KINE 1000 Chapter Notes - Chapter 23: Proverb, Johann Olav Koss, Bonnie Blair
4 Jul 2018
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Sport Saves the World by Alexander Wolff
In grassroots programs involving thousands of participants around the globe, the
visionaries are using athletics to tackle the most pressing problems of the developing
world (from AIDS in Africa to violence in RIO)
oCan such projects make a lasting difference through sports?
Sports Illustrated senior writer, Alexander Wolff (the author) sets off on a
yearlong journey to find the answer
Vancouver
For pledging his bonus Olympic money to the charity Olympic Aid and challenging his
countrymen to do the same, Sports Illustrated (SI) named Koss its 1994 Sportsman’s of
the Year, an award that he shared with the US Speed skater Bonnie Blair
Olympic Aid, now renamed to Right to Play (TRP) reaches 700,000 children in 20
countries during any given week
Besides its other services, SDP provides what the experts consider the simplest means of
promoting development: improved status for women
Rio De Janeiro
In 2000, Dowdney founded a boxing and martial arts program in Mare called Luta Pela
Paz (fight for peace) which was focused on provided a better alternatives for young men
and women as opposed to gags and drugs
Luta means fight and struggle in a good way
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
Clark hit upon the idea of using soccer to break down this wall of silence and educate
Africans about HIV
In 2002, Clark launched Grassroot Soccer with three ex-Highlanders (soccer team)
oToday, the organization operates in South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe and
shares curriculum and resources with partners in nine other African countries
oStudies confirm that graduates of the program wait longer to engage in sex, have
fewer partners, and are more willing to talk about HIV with peers and relatives,
take an HIV test and stay on treatment if they are tested positive
oThe stigma HIV and testing positive decreased noticeably with the help of this
program
Tel Aviv, Jerusalem and the West Bank
Some parents on both sides of the Israel-Palestine divide still hesitate to let their kids
enter Peacer Player International’s (PPI) programs; Jews out of safety concerns and
Arabs because of cultural norms for girls
Toronto
Johann Olav Koss runs Right to Play out of Canada’s largest city, and UofT prof. and
former Olympian distance runner Bruce Kidd has been a reliable sounding board for him
More attention needs to be paid to the context od SDP (Sport for Development and
Peace); there needs to be a “SportPlus”
All SDP programs need rigorous monitoring and evaluating programs (M&E)
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Document Summary
Sports illustrated senior writer, alexander wolff (the author) sets off on a yearlong journey to find the answer. Olympic aid, now renamed to right to play (trp) reaches 700,000 children in 20 countries during any given week. Besides its other services, sdp provides what the experts consider the simplest means of promoting development: improved status for women. In 2000, dowdney founded a boxing and martial arts program in mare called luta pela. Paz (fight for peace) which was focused on provided a better alternatives for young men and women as opposed to gags and drugs. Luta means fight and struggle in a good way. Clark hit upon the idea of using soccer to break down this wall of silence and educate. Some parents on both sides of the israel-palestine divide still hesitate to let their kids enter peacer player international"s (ppi) programs; jews out of safety concerns and.
