Peace and Sport Awards 2019 -

Monaco,
12 December 2019

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GUIDELINES AND TOOLKIT

2019 AWARDS WINNERS LIST

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Ready for 2019 Peace and Sport Awards ceremony ?

This year, you can be recognized and honoured for your devotion to making sport a tool for peace by participating in the Peace and Sport Awards. Winning this award goes way beyond winning a trophy. It means that you have made an outstanding contribution to peace, dialogue and social change in the world through sport.

Throughout the years, the Peace and Sport Awards have become a real reference in the peace-through-sport movement: the winners of this prestigious prize are now considered as a source of inspiration. From local field programs to global initiatives, the winners have one thing in common: they lead projects which are representative of sport’s capacity to reconcile divided or opposed communities.

This year the Peace and Sport Awards Ceremony will be held in the Principality of Monaco on 12 December – a key event in the 2019 Peace and Sport International Forum.

LIST OF NOMINEES

THE 2019 WINNERS LIST

Awards categories

The annual Peace and Sport Awards reward organizations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to peace, dialogue and social change in the world through sport.

Champion of the year

rewards an athlete who has led a significant and sustainable sport initiative towards peaceful change.

Sport Organization of the year

rewards a sport organization (international, regional, national or local) leading a sustainable program which contributes to development, social inclusion and peace through sport.

CSR Initiative of the year

rewards a company that has demonstrated its commitment to benefit society through sport and uses its assets and experience to promote peace and social awareness.

NGO of the year

rewards an NGO that uses sport as a tool for sustainable peace education and social development and has demonstrated its capacity to involve local stakeholders.

DEVELOPMENT-AND-PEACE-THROUGH-SPORT PROGRAM OF THE YEAR

rewards a development program that has a positive impact for communities, teaching values through sport exercises adapted to the local environment.

April6 Initiative of the year

rewards individuals and organizations who have contributed to the celebration of April 6, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, through a #WhiteCard initiative or an event that raises awareness on the use of sport as a tool for development and peace.

Diplomatic action of the year

rewards a stakeholder or an organization who has taken significant steps forward in diplomacy through sport.

Innovative action of the year

rewards an individual or an organization who uses new technologies or which develops innovative ways to promote sport as a tool for sustainable peace, education and social development.

A prestigious distinction

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presented since 2008

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awarded around the world

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of recognizing peace-through-sport actors

“For me, receiving this award and being named as a Champion for Peace consolidates years of work off the football pitch with my organization ‘Les Tremplins’, through which I’ve been working to encourage youth integration in France and in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2016. Being presented with this award, especially from Prince Albert II of Monaco, is the culmination of this work.”

Blaise Matuidi – Champion of the Year

“There are so many great initiatives and programs among the Peace and Sport Awards that we are especially honoured to have this prize. This trophy is for UNFP and above all it’s for all the players involved in solving social issues.”

Union Nationale de Footballeurs Professionnels – Special Jury Prize

“I would like to thank Peace and Sport for this award, it means a lot for us, it is an amazing recognition for all the work we’ve done. Receiving a Peace and Sport award is kind of the same feeling as when the winner of a Marathon crosses the finish line. It is really amazing, thank you so much!”

Right to movement – NGO of the Year

“Thank you very much for this award. We had a dream: to be the first place in the world where every child can have access to a bicycle for free. And we did it! Receiving this Peace and Sport Award is really an achievement for us and helps us to present all the great work we’ve done.”

Welcome to Yorkshire – Sport Simple Program of the Year

“First of all, thank you to the jury for selecting us. This award represents the importance of peace and how to live as a global good citizen and these are the values we try to convey when we are in the field. This award makes us even more determined to help children to realize their dream through sport.”

World Taekwondo Federation – Federation of the Year

“I am really delighted to be holding such a prestigious award. I wish Peace and Sport a long future, and I hope that we can be ambassadors for Peace and Sport. Long live to peace and long live to peace through sport.”

N’Tola Sarama Association – “Adapted” program of the year

“This award is the best opportunity for us to say thank you. Thank you to the jury for voting for us, thank you to the Peace and Sport staff for everything you do here, thank you to all of our colleagues: this award is for all the work that you are doing in the field. So, thank you very much for this prize that embodies all the work we’ve done!”

GIZ – Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of the year