17. John Luke Chua (Malaysia) - What goes into the dark side of sport - human trafficking?
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Erika speaks to John Luke about the importance of MEL, migration and displaced populations, how sport has been used to traffic athletes, and reporting burdens in international aid.
John Luke Chua hails from Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, and is currently a MEL (Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning) practitioner in the counter-trafficking field. His academic background is in sport science and sociology. John Luke is hugely interested in the realities of migrant and displaced populations in Southeast Asia, and its social and political dimensions. He has a great belief in the potential of sport as a holistic tool for social inclusion, and is passionate about bringing sport-based interventions and development initiatives closer together. John Luke serves as the Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Network EXCO-Asia Regional Focal Point. He is also the Co-Host of the Sporting Spirit Podcast which examines current issues in sport that polarize public opinion, with a focus on its social and political dimensions.
John Luke’s LinkedIn
Erika’s LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/erikamchen
Resources:
- The Sporting Spirit Podcast Website, Instagram, Twitter
- Commonwealth Youth Sport for Development and Peace Working Group (CYSDP)
- Mission 89
- Winrock International
- International Platform on Sport and Development aka Sportanddev
- Loughborough University BSc Sport and Exercise Science
- German Sport University Cologne MA in International Sport Development and Politics
- University of Brighton
- University of Malaya
- Malaysia Tourism Board
- Rhymes with Reason
Episode Info:
- Episode recording date: August 23, 2022.
- See Erika’s LinkTree for episode transcript.
- “The Podcast Intro” by “Music_Unlimited” was retrieved from Pixabay. Licensor's Username and Licensee Username - erika_mueller.
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The views and opinions expressed by the Guests of the Inspira Podcast do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of any Agency of the United States Government, or any organization public or private.
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