Annual Report: 2022-2023
The Board of Directors of Sport Matters is pleased to introduce the Annual Report for the period 2022-2023. Sport Matters entered this financial year ready to take on both opportunities and challenges, with the focus on using sport as the catalyst to improve the...
Annual Report: 2020 – 2021
The Board of Directors of Sport Matters is pleased to introduce the Annual Report for the period 2020-2021. Sport Matters entered this financial year ready to take on both opportunities and challenges, with the focus on using sport as the catalyst to improve the...
#IDSDP2021 – Celebrating of the Power of Sport
From Sport Matters CEO Jackie Lauff April 6 marks International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), a dedicated day on the United Nations calendar that unites the sporting fraternity around the world in celebration of the power of sport to make a positive...
Navigating COVID-19 Impacts
Sport Matters continues to navigate a path forward through the COVID-19 pandemic as we take stock almost one year after the global coronavirus pandemic was declared. Continue reading about this story Navigating COVID-19 Impacts
Sports Research Scholarships in the Pacific
Students from across the Pacific can now access scholarships to support sport-based research in Pacific Island Countries and Territories thanks to an initiative supported by the USP Research Office and Oceania National Olympic Committees. Continue reading about this story Sports Research Scholarships in the Pacific
Measuring Impact with our new Sport Matters Scorecard
Sport Matters has developed a new Sport Matters Scorecard series to measure development effectiveness. The Sport Matters scorecard is an evidence-based tool designed to assist the Board in tracking the organisation’s progress in core policy commitments such as gender...
Protecting the Integrity of Sport in Oceania
Sport Matters joined a webinar on the Prevention of Competition Manipulation in Oceania was hosted by the Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) in December 2020 in partnership with the International Olympic Committee’s Olympic Movement Unit on the Prevention of...
USP Courses Forging A Strong Educational Pathway
The University of the South Pacific teamed up with Sport Matters to deliver the region’s first online course on Quality Physical Education in the Pacific. In November, the University of the South Pacific, in partnership with Sport Matters, delivered a four-week online...
Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities: Stories of Change from Women in Aid
In October, the Women in Aid and Development group hosted an online event, focusing on the issue of ‘Improving lives of people with disabilities in development’ which featured three guest speakers and was facilitated by Sport Matters CEO Jackie Lauff. Continue reading about this story Improving the Lives of People with Disabilities: Stories of Change from Women in Aid
New Youth Focussed Initiative for the Pacific
Sport Matters has designed a new youth-focussed initiative in partnership with UNESCO and the Ministry of Youth and Sport in Fiji. The new project is designed to help young leaders in Fiji use their voices to advocate for youth and sport and become change-makers in...