![](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/icons/farben/E-WEB-Goal-03.png "SDG 3" =150x150) > #### **Ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for all at all ages** *“Through sport, individuals can adopt active lifestyles that enhance well-being, health and prevent diseases, particularly non-communicable diseases. Sport can be a successful tool for health education and awareness raising towards healthy lives, especially among hard-to-reach or vulnerable individuals and communities such as refugees.” (UNOSDP)* The potential contribution of sport to ensure ‘**good health and well-being**’: * Providing health benefits in general (e.g. reduced risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes and cancer; control and prevention of obesity) * Improving mental health and well-being * Effecting a positive child and adolescent development * Raising awareness in terms of ‘health messages’ \ Potential contributions to SDG3 can be put into practice with the following S4D Activities: **SDG 3** * [S4D Activity SDG 3 "Healthy Living" (GIZ-DSHS, 2021, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/S4D%20Activities/SDG%203/giz-dshs2021-sdg3-s4d-activity-healthy-living.pdf 'S4D Activity SDG 3 "Healthy Living"') * [S4D Activity SDG 3/6 "Virus Chain" (GIZ-DSHS, 2021, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/S4D%20Activities/giz-dshs2021-sdg3_6-s4d-activity-the-virus-chain.pdf "[491] Download File") * [S4D Activity SDG 3 "Moonball" (GIZ-DSHS, 2021, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/S4D%20Activities/SDG%203/giz-dshs2021-sdg3-s4d-activity-moonball.pdf "[495] Download File") * [S4D Activity SDG 3 "Pick the Fruits" (GIZ-DSHS, 2021, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/S4D%20Activities/SDG%203/giz-dshs2021-sdg3-s4d-activity-pick-the-fruits.pdf "[496] Download File")