1. A PRESENTATION BY Mallam Al-Hassan Yakmut Member, Commonwealth Advisory Board on Sports ON THE 6 TH DAY OF APRIL, 2016 AT THE STUDENT RESOURCE CENTRE UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN TO MARK THE INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE (IDSDP)

2.  BACKGROUND United Nations Office on Sport for Development & Peace. Good Policy Direction. Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development & Peace Working Group. Harnessing the Power of Sport for Development & Peace. The International Day of Sport for Development & Peace.

3. YOUTH SPORT CHARTER “ Young People Should be Central to all levels of Decision Making in Order to Maximise the Contribution of Sport to Youth Empowerment and Development” Glasgow 12 th – 13 th August, 2013.

4. Five (5) Benefits of Sports (Felisa Billet)  Positive Attitudes  Mentorship  Dealing with Pressure  Teamwork  Playing by the Rules Other Benefits  Improve mental health  Healthy lifestyle & wellbeing  Mass Youth Engagement  Crime Prevention

5. Consensus Dispute Resolution Compromise and Collaboration Socialisation Recreation Interpersonal Skills Specialization Strong Teamwork Excellence, Commitment, Discipline Leadership Winning Responsibility

6. Sports in a Developmental Context - (Nicholas L. Holt, 2008) Opportunity to Experience Organised Activities - (Larson, 2000) Most Popular Activity Engaged with by the Youth - (Larson and Verma, 1999) Popular 5 C’s in PYD Programmes - Competence - Confidence - Caring/Compassion - Character and Connection

7. UNDP Population Distribution (2013) - 62% of its population below 24 years. - while 42% is below 15 years. Implied Critical Success Factors - Equipment – Facilities - Coaches and Instructors – Programmes - Apparels - Sustainable Management and Policy/Legislation.

8. SUMMARY Sports (Formal & Informal) Have the following values:  Physiological Values to Society  Sociological 1. Mass Youth Engagement  Biological 2. Constructive Recreation  Psychological Trauma Management 3. Dispute Resolution 4. Sustainable Peace 5. Diversity Management 6. Crime Prevention 7. Human Capital Development

9. Conclusion  Positive Youth Development in Nigeria  Focus on Youth Sport Programmes  Upgrade of Schools Sports Facilities  Community Sports  Apparel & Equipment  Funding – 3 Tiers of Government  Private Sector Support  Nigeria is an unexplored & unexploited gold-mine for Sports & Peace Development.  NUGA, NAPUGA, NSSF should be effectively utilize for Peace.

10. REFERENCES  Coakley, J. (2007) Sports In Society: Issues & Controversies (9 th Ed.) New York: McGrawHill.  Common Wealth Report 2008. Harnessing the Power of Sports for Peace and development 2008.  Common Wealth Youth Sport Charter, 2013.  Larson, R., & Verma, S. (1999) How Children and Adolescents Spend Time Across Cultural Settings of the World: Work, Play and Developmental Oppurtunities’, Psychological Bulleting, 125: 701 – 736.  Larson, R. W. (2000) Toward a Psychology of Positive Youth Development’, American Psychologist, 55: 170 – 183.

11. Thank you for your attention Email Contact alyakmut@yahoo.com