Sport for Development and Peace

What is Sport for Development and Peace Initiative? 

Sport can play a strong role as a vehicle for development and peacebuilding. The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes sport as an important enabler of sustainable development that accelerates progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals. The initiative seeks to address the growing contribution of sport to the realization of development and peace in its promotion of tolerance and respect, especially with children and youths. 

The SDP initiative, is a joint initiative between Qatar Charity and Qatar Fund for Development where the strategic partnership program, will pool expertise and resources to harness the cross- cutting transformative power of sport and to reaffirm the recognition of its value with regard to global peace and development. 

The State of Qatar has a strong track record of hosting international sporting events and aims at becoming a global leader in the field of Sport for Development and Peace. Qatar is also co- chairing the UN Groups of Friends for Sports for Development and Peace and led the adoption of the Doha Declaration on integrating crime prevention and criminal justice into the wider UN agenda to address social and economic challenges and to promote the rule of law at the national and international levels, and public participation. 

Goals and Objectives 

Goals: 

The initiative works to enhance human development and promote peace, through advocacy for the recognition and use of sports as an effective tool in humanitarian, development, and peace building efforts and to support field programs that show, in a tangible way, development and social impact of sport. 

Objectives: 

1. To position the Initiative promoters (QFFD and QC) in the field of Sports from an international development perspective and assume a leadership role with great visibility in the revival of the global Sport for Development and Peace Movement. 

2. To capitalize on the positive values of sport to contribute to community building development and well-being, to empower and inspire disadvantaged children and young people. 

1. To leverage the contribution of sports to the Sustainable development Goals.