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Sport as a Tool to Solve Community Issues in Poverty-stricken Areas in Zimbabwe
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- Title: Sport as a Tool to Solve Community Issues in Poverty-stricken Areas in Zimbabwe: The Homeless World Cup
- Author(s): Chiaki Okada, Morris Banda
- Publisher: Common Ground Research Networks
- Collection: Common Ground Research Networks
- Series: Sport & Society
- Journal Title: The International Journal of Sport and Society
- Keywords: Homeless World Cup, Poverty Reduction, Zimbabwe
- Volume: 9
- Issue: 1
- Date: March 05, 2018
- ISSN: 2152-7857 (Print)
- ISSN: 2152-7865 (Online)
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.18848/2152-7857/CGP/v09i01/39-49
- Citation: Okada, Chiaki, and Morris Banda. 2018. "Sport as a Tool to Solve Community Issues in Poverty-stricken Areas in Zimbabwe: The Homeless World Cup." The International Journal of Sport and Society 9 (1): 39-49. doi:10.18848/2152-7857/CGP/v09i01/39-49.
- Extent: 11 pages
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Abstract
The Homeless World Cup is an annual event for homeless people. Almost 600 homeless players sent by national partners from over 60 countries participate. These national partners are currently conducting daily activities in 420 venues worldwide. YASD (Young Achievement Sports for Development) is a Zimbabwean organization, aiming to support disadvantaged and impoverished children and youth in the Hatcliffe suburb of Harare, Zimbabwe. We conducted semi-structured interviews with twelve YASD-related persons and found that the main significance of YASD activities has been changing. The main aim of YASD was to help people forget the stark realities of their lives, to bond with people in their small communities, and to create opportunities for people to build self-confidence. The changes show the difficulties in the operation of sport-related programmes and the potential of sport as a tool for community development.
