- Overview
Sports is a unifying force and a catalyst for igniting the energies of individuals and groups within communities. Community sports is a mechanism that is used to capture the attention of various groups at the community level which result in bringing them together for collaborative community development efforts.
- Goal
To engender the broad participation in community sports programmes/projects as a part of the wider policy for social development.
- Mission
To empower community groups, through the various governance structures, to participate in, and ensure that they benefit from and support sustainable sports development programmes in their communities.
- Outcomes:
- Opportunities provided for exposure to rules and requirements of related sports, as well as healthy lifestyle practices through training.
- Strengthened administrative capacities of individuals and community groups, to plan, access financial resources and implement sporting activities that support the community development process.
- Stimulate the formation of new community based organization (CBO’s) and strengthening of existing community groups to participate in community development processes.
- Annual events:
The following are annual events on the Social Development Commission’s calendar,
- Parish and National Athletics Championships (March – June),
- National Community Cricket Competition (May – September)
- Capacity Building Workshops for community representatives (October – November).