More than just playing sports!

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“If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together” – African Proverb

Playing or participating in sports is more than just kicking a ball around and having fun. The many interactions and decision-making involved in playing sports make sports great tools to develop life skills and values.

“By its very nature sport is about participation. It is about inclusion and
citizenship. Sport brings individuals and communities together, highlighting
commonalities and bridging cultural or ethnic divides. Sport provides a forum to
learn skills such as discipline, confidence and leadership and it teaches core
principles such as tolerance, cooperation and respect. Sport teaches the value of
effort and how to manage victory, as well as defeat. When these positive aspects
of sport are emphasized, sport becomes a powerful vehicle through which the
United Nations can work towards achieving its goals.” (UN IATF SDP, 2003a;
UNAIDS, 2010)