Sport and Active Living (with Elena Mercedes)

Elena Mercedes is a former member of the Women’s Saber National Fencing Team of Guatemala. She holds a Master’s degree in Sports Management and a Bachelor’s in International Relations. Her goal is to generate transformative change in and through sports to accomplish both social and economic development goals in Latin America. Through the project, the aim is to improve access to sports/physical activities in local communities by implementing socially responsible initiatives that:  1. Increase the opportunities for physical activity participation for least active groups (such as girls, women, older adults, rural and indigenous communities, and vulnerable or marginalized populations)  2. Facilitate access to safe, regular, and affordable or free sports physical activities in public spaces  3. Raise knowledge and awareness about the benefits of applying socially responsible principles in sports events/activities in Latin America.   Links:   Elane Mercedes: https://olympics.com/ioc/sport-and-active-society/young-leaders/elena-mercedes-haro-lima   TfL Press Release - New TfL data shows continued boom in walking and cycling, with almost twice as many now living near a high-quality cycle route: https://tfl-newsroom.prgloo.com/news/tfl-press-release-new-tfl-data-shows-continued-boominwalking-and-cycling-with-almost-twice-asmany-now-living-near-a-high-quality-cycle-route   Commuting 2021 Canadian Census: https://www.statcan.gc.ca/en/census/census-engagement/community-supporter/commuting   Has the COVID-19 Pandemic Changed Commuting Habits for Good? https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quotidien/221130/dq221130c-eng.htm?utm_source=cst&utm_medium=smo&utm_campaign=statcan-2021census-diss-commuting-en   Bixi: https://twitter.com/BIXImontreal/status/1595873032630943748   More Victorians are cycling, walking to work: https://www.capitaldaily.ca/news/more-victorians-cycling-walking-to-work-census-data ----   Please subscribe to the Sports for Social Impact Podcast wherever you get your podcast! Leave us a review and a 5 star rating to help bring others in the world of sports into the conversation!   Send us an email at [email protected]  Follow us on Twitter and Instagram (@SportsSocImpact)   Visit our website at https://www.sportsforsocialimpact.com/