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In this self-paced course, you will learn what Sport for Social Cohesion is. Sport and physical education can promote and strengthen social cohesion by providing a playground for physical activities with people from various social and cultural backgrounds. In this context, sport can also make a valuable contribution to reconciliation and intercultural learning. Using sport as a tool for social cohesion means to take active steps towards mutual understanding and experience-based learning. 

Who is this course for?

Sport for Development practitioners from around the world

What will you learn?

  • You will learn how sports can promote positive change.
  • You will explore how S4D can contribute to the SDGs.
  • You will grasp the concept of social cohesion.


How much time do you need to invest? It will take you about 30 minutes to complete the training. 

Keywords: Social Cohesion

Course certificate: Certificates of participation at the end of the training. Certificate of completion that you can access under 'MY CERTIFICATES”

Course developer: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH  in cooperation with Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln and CRISP e.V.

Course provider: Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH

Course contact: Should you have queries regarding the course, please contact simon.franke@giz.de.

Content license: CC-BY

Course Publication Date: June 6th, 2024


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