Haiti-Dominican Republic Peace and Friendship Games
The 4th edition of the games were held end of November 2011. They had not taken place since the disaster of 12 January 2010.
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In Haiti, we work with the Haitian Olympic Committee to provide socio‐educational sporting activities and psychosocial support to young survivors of the earthquake.
Launched in 2007 in 4 municipalities with 50 schools, the program has two objectives: - To introduce sports activities into schools - To educate children on social welfare issues specific to Haiti
In 4 years the program has grown to involve: - 10 municipalities - 220 schools with sports and socio-educational activities - 33,000 children who benefit daily
Following the earthquake of 12 January 2010, Peace and Sport coordinated an emergency program to help almost 50,000 8 to 20 year-olds living in survivor camps.
Daily educational and sports activities were offered to children and teenagers (football, volleyball, basketball, judo, gymnastics, chess, tennis, badminton, etc.)
Mobilization of over 200 instructors and educators from 10 sports federations and sports clubs.
More than 800 90-minute physical exercise sessions organized a day.
New and used sports equipment collected from the international sports world (7 tons of equipment sent in October 2010)
Collection of financial donations
Sports teachers and educators train Haitian instructors
Special operations involving Champions for Peace were set up
Beneficiaries of the program supported by Peace and Sport are:
Street kids with very difficult living conditions in slums and uncertain futures.
Young survivors who lost their families in the earthquake of January 2010.
People with disabilities: helping them to accept their disability
Country background
Haiti is the poorest country on the American continent. After a few prosperous years marked by a significant increase in GDP, in 2008 Haiti was affected by some particularly violent natural catastrophes. In January 2010, an earthquake devastated the capital, killing over 300,000 people and wounding 300,000, resulting in 600,000 displaced people and more than a million homeless. A state of emergency was declared until 2012.
The worst affected by the earthquake are young people. More than half of the population in Haiti is under the age of 21, and about 30% from 15 to 25 years. Although children and teenagers are a considerable force for the development of the country, they are in a highly vulnerable situation confronted with the dysfunction of social welfare and economic sectors in Haiti.
Peace and Sport has been involved in Haiti since late 2008 in partnership with the Haitian Olympic Committee, intervening in projects for integrating vulnerable youth through sport. Following the earthquake in January 2010, the program was suspended in order to set up an emergency program. At the initiative of the Haitian Olympic Committee, Peace and Sport and the government, this program aims to help people affected by the earthquake to overcome their trauma and help people with disabilities to accept their disability.
Partners
National Olympic Committee
For more information on our projects or to find out the best way to support us, contact lh@peace-sport.org
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