by Peace and Sport | Nov 28, 2019 | News
After 10 years of activities in the African Great Lakes region, Peace and Sport has given new dynamics to one of its historic programs. Initially set up in six community centers in Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundi, the Great Lakes program now...
by Peace and Sport | Nov 21, 2019 | Watch
“I discovered football when I was 7 years old. In Bethlehem, in my country Palestine. When I started, girls didn’t kick balls. Nobody accepted it. There was nothing for us. No teams, no coaches, no equipment. Nothing. But I insisted. In my world of barbed...
by Peace and Sport | Nov 5, 2019 | Watch
“Sport has changed my life. It has made me. It has brought me so much, including an Olympic medal – bronze – in the kayak single men’s slalom at the 2008 Beijing Games. The first Olympic medal in Togo’s history. But sport has also given me...
by Peace and Sport | Oct 25, 2019 | News
Figure skating legend and Champion for Peace Surya Bonaly encouraged youngsters to become game changers and maximize the use of sport to tackle discrimination at the One Young World Summit in London. This year the annual Summit convened over 2,000 bright young leaders...
by Peace and Sport | Oct 23, 2019 | Watch
“I believe in the power of sport. Life has taught me that it can change things and play a crucial part in inclusion and education. I’ve always thought this. Nowadays, I still have the same belief in the strength and impact of its values. That’s why,...