(L-R) Janine Thornhill and Tikwiza Silubonde, CYSDP members On August 4, 2016, Sports Ministers from across the Commonwealth came together for the 8th Commonwealth Sports Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss the contribution sport can make to the new global development agenda, with special emphasis on promoting healthy lives and well-being for …
The Role of CYSDP and Young People in Strengthening Commonwealth Cooperation in Sport Read More »
The Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP) has grown tremendously within the past year, adding a number of new team members from across the multicultural Commonwealth. While you may be aware of the CYSDP’s mission and vision, it’s important to know who our members are. Every month we’ll introduce a CYSDP member …
Janine Thornhill of Trinidad and Tobago has been elected Chair of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP). She will lead the group as it works to provide a voice for young people in the Commonwealth in matters of sport for development and peace (SDP). Thornhill, who has served as a …
Commonwealth Youth Sport Group chaired by Trinidad and Tobago national Read More »
The Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP) has grown tremendously within the past year, adding a number of new team members from across the multicultural Commonwealth. While you may be aware of the CYSDP’s mission and vision, it’s important to know who our members are. Every month we’ll introduce a CYSDP member …
John Oluwadero, the Africa Regional Representative of the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP), recently completed the residential fellowship component of President Obama’s Young African Leadership Initiative (YALI) West Africa at the Administrative Staff College of Nigeria (ASCON) in Lagos from September to October 2016. YALI was launched by President Obama as a …
CYSDP co-hosts Eagles Championship Project in West Africa Read More »
By Janine Thornhill, CYSDP Chair About 2 million adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 worldwide are living with HIV. This accounts for about 5 percent of all people living with HIV . As the global community commemorates World Aids Day 2016, the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace (CYSDP) working group joins …
Tackling youth HIV/AIDS epidemic through Sport and Physical Activity Read More »
The Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP) has grown tremendously within the past year, adding a number of new team members from across the multicultural Commonwealth. While you may be aware of the CYSDP’s mission and vision, it’s important to know who our members are. Every month we’ll introduce a CYSDP member …
As 2019 gears up, there is so much to look forward to in the sport for development space as we reflect on some of the highlights in 2018. In October, The United Nations Human Rights (UNHR) Social Forum in Geneva initiated discussions that have set the tone for sport for development for 2019. This was …
Earlier this month International Day of Sports for Development and Peace was celebrated and Alvin Ma, a Commonwealth Correspondent from Canada shares highlights of his meeting United Nations on sports and the sustainable Development Goals (SDGS). I was in New York recently to attend an event at the United Nations Headquarters regarding sport and the …
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