Sportanddev is a community-driven platform and the website update responds to our feedback. In a 2020 survey, 96% of respondents think a website should be rebuilt or upgraded. The remaining 4% suggest that the look and structure of the website need to be improved. Respondents also shared some clear suggestions for a new website that we learned.

Sportanddev is pleased to announce a partnership with web development company Vardot to create an updated website and better serve our community.

What changed:

– More comprehensive coverage of the role of sport in enabling development and peace, including contributions to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and other priorities. This will illustrate the value and viability of investments in sport, making the case if needed.

– Content in all six United Nations languages – to ensure that there is greater voice from under-represented actors and regions – and to bridge the gaps between policy and practice.

– Improved functionality and enhanced user experience, including the ability for interactive/two-way communication and ability to host communities of practice or forums (these could be as diverse as sport and refugees OR sport for gender equity for example).

– Increased value for investors, sponsors, registered organisations and individuals.

– A more comprehensive online mapping of the relevant networks, organisations and individuals in sport and development (filtered by outcome area/geography/sport type etc.) so that we have a clearer picture of who is doing what where, and where the gaps are.

– Research and Learning Corner: A comprehensive synthesis of research (applied and academic) in sport and development (filtered by outcome area/type of research/strength of evidence etc.) and appropriate learning resources, including online learning tools. This will again allow us to determine where research is strong and where gaps/opportunities exist.

– Improved alignment of content and features to global and other policy frameworks – to ensure that actors are working in unison and to improve coherence and coordination.