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Explore various resources, toolkits and guidelines from our Expert Contributor Network and partners worldwide.

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Contributor Resources

The GO collates resources, toolkits and guidelines from a range of Governments, NGOs, partners and service providers.

The resources are updated on a semi-regular basis and we are always looking to share new resources with our network and on our website.

If you have a resource you would like us to share please contact us at info@genderequalitysport.org

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#HerStory initiative

Publisher: Changing the Narrative

#HerStory is dedicated to celebrating game-changers across the sport industry who are committed to driving positive change. The campaign aims to amplify the stories and perspectives of women working in sport around the world. The  goal is to challenge stereotypes, increase representation, and celebrate the achievements of women in sport worldwide.

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A global speaker directory of women thought leaders in sport.

Publisher: COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY

 Aiming to diversify speakers and thought leaders in sport, COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY together with Stockholm School of Economics Center for Sports Business have launched a comprehensive, searchable directory of female sports experts worldwide. The initiative seeks to increase the representation of women in panels, conferences, and media.

Learn more about COLLECTIVE VISIBILITY

Safe Sport Storyline Newsletter

Publisher: Safe Sport Storyline

Safe Sport Storyline is a weekly newsletter featuring commentary, articles, information, news, and links to resources on safeguarding in sport.

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Toolkits & Guidlines

Tackling Abuse in Sport the Right Way: New Guidance on Establishing Effective Safe Sport Entities

Publisher: The Sport & Rights Alliance

A concise guide on the key principles and essential functions of entities established to address and remedy the scourge of abuse in sport. Developed together with The Army of Survivors and the Sport & Rights Alliance, the guide provides sports bodies, governments, player associations, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders with a clear benchmark to ensure safe sport entities are able to prevent, investigate and respond to abuse in a manner that protects the safety, humanity, dignity and voice of impacted athletes.
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We Have to Empower Each Other: Consultation With Survivors of Abuse in Sport

Publisher: The Sport & Rights Alliance

Result of Focus group research and trauma-informed interviews with over 25 athlete survivors and representatives of survivor-led organizations. The study took an intersectional and transversal approach to gather perspectives from the most diverse and representative group of individuals possible, resulting in 10 of the 25 total participants hailing from countries in the global majority, including from Afghanistan, Argentina, Brazil, Iran, Kenya, Mali and South Africa, with the other 15 coming from Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, United Kingdom and the United States.
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Roadmap to Remedy: Effective responses to abuse in sport

Publisher: Center for Sport and Human Rights 

A series of knowledge, recommendations, and practical tools for sport bodies and Affected Persons and their representatives to raise the standard of access to remedy for abuse cases in sport.
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Safeguarding in Sport and Sport for Development Contexts in Africa

Publisher: African Union Sports Council and GIZ

A handbook for practitioners and policy makers in Africa focused on the sport for development context. This resource is available in English, French, and Arabic.
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Tackling violence against women and girls in sport: a handbook for policy makers and sports practitioners

Publisher:UNESCO and UN Women

This handbook is addressed primarily to policy makers and sports practitioners, as well as sports journalists and civil society organizations who wantto do more to ensure that women and girls across all social groups can practice sports safely. It includes statistics, guidance, and casestudies of policy and practice action from around the world.
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Safe and Inclusive Sport: Preventing gender-based violence through sport.

Publisher: Sport and Recreation Victoria, Australia

The Victorian Government’s Safe and Inclusive Sport: Preventing Gender-Based Violence Guide provides 10 guiding principles, case studies and practical tools to support organisations to work together to develop and implement prevention of gender-based violence projects in community sport settings.

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Training and Education

Course: iProtect Safeguarding

Course By: Safe Sport International

Safeguarding courses for individuals and clubs
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Course: FIFA Guardians Safeguarding in Football

Course By: FIFA Guardians and Open University

The course facilitates knowledge to contribute to creating a safe and supportive environment for everybody in football, especially children. It is available in English, Spanish, and French.
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Course: IOC Safeguarding Officer Course

Course By: IOC and Sport Oracle

The course is aimed at those who have been appointed or will be appointed as safeguarding officers; serve as the focal point for safeguarding issues; or work in the field of sport integrity, for national or international sports organisations, particularly National Olympic Committees (NOCs), International Federations (IFs) and National Federations (NFs).
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Course: Safer Play

Course By: Common Goal and UEFA Foundation for Children

The course address the specifics of sports for development from a variety of perspectives and roles that surround vulnerable people. This e-course will take you on a learning journey to recognise, reflect and act upon identifying risks of harm, different types of harm, such as physical, sexual, emotional abuse, and neglect on site or online, and building inclusive spaces. Available in English, Spanish, and French.
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Menstrual Health Resources

Power to Play Period: Sport + Menstrual Health Education

Power to Play.’s  mission is to create supportive, inclusive education on menstrual health in sport and physical education by providing lessons, seminars and resources for coaches, teachers and leaders in sport.

 

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