Sport for Development (S4D) strengthens the capacities of governmental and non-governmental organisations, as well as regional and national stakeholders, to foster youth development and social cohesion in the Western Balkans.

In Kosovo, international expertise supported the development of a new sports law. Additionally, the State Strategy for Youth (2024-2032) and its action plan recognize sport’s role in building youth’s personal and professional skills. Aligning with these priorities, the programme, in collaboration with the Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport, the Employment Agency, and several municipalities, implemented the ‘Fit4Life’ Summer Schools, equipping young people with employability skills through sport.

The programme also promotes regional cooperation and reconciliation through joint initiatives with the Regional Youth Cooperation Office (RYCO). 

Furthermore, the S4D Youth Ambassadors Programme empowers young leaders to advocate for gender equality and social change while also developing youth employability skills through sport-based learning.

Through these efforts, S4D continues to drive positive change, strengthen communities, and foster a more connected region.

The sport-pedagogical qualification of coaches and teachers is the main component of our advanced education and training programmes in the field of S4D ("Capacity Development on Individual Level"). Below you will find workshop documents from Kosovo which give you some insight into workshop contents and discussions.

We invite you to have a look at the following teaching and learning material, which was created with our partner organizations in the Western Balkan. You will find a more detailed description about the materials in our collection S4D Tools for your Practice/Teaching and Learning Materials.

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

The local sport for development nets (L-S4D-Nets) approach in the Western Balkan region is described in an interactive roadmap. The aim of this publication is to present the approach and to capture the main learnings. The roadmap also serves as a practical and hands on working aid that supports other sport for development programmes in shaping their own local networking activities.
Roadmap