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2021 Peace and Sport Awards

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The Peace and Sport Awards 2021 will reward inspiring change makers!

In 2020, Peace and Sport was eager to reward individuals and organizations that have continued to use sport to serve communities and to promote peace through best practices in sport. Despite challenging times, sport remained essential to promote values such as respect, unity and solidarity.

In 2021, Sport for Development and Peace (SDP) actors kept playing a fundamental role in bringing hope and courage to the most vulnerable communities. To conclude this year of inspiring stories and concrete and ambitious field actions, Peace and Sport will organize a second edition of the Peace and Sport digital Awards and reward outstanding initiatives. Through the Awards, we will invite you to meet SDP actors and discover the best peace-through-sport practices!

Behind the Awards, there are committed change makers who are making a real difference in their communities. Behind the Awards, there is positive change through sport!

5 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.

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CHAMPION FOR PEACE OF THE YEAR

Rewards an athlete who has led a meaningful and supportive sport initiative built for a significant peaceful change.

INSTITUTION OF THE YEAR

Rewards a public entity, (State, Government, Region…), a sport institution or a company leading and/or supporting a sustainable program which contributes to the development of peace through sport.

NGO OF THE YEAR

Rewards an NGO or a humanitarian organization that invests in sport as an educational and social tool for sustainable peace and has demonstrated its capacity to involve local stakeholders.

APRIL6 INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR

Rewards individuals and organizations who have contributed to the celebration of April6, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, through a #WhiteCard initiative or an event that raises awareness on the activation of sport as a tool for development and peace.

SPECIAL JURY PRIZE

Rewards a significant peace through sport initiative

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MEET THE WINNERS OF THE PEACE AND SPORT AWARDS

Digital edition

Champion for Peace of the Year
RUDY GOBERT

April6 Initiative of the Year
WORLD RAFTING FEDERATION

Institution of the Year
PORTUGUESE INSTITUTE OF SPORT AND SPORTS AND SPORTS AND YOUTH SECRETARY OF STATE

NGO/Humanitarian Organization of the Year
INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES (IFRC)

Special Jury Prize
PEACE ANIMATORS OF COP COLOMBIA

Digital edition

Champion for Peace of the Year
LIONEL MESSI

April6 Initiative of the Year
THE KOSOVO OLYMPIC COMMITTEE

Sport for Development and Peace Program of the Year
ISF CAMBODIA, “Football for Change Outreach Project”

Special Jury Prize
OLYMPIC CHANNEL, The Olympic Day Workout

Innovative Action of the Year
TIBU MAROC, “Sa7ti Friyadti” project (Empowerment through sport)

Champion of the Year
SIYA KOLISI

April6 Initiative of the Year
DEPORTE PARA EL DESARROLLO

Development-and-peace-through-sport Program of the year
NAANDI FOUNDATION

Diplomatic Action of the Year
THE NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND THE
TWO CITIES OF SARAJEVO AND EAST SARAJEVO

Special jury prize
FC BARCELONA FOUNDATION & ERIC ABIDAL FOUNDATION

Inovative action of the year
FUNDACIÓN OLIMPICA GUATEMALTECA

Sport Organization of the year
SAINT-OMER CRICKET CLUB STARS [SOCCS]

NGO of the year
GLOBAL OUTREACH AND LOVE OF SOCCER [GOALS]

CSR Initiative of the year
DANONE NATIONS CUP

Champion of the Year
BLAISE MATUIDI

April6 Initiative of the Year
MINISTRY OF YOUTH AND SPORTS OF BAHRAIN

Sport Simple Programme of the Year
FUNDACION BUEN PUNTO

Diplomatic Action of the Year
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE’S SPORTS DIPLOMACY DIVISION WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’S CENTER FOR SPORT, PEACE, & SOCIETY

Special jury prize:
THE INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION (IIHF)

Regional Peace-Through-Sport initiative of the year
AMERICAN COMMUNITY SCHOOLS OF ATHENS

Regional Sport Organization of the year
HOPE REFUGEE F.C.

Regional NGO of the year
BUDO FOR PEACE

In Memory of Guo Chuan, coup de coeur by Champions for Peace
MARIA GUEDEZ

Diplomatic Action of the Year
COLOMBIAN MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS

NGO of the Year
HODI

Federation of the Year
WORLD BADMINTON FEDERATION (WBF)

Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the Year
GIZ

Sport Simple Programme of the Year
WELCOME TO YORKSHIRE

Event of the Year
OJO X OJO PRODUCTIONS FOR EL PARTIDO DE LA HISTORIA

April6 Initiative of the Year
BRUSSELS PLAY 4 PEACE

Foundation of the Year
FC BARCELONA FOUNDATION

Special Jury Prize
UNION NATIONALE DE FOOTBALLEURS PROFESSIONELS (UNFP)

Champion of the Year
KHALIDA POPAL

Diplomatic Action of the Year
THE FOUR CORNERS – INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SPORT FEDERATION

Champion of the Year
FLAVIO CANTO

Event of the Year
HOMELESS WORLD CUP

Corporate Social Responsibility of the Year
MOBY GROUP

Special Jury Prize
REFUGEE ATHLETES PROJECT – AISTS

Federation of the Year
WORLD TAEKWONDO FEDERATION

NGO of the Year
RIGHT TO MOVEMENT

“Sport Simple” Program of the Year
KOREA REFUGEE PROJECT

Foundation of the Year
RIGHT TO DREAM FOUNDATION

April6 Initiative of the Year
INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION

Diplomatic Action of the Year
INTERNATIONAL YOGA DAY

Champion of the Year
ROBERT YOUNG

Event of the Year
RUN FOR PEACE

Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the Year
INTER CAMPUS

Special Jury Prize of the Year
WARRIORS FILM

Federation of the Year
FIJI VOLLEYBALL FEDERATION

Non-Governmental Organisation of the Year
SCHOOLS FOR HOPE

“Adapted” Program of the Year
BRITISH COUNCIL PAKISTAN

Foundation of the Year
UEFA FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN

Diplomatic action of the year
UN JOUR POUR LA PAIX PAR LE SPORT

Champion of the year
SEBASTIEN BOUCHE

Event of the year
ENCUENTRO SOCIOCULTURAL DE PUEBLOS ORIGINARIOS

CSR Initiative of the year
FERRERO FRANCE

Special Jury Prize
SPORT 4 PEACEFUL ELECTIONS

Federation of the year
OCEANIA FOOTBALL CONFEDERATION

NGO of the year
PLAY 31

“Adapted” program of the year
N’TOLA SARAMA ASSOCIATION

Diplomatic action of the year
ERICK BARRONDO

Champion of the year
PAU GASOL

Event of the year
DILI, CITY OF PEACE

CSR initiative of the year
MEGAFON LE CHAMPIONNAT

Special Jury Prize
“LES REBELLES DU FOOT”

Federation of the year
IIHF -FEDERATION INTERNATIONALE DE HOCKEY SUR GLACE

NGO of the year
DARFUR UNITED

Image of the year
ERICK BARRONDO

Champion of the year
GUSTAVO KUERTEN

Event of the year
L’EAST AFRICA CUP

CSR Initiative of the year
CLUB MED FOUNDATION

Special Jury Prize
SCORETHEGOALS

Federation of the year
IAAF

NGO of the year
PEACEPLAYERS INTERNATIONAL (PPI)

Image of the year
SKATEISTAN

Event of the year
RUMBLE IN CARTAGENA

CSR Initiative of the year
PUMA.PEACE

Special Jury Prize
OUT OF THE ASHES

Federation of the year
“GOAL PROGRAM” IFNA /“FOOTBALL FOR HOPE” FIFA

NGO of the year
PERES CENTER FOR PEACE

Image of the year
ROHAN BOPANNA&AISAM-UL-HAQ QURESHI

Event of the Year
LAIKIPIA HIGHLAND GAMES IN KENYA

Corporate Social Responsibility initiative of the Year
BARCLAYS

Federation of the Year
INTERNATIONAL TABLE TENNIS FEDERATION (ITTF)

Non-Governmental Organisation of the Year
SKATEISTAN

Image of the year
IAAF

Event of the Year
RALLY IRELAND

Federation of the Year
INTERNATIONAL JUDO FEDERATION

Non-Governmental Organisation of the Year
LES ENFANTS DE BIEMASSY (Serge Betsen Academy)

Image of the year
ARMEN GRIGORIAN ET MAHMUT ZGENER

OUR PARTNERS

Presenting partner

Media Partners

Institutional Partners

Gouvernement Princier

Technical Partners

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NGO OF THE YEAR
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