Sport is a valuable development tool that, when effectively delivered, can be a powerful force for change. Sports’ universal appeal therefore makes it an ideal vehicle to respect, protect and fulfil human rights.
There is however a disconnect between grassroots sport and human rights, and this is the policy/practice gap that TRUST aims to fill. TRUST connects human rights with sport, physical activity and play, supporting ‘Sport as it Should Be’, and current policy underpins TRUSTs development and approach.
The TRUST rights-based approach uses sport to cultivate or elevate humanity through building values that contribute to a democratic and inclusive culture.
Sport means different things to different people. Here sport captures everything you may consider sport to be, from playground to podium, from school to screen, from competition to community physical activity and recreation.
Our Tagline expresses our Mission – to deliver Sport As It Should Be. At all levels, SPORT SHOULD BE FUN, FAIR, SAFE, CLEAN, EQUITABLE and ACCESSIBLE to all. Sport has a responsibility to operate to the highest standards of governance and integrity.
Current Practice needs to reorient to a TRUST approach to ensure sport is … as it should be.
— About
Sport as it Should Be!
TRUST promotes ‘sport as it should be’. TRUST was funded through the Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation (DISCO) program of the European Union and Council of Europe. It consists of as a training module, for use in schools, colleges, clubs, and the wider community, providing resources for teaching human rights in and through sport and embracing a human rights approach to sport education.
In our ‘Online Course’ and ‘Audio Visual Library’ tabs, you will find theoretical and practical resources that will help foster effective rights-based Sport Education.
Who we are
- UNESCO Chair “Transforming the Lives of People with Disabilities, their Families and Communities, Through Physical Education, Sport, Recreation and Fitness” Munster Technological University
- Gaelic Athletic Association
- National Olympic Committee of Portugal
- Refugee Team
— Online Coach
Get with the Program
This online course introduces learners to key concepts on human rights education through sports.
The course content is divided into two modules: Human Rights in and through Sport, and Putting Human Rights Theory into Sports Practice. Within each module, there are also three separate units:
The Moving Picture
Along with the two TRUST Education modules, awareness-raising and educational Audio-Visual materials introduce the TRUST project and highlight key topics. We encourage you to make use of these materials for your own learning, but also to spread awareness on any or all of the topics covered.These videos will introduce some of the core TRUST concepts, offering testimonials from Users of the modules.
- Human Rights and Sports: TRUST ethos and resources
- Sport and Human Rights – intersectionality
- Sport and Human Rights – policy
- Sport and Human Rights duty
- User Testimonials
- Rightsholder Group Testimonials
Through the following infographics, key information on many concepts and ideas covered within the modules is gathered in a clear and accessible format for easy learning and dissemination.
- Sport and Human Rights and the SDGs
- Human Rights education and sport
- Safeguarding in sport
- Sport and wellbeing
- Sport and refugees and asylum seekers
- Sport and disability
- Sport and gender
- Sport and race/ ethnicity
- The Olympic Movement and Human Rights
- Sport and integrity
- Socialising sport and Human Right
