Abstract des Autors

Social impact assessments can take a myriad of forms, from being highly technical, investigative and/or reflective. The effectiveness of such a process has direct bearing on the context of application as it could in a very pragmatic way inform decision-makers about the 'prospects for positive outcomes by identifying and minimizing negative social and cultural effects'. Recognizing good practices of sport for development programmes reflects on institutional strengths and generates valuable data for reflective learning, programme design and implementation. Tapping into effective social impact assessments, this paper reflects on conceptual frameworks that could optimally influence multi-levelled and stakeholder agency. This is followed by a discussion on how a recent social impact assessment of the GIZ/YDF (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit/Youth Development through Football) programme that incorporated 16 stakeholders in ten African Countries (inclusive of in-country networks) utilized the Participatory Research Process for strategic purposes. Aus dem Text