

Rise Global delivers Swaziland National Sports Council Sustainability Strategy
Rise Global was recently appointed by the Swaziland National Sports Council to aid in the development and delivery of a sustainability strategy for Asidlale, a national program aimed at community sport, health, education and empowerment. The development of the strategy included numerous site visits and meetings with local community sports leaders, participants and management as well as extensive deliberation with international experts. Care was taken to ensure that the strate


Sport: A New Engine of Development?
In an era when traditional engines - or suppliers - of development are being increasingly criticized, sport is being seen by some as a vehicle that can reach communities with messages in a way that politicians, multilateral agencies and NGOs cannot. The list of development-through-sport initiatives is impressive, spanning many aspects of international development, from national development strategies to HIV/AIDS awareness. Those that favour the use of sport in such a manner a