A.G.S.E.P., Sri Lanka

Schulenkorf, N

A.G.S.E.P., Sri Lanka

Schulenkorf, N

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Publisher:: BEST Education Network
Publication Type:: Chapter
Citation:: Innovations for Sustainable Tourism: International Case Studies, 2008, 1, pp. 85 - 94
Issue Date:: 2008-01

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dc.contributor.author	Schulenkorf, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7235-5340	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Carlsen, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Liburd, J	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Edwards, D	en_US
dc.contributor.editor	Forde, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2008-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Innovations for Sustainable Tourism: International Case Studies, 2008, 1, pp. 85 - 94	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	978-0-9803860-3-5	en_US
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dc.description.abstract	The Asian German Sports Exchange Programme (A.G.S.E.P.) is an NGO, which has been conducting sport events and international exchanges between Sri Lankan and European sport teams since 1989. The organisation is based in Marawila, in rural western Sri Lanka, and was founded by the current CEO of the programme, Dr. Dietmar Döring, who at that time was the national coach of the table tennis team. Dr. Döring saw an opportunity to use sport events as an avenue to enhance tourism and the relationships between estranged ethnic communities in Sri Lanka. The philosophy of A.G.S.E.P. is that sport is an ideal way of connecting people and transcending social, cultural, ethnic and religious cleavages. Sport provides a neutral platform for all participants, who are able to experience and learn from each other in a playful and open atmosphere	en_US
dc.publisher	BEST Education Network	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Innovations for Sustainable Tourism: International Case Studies	en_US
dc.title	A.G.S.E.P., Sri Lanka	en_US
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Abstract:

The Asian German Sports Exchange Programme (A.G.S.E.P.) is an NGO, which has been conducting sport events and international exchanges between Sri Lankan and European sport teams since 1989. The organisation is based in Marawila, in rural western Sri Lanka, and was founded by the current CEO of the programme, Dr. Dietmar Döring, who at that time was the national coach of the table tennis team. Dr. Döring saw an opportunity to use sport events as an avenue to enhance tourism and the relationships between estranged ethnic communities in Sri Lanka. The philosophy of A.G.S.E.P. is that sport is an ideal way of connecting people and transcending social, cultural, ethnic and religious cleavages. Sport provides a neutral platform for all participants, who are able to experience and learn from each other in a playful and open atmosphere

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