Maximising positive impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup
This is part of the Toolkit Sport for Development developed by the National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development (NCDO) in the Netherlands. It reports on the International Symposium on the Impact of Mega Sports Events on Developmental Goals held in Stellenbosch, South Africa in March 2008 in preparation for the African Football World Cup in 2010. Its main objective was "to highlight socio-economic, health, and community development impacts of Mega Sports Events that will occur regardless any deliberate planning and to suggest strategies that will maximize the potential benefits and minimize negative effects".
As well as a 40 page document outlining the results of the symposium, entitled An African Football World Cup, at last!, the website contains presentations and papers from the symposium and links to further full-text resources. Papers are downloadable either as PDF files or as Word documents.
http://www.toolkitsportdevelopment.org/mega-events/
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