Sport in Action: Sport in the Development Process

Realising the high capacity that play and sport have in developing and promoting behavioural formation and change, Sport In Action (SIA) has designed this resource document for persons working with children in schools and communities in Zambia. The document presents ways and means of planning and conducting play and sport for children's activities, as well as how to integrate selected Zambian traditional games with HIV/AIDS and child rights education. The toolkit includes a sport administration component that deals with leadership, sponsorship, communication, and event organisation. This document aims to help ensure that sports structures (especially at community and school levels) are functional and operate effectively to facilitate the smooth running of sports activities.

The design of this document is guided by the experience that trainers gained in training workshops with community project leaders, community club coaches, physical education college students, and school teachers.

The document is divided into seven sections and it also contains Appendices. Each section covers a different area designed to support work to empower children through sports and traditional games.

• Section 1 - Sport for Children
• Section 2 - Zambian Traditional Games
• Section 3 - Leadership
• Section 4 - Event Organisation
• Section 5 - Sponsorship
• Section 6 - Communication
• Section 7 - Meetings at Club Level