The Role Of University Sports In The Promotion Of Regional Peace And Integration In East Africa
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2016Author
Ndiwa, Sangulla Luis
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Sport in peace building has arisen over recent years as peace building organizations look to new and innovative methods for introducing their programs. It includes diverse stakeholders, with grassroots insight from multilateral and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and endorsement from the United Nations. The number of such programs has increased significantly since the UN International Year of Sport for Physical Education (IYSPE) in 2005. However, this increase has not resulted in significant academic literature on the topic, prompting the questioning and analysis of sport as a vehicle for peace building.
This study will explore the contribution of sports in the promotion of regional peace and integration in East Africa. More specifically, the tools of sport and play are complementarily applied to other programs, providing opportunities for differing populations with varying interests.
Efforts to build peace exist on a myriad of levels, but the programs examined within this study are solely grassroots initiatives in East Africa, more specifically in Kenya that use sport as a method of peace building. A common aim of such programs has been to utilize the convening power of team sports, with the hope of creating friendship that change stereotypes and produce lasting positive change in the region
This study shall therefore focus on two main objectives. The first objective is an analysis on the type of sports used in the promotion of regional peace and integration in East Africa. The second objective will examine the contribution of university sports in promoting regional peace
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University Of Nairobi
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