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The Peace and Sport Image of the Year 2009

Image of the year 2009

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  In partnership with SportelMonaco and Agence France-Presse, this award was given for a photograph of the granddaughter of the German athlete Luz Long
and the granddaughter of American champion Jesse Owens, reunited at the 2009 Athletics World Championships in Berlin during the medal-giving for the
long jump.
This image perpetuates the courageous and unforgettable friendship between their grandfathers that started during the Olympic Games in 1936. It is a testimony to the immense power of sport to unite people over and above their differences and to be stronger than hatred and extremism.

 
 
Award for the Best Peace Project from an International Sports Federation

This prize recognizes excellence from an International Federation which has put its sport at the service of social action, whilst also contributing to the sport's national development.
Nominees for this category:

  • The International Cricket Council (ICC) for its "Catch the Spirit" project which promotes peace and reconciliation in areas where inter-community tension runs high in the Indian subcontinent (India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka).
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  • The International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) for its development programmes which use the values of table tennis as an instrument of integration and social stability in the disadvantaged urban areas in Afghanistan, Yemen, Jordan and Colombia.
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  • The International Powerboating Union (UIM) for its "Race for Peace" initiative aimed at bringing communities together in Northern Ireland, Southern Ireland and the United Kingdom.
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Award for the Sports Event for Peace of the Year

This prize is awarded to an event that has demonstrated its ability to effectively promote a message of peace through sport, and to sustainably work towards peace in identified communities.
Nominees for this category:

  • The African Nations Championship, organized by the Confederation of African Football in Cote d’Ivoire to identify upcoming rising African stars.
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  • The Futsal Cup, organized by the International Council of Military Sport (CISM) and FIFA to initiate dialogue between the armed forces from all six countries of the former Yugoslavia.
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  • The Marathon for Peace in Kinshasa, co-organized by the Congolese National Olympic Committee and the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUC) to promote disarmament in the region.
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  • Laikipia Highlands Games in Kenya, organized by the Gallmann Memorial Foundation and the Great Rift Valley Trust to ease interethnic tension and encourage young athletes in Kenya.
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Award for the Sports Non-Governmental Organization for Peace of the Year

This award is given to an NGO which has demonstrated real expertise in its use of sport as a tool for peace education. Nominees for this category:

  • Skateistan, Afghan skate school focusing on education, gender equality and cross-cultural understanding in Afghanistan.
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  • Turikumwe, a project led in cooperation with the International Judo Federation and the Olympic Solidarity, to integrate street children, expand the practice of judo amongst women and promote the integration of disabled people in Burundi through judo.
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  • Play Soccer, which uses football to promote tolerance, sharing, loyalty and respect in Cameroon, Ghana, Malawi, Senegal, South Africa and Zambia.
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Award for the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Initiative of the Year

This new category was created to reward an international corporation which has particularly demonstrated citizenship by using sport as a tool for peace education. Nominees for this category:

  • Barclays, for its community program "Spaces for Sports" which aims to revitalize disadvantaged communities around the world, including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Spain, the United States and Zambia.
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  • Puma, for its continued support of the International Day of Peace and the "Peace One Day" initiative.
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  • Ferrero, for its "Kinder + Sport" which promotes healthy and balanced lifestyles in Europe, in partnership with International and National Sports Federations and National Olympic Committees.
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