Africa Summit - Sports, Health and Well-being - Morning Session

2024-11-04

For the second day of the Africa Summit, we address the strategic theme area of Sports, Health and Wellbeing. This session is opened by Pro Vice Chancellor for Sport, Professor Jo Maher. We then have a keynote speech titled "The power of sports in shaping societies & community resilience – Lessons from the African continent", delivered by IAS Visiting Fellow Dr Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha, Advisor for Sport, Development and Peace at The Commonwealth Secretariat. Following this Dr S...

For the second day of the Africa Summit, we address the strategic theme area of Sports, Health and Wellbeing. This session is opened by Pro Vice Chancellor for Sport, Professor Jo Maher.

We then have a keynote speech titled "The power of sports in shaping societies & community resilience – Lessons from the African continent", delivered by IAS Visiting Fellow Dr Lin Cherurbai Sambili-Gicheha, Advisor for Sport, Development and Peace at The Commonwealth Secretariat.

Following this Dr Sambili-Gicheha will join a panel discussion, titled "Integrating sports with national health programs—Examining policy, sustainable sports facility infrastructure, and community impact. " chaired by Professor Richard Giulianotti (SSEHS). John Olaleye from Leicester City Football Club and Dr Janneth Mghamba from The Commonwealth Secretariat also join the panel as guest speakers.

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