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Peace
and Sport creates a Grand Prix for the best sports fraternity image of the year |
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Monaco, 16 October 2008 – SPORTELMonaco and PEACE AND SPORT, an international organisation promoting peace through sport, announced today the launch of the Peace and Sport Grand Prix for the best sports photography of the year, rewarding annually the best image featuring fraternization through sport.
Members of the Peace and Sport Foundation will select The Winner of the Peace and Sport Grand Prix 2008 on Monday 21 October during the Georges Bertellotti Golden Podium Awards for the best slow-motion sequences of the year.
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Canoeing Builds Bridges between Divided Communities |
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The International Canoe Federation has created a partnership with “Peace and Sport” for peace education in Africa
Monaco, August 5th 2008 – The International
Canoe Federation(ICF) today announced its partnership
with the international organisation “Peace and Sport” based
in Monaco to implement peace education programmes on the African
continent.
Under the terms of the agreement, the ICF will support action
implemented by Peace and Sport in several countries in the Great
Lakes Region, notably in Burundi and Rwanda where Peace and Sport
already has a presence and is working on several projects. These
operations aim to reconcile communities that have been divided
by conflict and to create favourable conditions for Sustainable
Peace.
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Peace
and Sport Partners with the International Judo Federation to Improve
the Lives of Underprivileged Young People |
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Deemed extremely fruitful, the partnership
already has several operations starting in Africa
Athens, Greece, 5 June 2008 – The
international organisation Peace and Sport and the International
Judo Federation (IJF) today signed a major global agreement to
set up joint programmes aimed at education and development everywhere
in the world, using sport as the vector.
The partnership agreement was announced today
during the 2008 SportAccord Convention in Athens.
This partnership strengthens Peace and Sport’s
capacity to implement projects designed to bring the thrill and
discipline of sports to underprivileged kids. The organisation
will benefit from the IJF’s support, technical resources
and expertise to help improve living conditions for thousands of
young people in distress.
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H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco Highlights the Work of “Peace and Sport” in Timor Leste |
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Dili, Timor Leste, 19 April 2008 – On the occasion
of His official State visit in Timor Leste, H.S.H. Prince
Albert II of Monaco brought His support to the activities of the
international organization “Peace and
Sport”, of which He is the Patron, in this newly-independent
country.
During His visit to the university in Dili where an event organized
by “Peace and Sport” was taking
place, the Prince heard about all the activities led by the international
organization in this country, by
meeting young sportspeople from Timor, the Secretary of State for
Sport, the President of the Timor
National Olympic Committee and Presidents of National Sports Federations
as well as NGO partners of “Peace and Sport”.
He reiterated the commitment of “Peace and Sport” and
of the Principality of Monaco to promote
sustainable peace in Timor Leste through sport, seen as a key factor
in social stabilisation and reinstating
institutions, by its participation in educating and reconciling the
population.
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Newsletter
N°8 - Monday October 6, 2008 |
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OF CONTENTS: |
| Peace and Sport’s Locally-Based Action Makes Headway in Beijing |
| The Olympic Spirit is very much alive in Timor-Leste |
| “The International Forum Peace and Sport 2008” programme is now available! |
| Canoeing Builds Bridges between Divided Communities |
| Peace and Sport supports Goal4Africa’s worldwide launch |
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