Sport is increasingly being recognized for the contribution it can make to the Millennium Development Goals and the response to the HIV / AIDS pandemic. This recognition of the value of sport led to the instigation of a number of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in INDIA , and in other parts of world, that deliver combined programmes of sport and life skills education that contribute to the b
roader efforts of civil society organisations to address HIV / AIDS. The purpose of this research are to examine the nature of partnership relations that included NGOs using sport as a tool for HIV / AIDS prevention in INDIA. Precise objectives of the research were:
To examine the relationships between sport-for-development NGOs, national and international agencies involved in addressing HIV / AIDS. To examine the relationships amongst sport-for-development NGOs themselves and between these organisations and other health-based NGOs. To identify factors that support or constrain partnership working among sport-for-development NGOs and other agencies involved in addressing HIV / AIDS. To investigate the contribution of sport-for-development NGOs to partnerships aimed at enhancing co-ordination of HIV / AIDS policy and delivery.
