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“Sport Workshops” – Day 2

“Sport Workshops” – Day 2

Wednesday, 12 October 2016 Today it’s all action! Our 17 participants have been divided in 2 workshops: the boys are going to taste the joys of climbing while the girls are headed to the gym. Fred, the sports teacher, supervised this initiation process then...

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“Sport Workshops” – Day 1

“Sport Workshops” – Day 1

Tuesday, 11 October 2016. A preparatory session for a Sports Workshop took place at the premises of Mission Emploi-Insertion in Melun Val de Seine, an organization for vocational careers training. The target audience was young adults aged 16 to 24 who took part in...

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Start of the 7th edition of the Friendship Games

Start of the 7th edition of the Friendship Games

The 7th edition of the Great Lakes Friendship Games has started today in Bugarama. Program of this first day: installation of the sports fields, arrival of the delegations from Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo, and preparation of the adapted material for...

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Peace and Sport France launches the “Sport Workshops”

Peace and Sport France launches the “Sport Workshops”

On Tuesday 11 October, Peace and Sport France launched the ‘Sport Workshops’ concept in Melun, Seine-et-Marne (77). This pilot program will initially be implemented as part of the French government’s Jobs Guarantee program for young people, in partnership with...

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THE TRIUMPH OF THE FIRST ‘I MOVE FOR PEACE’ RUN!

THE TRIUMPH OF THE FIRST ‘I MOVE FOR PEACE’ RUN!

On Monday 3 October, the first ‘I Move for Peace Run’ took place, led by the event’s figurehead – world marathon record-holder Paula Radcliffe. Close to fifty people turned out on this beautiful sunlit evening to take part in a group run in support of the...

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The 2016 Friendship Games in Rwanda

The 2016 Friendship Games in Rwanda

The 7th edition of the Friendship Games in the Great Lakes region of Africa will take place on 14, 15, and 16 October 2016 in Bugarama, Rwanda. These three days of trans-border sports events designed to promote peace will bring together over 180 9-15 year-olds from...

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Peace and Sport – SPORTEL Documentary Prize

Peace and Sport – SPORTEL Documentary Prize

Peace and Sport and SPORTEL have renewed their partnership for the second year running. The Peace and Sport – SPORTEL Documentary Prize, which rewards a filmmaker who, through a video clip or a movie, emphasizes the positive role of sport in peace promotion,...

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Game on for Peace: Mobilizing Global Change through Sport

Game on for Peace: Mobilizing Global Change through Sport

Welcome to the 9th Edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum! This year over 500 leading figures from the worlds of sport, politics, academia, the private sector and civil society will convene over three days to focus on how sport can help to foster...

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