Sport has great power. It gives pleasure. It has a positive impact on the physical and mental health of children and young people. It teaches people values such as fairness, tolerance, respect and discipline. It boosts self-esteem and self-confidence, and increases people's willingness to take on responsibility. Sport teaches people how to cope with setbacks. And sport teaches life skills which help people to cope with difficult situations and to take their future into their own hands. Sport can be used in many areas of development cooperation as an educational tool. Areas where sport can be used in this way are, for instance, education, boosting health, preventing violence, trauma counselling, peace-building, good governance, social inclusion, economic development, environmental protection and gender equality. more - Background: Sport moves and educates
