Sports for development and Actions of civil society organizations:

The case of love. Futbol, its approach and its community integration processes for sustainability

Abstract

Sport for Development emerged at the dawn of the 21st century as a fundamental tool for generating social cohesion. International organizations, scholar researchers and other public actors have taken initiatives to coordinate efforts in harmonizing guidelines around the advantages offered by non-competitive sport. At the other end of the spectrum, NGOs work closely with vulnerable populations, using sport as a transformative means to promote inclusion, public health, and a culture of peace. The NGO love.fútbol is presented as a case study with a community-driven methodology for the transformation of their public sports spaces, articulating the use of local knowledge and training so that the community manages the sustainability of its sports space. Its analysis is presented as an example of the work of NGOs in the social movement of Sport for Development.