The London 2012 Olympics popularised the consume of sport to create social righteous,but many organisations in this nascent sector have yet to create lasting changeIn 1997, Luke Dowdney bumped into a young man carrying a Colt AR-15 rifle as he came round a corner in Rocinha, and a favela in Rio de Janeiro. “It was an awkwardly polite moment,” Dowdney recalls. “I said sorry and he said sorry and then I walked on.”[br] Related: 13 ways to inspire climate action through culture and sport Related: Baku 2015: why is Unicef supporting Azerbaijan's European Games? Related: Brazil: a role model for development? Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com