Category Archives: HIV AIDS

Advancing the Field of Sport for Development and Peace

Thanks to my friends Sarah Hillyer (Georgetown University) and Eli Wolff (Brown University), I was able to attend the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education and Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) Symposium titled “Sport for Development and Peace: Initiatives, Challenges, and … Continue reading

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The Case for Sport and Development Programs

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) recently held a workshop led by expert practitioners from the field of sport for development. It is encouraging to see a major donor agency making strides to better understand the sport for … Continue reading

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Re-imagining Sport for Meaningful Outcomes

We recently had Lou Bergholz, Founder of Edgework Consulting speak at my graduate level course at Boston University. Lou’s company designed the Grassroots Soccer curriculum to improve HIV-AIDS education amongst Africa’s youth. In class he spoke to us about his … Continue reading

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Global Movers and Shakers

Through my background research I’ve become familiar with some of the names of the movers and shakers in the sport and social change space. I would like to briefly profile three leaders whose organizations, I believe, are making progress on … Continue reading

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