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Osaka Human Sciences. 2018, 4, p. 85-101

The development strategies of “sport and poverty” related organizations

Okada, Chiaki

Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

English

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2018-03

The Homeless World Cup (HWC) is an annual international event in which only homeless people can participate. In July 2016 at Glasgow, Scotland, the 15th tournament was held for one week, and over 500 men/women players from 51 countries played matches, and approximately 80,000 enthusiastic spectators braved the sometimes grey Scottish weather to attend the tournament (Official home page of the homeless world cup, 2016). All the players were sent by their National Partners after selection in each country. These National Partners conduct unique activities based on their philosophies, methods and organizational structures to reduce homelessness and to combat issues related to poverty. Needless to say, the causes and the aspects of poverty vary according to the country and area. The National Partners have much experience at the grassroots level, and adopt futsal as part of their programme. In this research, I aim to verify the dynamic progressions of National Partners in 6 countries; Japan, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, South Korea, Hong Kong and Mexico. Much effort has to be made to participate in HWC, including both the development of their own activities and those of futsal. Some common characteristics of their progressions have emerged in my research; 1) expansion of beneficiaries, 2) positive creation of new partnerships, and 3) contents development of their activities apart from HWC itself. Although these National Partners move at their own pace and direction of development, wider collaboration with various sectors and close communication with some grass root organizations are one of the most important factors. Giulianotti (2011) noted “new partnerships may also be developed between mainstream NGOs, community-based organizations and new social movements”. Dynamic progressions of these National Partners have common features, and verifying their changes may have significant meaning to find the way to combat poverty issues through sport.

10.18910/68281

68281

The development strategies of “sport and poverty” related organizations

Okada, Chiaki

Graduate School of Human Sciences, Osaka University

English

2018-03

Osaka Human Sciences

4

85

101

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/68281

10.18910/68281

https://doi.org/10.18910/68281