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The Peace and Sport International Forum 2012
- Passing the Flag
One Champion, one Project
- Overview
- Alexandra Kosteniuk
- Peter Karlsson
- Gregory Vallarino
One Champion, One Project
With the "One Champion, One Project" initiative we offer great athletes the opportunity to go beyond the simple role of spokesperson. "One Champion, One Project" enables them to become actors for change by concretely investing in a specific tangible project that they themselves have chosen.
Chess for leadership and creativity
Ping Pong Paix
Ju Jitsu por la paz
Chess for Leadership and Creativity
The project, scheduled to last at least 3 years, aims to foster creativity and leadership in young Arab women (notably Palestinian) through the structured and supervised game of chess.
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Ping Pong Paix
This project enables members of four youth centres (Gihanga and Gitega in Burundi, and Luvungi and Bwegera in the Democratic Republic of Congo) to play table tennis at least twice a week in a structured and supervised environment.
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Ju-Jitsu por la Paz
"Ju-Jitsu por la Paz" is a joint project conducted by the National Colombian Federation of Ju-Jitsu in collaboration with the NGO Colombianitos and support from Peace and Sport and JJIF. Its purpose is to enable vulnerable young 8-12 year-olds from the "Ciudad Bolivar" to regularly practice Ju-Jitsu in a structured and supervised environment and thus learn the values of respect, discipline and personal development which this sport propagates.
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The President
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Joël Bouzou,
Peace and Sport President and Founder
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Peace through Sport: when myth becomes reality
Locally-Based Projects
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