Develop your skills through sport

Sport is not only good for your physical and mental health, it also teaches values and skills that help girls and boys to develop and respect each other.

Sporting activities that help build life skills are called “sport for development”.

Personal skills are, for example, your confidence in yourself and your abilities, your creativity or your motivation. Social skills are linked to living in society, such as respect for others, communication and empathy.

Methodological skills enable you to obtain information, organise things and apply your knowledge.

Sport is particularly well suited to empowering girls and women and ensuring that their rights are respected.

Text proposed by Sport for Development in Africa.

The “Sport for Development in Africa” (S4DA) project run by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit) uses the educational potential of sport to help achieve sustainable development goals. The project is commissioned by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).