To learn and gain knowledge about the **construction**, **use and maintainace of the sports ground** **and its equipment**, manuals and guidelines including descriptions and tools have been created by the GIZ "Sport for Development in Africa" regional project and its partners to assess these matters. ## **Sports Grounds** * [Sport For Development Knowledge Box (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-s4d-knowledge-box.pdf) * [Manual/Guideline S4DA "The Framework: Sportsgrounds with Concepts" (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-the-framework-sportsgrounds-with-concepts.pdf "[341] Download File") * [Manual S4DA "Standard Design Manual for Grassroots Sportsgrounds" (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-standard-design-manual-for-grassroots-sportsgrounds.pdf "[338] Download File") * [Manual S4DA "Maintenance and Repair Manual for Grassroots Sports Grounds" (GIZ S4DA 2017, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/giz2017-en-s4da-manual-maintenance-repair-manual-for-grassroots-sports-grounds.pdf "[84] Download File") * [Manual S4DA "Manuel de Maintenance et de Réparation" (GIZ S4DA 2018, fr)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da-2018-fr-manual-maintenance-et-reparation.pdf "[353] Download File") * [Manual/Guideline S4DA "Coaches and Instructors" (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-guideline-coaches-and-instructors.pdf "[337] Download File") * [Manual/Guideline S4DA "S4D Camps" (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-guideline-s4d-camps.pdf "[339] Download File") * [Manual/Guideline S4DA "Sports Equipment" (GIZ S4DA, 2019, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Manuale/giz-s4da2019-en-guideline-sports-equipment.pdf "[340] Download File") * [Guideline/Check List for Gender Responsive Sport Ground Standards (GIZ, 2020, en)](https://www.sport-for-development.com/imglib/downloads/Guidelines/giz2020-en-guidelines-gender-responsive-standards-sport-grounds-africa.pdf "[414] Download File") ## **Description** The **Knowledge Box** contains guidelines, tools and manuals developed by the ‘Sport for Development in Africa’ (S4DA) Regional Project and its partners. Combining learnings on capacity development for sport for development and on the construction of grassroots sports grounds from 13 African countries the Knowledge Box gives guidance how to create ‘Sports Grounds with Concepts!’. **THE FRAMEWORK - Sports Grounds with Concepts!** gives an overview of Sport for Development (S4D) and explores how to assure its sustainable implementation. The framework that is outlined in this introductory section is relevant for all following parts of the knowledge box: it shows how to link the S4D approach to the organisation to obtain sustainability – both in regards to the long term maintenance of sports infrastructure and the regular implementation of S4D-activities. **PART 1 - Sustainable Sports Infrastructure** explores the question ‘How to construct, renovate and maintain grassroots sports grounds’. First, it presents a **Standard Design Manual for Grassroots Sports Grounds**, which guides you through all key questions of constructing sports grounds and proposes an easy-to-implement and cost-efficient standard design. Second, it contains a **Maintenance and Repair Manual for Grassroots Sports Grounds**, which explains how to extend the life span of sports grounds by keeping them functional and of high quality. **PART 2 - Expanding S4D-Capacities** explores the question ‘How to train coaches and instructors, organise S4D-camps and handle sports equipment’. It contains a guideline dedicated to **S4D coaches and instructors**: their roles, their selection and their qualification. A second guideline introduces **S4D-camps** as a special format, where coaches can apply their knowledge and children and youth can experience S4D in a concentrated way during several days in a row. Finally, this part explores the purpose and handling of **sports equipment** and provides tips and tricks for practitioners. **PART 3 - Putting S4D into Practice** explores how to promote life skills through sports and gives you an idea how S4D can look like in practice. It contains sport-pedagogical manuals and drillbooks that give suggestions how to prepare and implement S4D-sessions and illustrate specific S4D-exercises.