Swedish table tennis champion Peter Karlsson dominated the landscape of international ping-pong from 1989 to 2000. Known for his determination and lightning attacks, Peter has one of the best all-time track records in table tennis: four times World Champion in teams, five-times European Champion in teams, World Doubles Champion in 1989 and European Singles Champion in 2000. Since 2009, Peter Karlsson has been an Ambassador of the joint ITTF-Peace and Sport program called "Table Tennis for Peace." After being the patron of "Ping Pong Paz" projects in Colombia and then "Ping Pong Ba Dame" in Timor Leste, the Champion for Peace in now involved in the Great Lakes region in Africa.
The Project
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.
Beyond learning the values of the sport, this project will enable these children and teenagers to get to know each other in a fun and friendly setting.
Furthermore, eight selected youngsters will be given the unique opportunity to travel to Dortmund in Germany and participate in the Table Tennis World Championships!
Donations
By supporting this project, you will help to supply centres with equipment and training, employ an instructor, as well as enabling eight young people to participate in a global sports event.
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.
