I grew up in a large family in New Caledonia. I had 17 brothers and sisters and we were part of the Nang tribe on Lifou Island. So I was educated with traditions, a culture that is different to the metropolis. I started playing sport at an early age; my father was a...
"Sport is changing. It's changing quickly, faster than ever. With the arrival of new technologies, it has never been so global, connected and shared. The last Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 were the most digital in history. Two years later, the PyeongChang...
“There were so many people who were killed and massacred, but still I wish I was dead. I wouldn’t live with this burden.” The words spoken by a victim of the Kosovo war, a woman raped and tortured over and over by soldiers as part of a war strategy to punish and...
"I had never been to a refugee camp before. I had never had the opportunity to see the reality of its inhabitants' everyday lives. Last April, with Peace and Sport, I visited the Za'atari refugee camp in Jordan as part of the "Live Together" program for Syrian...
"On Friday 7 June, football will focus on women. On that day, the sport invented by men for men will put women on centre stage, who will take up their position with pride. Deservedly so. The World Cup 2019 promises to be the most publicized competition since...
In one month, the Olympic Day will be celebrated around the world to promote participation in sport across the globe regardless of age, gender or athletic ability. It is also the opportunity to remind how Olympic values contribute to fight against racism and...
"We couldn't have dreamt it better. For three days, from 19 - 21 April, the International Extreme Sports Festival (FISE) wrapped up Peace and Sport's 2019 #WhiteCard campaign in Hiroshima, Japan. The target of US atomic bombings during the Second World War, later...
I will never forget April 6, 2019. The emotion of this day will remain forever engrained in my memory. For the first time in my career, I decided to actively and concretely participate in the #WhiteCard operation in my own way. As a Champion for Peace, I have the...
"Time doesn't erase memories. It gives them meaning. Four years have passed since the first edition of our #WhiteCard campaign. I remember every detail: Peace and Sport were looking for a way to become a partner of the International Day of Sport for Development and...
"Football taught me everything. It changed my life. From my first games on the pavements of Abidjan until my last professional match in the United States last November, football has not only opened doors that I would never have dreamed of approaching, it has helped me...
"Being involved in charities has always been a natural thing for me. Even before the end of my Karate career in 2006, I wanted to transmit knowledge. I wanted to show that behind the champion, behind the medal, there is a career, values, and experience to share. But...
"Sport has been my luck. It has opened doors that I never even dreamed of. I was born in Toulouse, where I discovered football at a very young age, following the footsteps of my older brother. Then my family - originally from Angola who went to live in the Democratic...