frtSUR3qBd6 @LaureusSport
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Let's Play Together: Rewriting the Rules of Integration | Read more 👉zpr.io/t35LmwsM8JRU
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9 July, 2026 — 5 things happening in sport for development this week 👉 Join 11,000+ others. Subscribe to get this report as a newsletter buff.ly/XPJtQvJ
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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. Read more buff.ly/aGOp60V
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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.
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Download the Safe Sport Day assets, take the pledge and speak out for safer sport. Get the toolkit: safesportinternational.com/c… Take the pledge: safeinsport.org/take-the-ple…
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international Olympic Day Commemoration in Garowe revives hopes for Somali IDPs. | Read more 👉zpr.io/JAX4B8pDCebh
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sportanddev and Global Observatory team up to strengthen gender equity in and through sport | Read more 👉zpr.io/76GTWP5mi9j5
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The 2014 Men’s World Cup. The 2016 Olympics. The 2022 Men's World Cup. We're seeing a pattern here.
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The 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil presents an opportunity to focus on building protections for the people within the game — unlike many previous events, which have focused on massive infrastructure at the expense of local communities.
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