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Research And Publications

This strand underpins UK Sport’s work on sport development by building up a credible evidence base for the use of sport as a tool for human and social development, raising awareness, and sharing best practice.

It works through the following methods:

• Continual monitoring & evaluation of programmes to feed into the overall ‘picture’ of successes and challenges on the ground
• Examining best practice
• Using in-house and external researchers to undertake specific research projects
• Hosting or bringing together practitioners and/or policy makers at conferences and workshops

Download and read Fred Coalter's seminal M&E Manual:

Fred Coalter's seminal M&E manual [WORD, 439k]

IDS/ Comic Relief Research Project

Measuring the impact of sport for development - UK Sport has partnered with Comic Relief in an innovative project to build a body of evidence about the role sport can play in improving the lives of disadvantaged communities internationally. Professor Fred Coalter, an expert in the field of monitoring and evaluation from the University of Stirling has been supporting the participating organisations develop tools to measure and assess the impact of sport in their programmes. This research initiative is a unique opportunity to add to the growing body of knowledge surrounding the role of sport in a development context.

7 organisations are taking part in the project, which will be finishing in August 2010:

• SCIAF / Kamwokya Christian Caring Community – Uganda
  Kamwokya Christian Caring Community is a Catholic founded Community Based organization that aims to improve the quality of life for the people in Kamwokya by promoting community cohesiveness and access to education, training and employment and providing direct community services to the most disadvantaged especially people with HIV/AIDS and orphans.
   
• Magic Bus – India
  Magic Bus works with children from the slums of Mumbai using sport to give them the chance to build their self-confidence, work in a team, develop communication skills, learn about health and hygiene and most importantly encourage girls and boys to play together, breaking down gender barriers and influencing community development.
   
• The Kids League – Uganda
  The Kids League (TKL) is a Non profit NGO registered in Uganda. The aims of the organisation are to help boys and girls aged 8-15 in Uganda, primarily in the country's northern conflict zones, improve their lives using sport as a means to create education, health and life skills awareness.
   
• SCORE – South Africa
  SCORE is a South African non-profit, non-government, community development organisation that uses sport and physical activity as a powerful medium to bring about sustainable development and empowerment, and build international and intercultural understanding.
   
• EMIMA – Tanzania
  EMIMA is a volunteer youth sport and community service organization based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The aim of the organization is to promote sport participation among youths to enhance youth development, build community capacity and educate about HIV/AIDS epidemic.
   
• Praajak / Railway Children – India
  As a social development agency, Praajak works with marginalized children and adolescents. Committed to the rights of the child, its ultimate aim is to create a gender-just environment of care and protection around these children so that they grow up as more responsible, productive and law-abiding citizens. 

Go Sister's external monitoring and evaluation project - Zambia

IDS in partnership with EduSport Foundation, through DFID, CGC and UK Sport support, have begun a four year impact research project with the Institute of Youth Sport. The Go Sisters project is a well-established sport-in-development initiative now benefitting from a structured five-year programme of investment and development (through DFID). On-going measurement of programme impact has a crucial role to play in informing the development of the plan throughout the five year period, capturing lessons learnt, and providing credible evidence of achievements.
 

 

Conferences

The Commonwealth Sports Development Conference is aimed at policy makers and sports practitioners of all levels, held every two years and focuses on how sport and development initiatives can raise levels of grass-roots participation and create pathways to excellence both in the UK and the developing world. The 2010 conference will be held in Glasgow on 3-4 June 2010.
More information on the Commonwealth Sports Development Conference 

The Next Step Conference is aimed at sport development and sport for development practitioners to explore key issues in the field. Held every 2 years, the conference is an excellent platform for discussing and exchanging knowledge on the use of sport to deliver key health and developmental messages. SCORE International will be hosting the next conference in Cape Town, South Africa in November 2010.
More information on key sport and development events

ICES International Exchange Seminar

As part of the International community Coach Education Systems (ICES) initiative UK Sport hosted the ICES International Exchange Seminar in London in April 2010. The seminar brought together delegates from across the international sport, sport for development and community sport sectors working in varied global locations.

The  importance of advocating for community sport education and influencing key stakeholders to invest in this sector were central themes of the exchange seminar. A shared belief in the value of the knowledge economy related to this area was highlighted with an outcome being the development of an on-going global exchange network for professionals and agencies.
 

ICES Exchange Seminar Communique [PDF, 2,657k]

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