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An African football World Cup at last! : but what will be the effects? : maximising positive impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup : results of the international symposium on the impact of mega sports events on developmental goals, 5th-7th of March 2008 Stellenbosch, South Africa


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Abstract: This publication reports on the results of the International Symposium on the Impact of Mega Sports Events on Development Goals which was held from 5 to 7 March 2008 in Stellenbosch, South Africa. The main objective of the conference was to unlock the potential of the 2010 FIFA World Cup ™ to support social and economic development in South Africa and the revival of the wider African continent. The conference focussed on three main questions: 1) What will the socio-economic impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ be and will the poor benefit?, 2) Will the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ strengthen local community sport and more specifically football structures?, and 3) Is 2010 FIFA World Cup™ a vehicle for societal change in the area of health?
Note: Contrib.: Prof. van den Auweele, Drs. van Eekeren, B. Meulders, Prof. van Reusel, Prof. Travill, Prof. Malcolm. Photography: R. Andrews, H. van Kampen
Authors: Kampen, H. van
Series Title: NCDO Publication Series Sport & Development
Country: South Africa
Category: Practice
Serial number: 1
Keywords: economic development , health , poverty , social development , sports
Language: eng
Organization: NCDO - National Committee for International Cooperation and Sustainable Development
PAGE: 32
Place: NCDO
Publisher: Amsterdam
Year: 2008
Region: Africa , Southern Africa
Right: © 2008 NCDO
Subject: Social and Political Change
Title: An African football World Cup at last! : but what will be the effects? : maximising positive impact of the 2010 FIFA World Cup : results of the international symposium on the impact of mega sports events on developmental goals, 5th-7th of March 2008 Stellenbosch, South Africa