Our Guiding Principles
Sports and the Sustainable Development Goals
Goal 1 - End poverty in all its forms everywhere
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Ensure significant mobilization of resources from a variety of sources, including through enhanced development cooperation, in order to provide adequate and predictable means for vulnerable communities, to implement programmes and influence policies to end poverty in all its dimensions.
Goal 2 - End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture
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End hunger and ensure access by all people, in particular the poor and people in vulnerable situations, including infants, to safe, nutritious and sufficient food all year round
Goal 3 - Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all, at all ages
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Promote physical, emotional, mental health and well-being.
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Strengthen the prevention and awareness of substance abuse, including narcotic drug abuse and harmful use of alcohol amongst vulnerable youth.
Goal 4 - Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all
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Ensure that all girls and boys within our programmes have access to free, equitable and quality primary education leading to relevant and effective learning outcomes.
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Substantially increase the number of youth and adults who have relevant skills in the sports sector, for employment, and entrepreneurship.
Goal 5 - Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls
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Ensure women and girls’ full and effective participation and equal opportunities in sports and education initiatives from a young age.
Goal 8 - Promote sustained, inclusive and sustainable economic growth, full and productive employment and decent work
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Provide opportunities for capacity building, full time and part time employment opportunities for youths within our sports programmes.
Goal 11 - Make vulnerable communities inclusive, safe, resilient, and sustainable
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Provide access to safe and inclusive spaces, in particular for women and children, older persons and persons with disabilities where they can explore their capabilities and freely express themselves.
Goal 16 - Promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development, provide access to justice, and build effective, accountable, and inclusive institutions
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Develop effective, accountable and transparent institutions within our organisation, programmes and communities of influence.
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Ensure responsive, inclusive, participatory and representative decision making within our organization, programmes and communities of influence.