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Welcome to our Country Collection!

From 2012 to 2025, German development cooperation implemented Sport for Development (S4D) projects and programmes in numerous countries across the globe, working closely with a wide range of local and international partner organisations. Over time, a wealth of S4D knowledge and resources has been developed — adapted to different countries, languages, sports codes, and thematic priorities. We are happy to make this valuable expertise available to you.

 

COUNTRY OVERVIEW

The ongoing conflicts in the Palestinian Territories have a negative impact on the education system and economic development of the region. Half of the population lives in poverty and youth unemployment is very high at 40%. Lack of educational opportunities and lack of information about the labour market complicate the job entry for the young people.

Therefore, previous projects have focussed on sustainable economic development and employment promotion. Through activities in the field of S4D, socially disadvantaged young people were able to develop important personal and work-related competences. Additionally, these activities were able to provide targeted career guidance to marginalised young people who would otherwise be difficult to reach. One approach involved providing information on career options at sports events, including hands-on opportunities to try out various manual tasks. Sport was also integrated into career guidance days and vocational education programmes. These initiatives led to increased levels of acceptance and greater interest in vocational education among young people. Through S4D activities, coaches and sports science graduates were been able to impart key skills through the medium of sport. The implemented sport activities helped young people in the past to recognise the value of competences that forge successful careers, a sense of responsibility or the ability to work in a team. Training in non-violent ways of resolving conflict also played a significant role.

The sport-pedagogical qualification of coaches and teachers was the main component of a number of advanced education and training programmes in the field of S4D ("Capacity Development on Individual Level"). In the Palestinian Territories, coaches and teachers were further educated as part of the approach “Sport for Vocational Education and Employability”. Below you will find documents from the Palestinian Territories which give you some insight into the content of previous workshops and discussions.

We invite you to have a look at the following teaching and learning materials, which were created by the German Development Cooperation (GIZ) on behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and our partner organizations in the Palestinian Territories. 

Here you will find a real-life example of past events focussing on “Sport for Vocational Education and Employability”, developed and implemented in the Palestinian Territories. 

Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) is an essential part of any S4D programme and all activities on the ground. The M&E tools below have been developed in cooperation with the German Sport University Cologne (DSHS). They were applied in different working contexts in the Palestinian Territories. If you are interested in M&E, this S4D Resource Toolkit offers you additional comprehensive information about M&E in the field of S4D.

If you want to have more detailed and/or further information about S4D in the country, please have a look at the following publications.