International Projects:
Lillehammer 2016 Winter Youth Olympic Games “Learn & Share project”
The International Olympic Committee has teamed up with Adecco, to implement the IOC Athlete Career Program, which offers resources and training to develop young athletes, life skills and maximize their education and employment opportunities. Educating young athletes, both on and off the field of play, is one of the fundamental objectives of the Youth …
Right to Play – GLOBAL GOALS: GAME BRIDGES PROMOTES PEACE
Play teaches children important life lessons that can be used both on and off the field. This is why “Right to Play” use games to educate the children in there programs around the world about inclusion and acceptance, showing them that every child has the right to play In Bridges, a game that …
Special Adviser Joins Peace Forum in Monaco, Addresses Migrant Crisis – Nov 2016
Geneva, Switzerland (UNOSDP) – The 8th edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum opened today in Monaco with a panel discussion on refugee crisis featuring the Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace Wilfried Lemke as the keynote speaker. Organized annually since 2007, the Forum has established a solid platform for leading peace-promoters, …
Wheels 4 Life
Wheels 4 Life is a non-profit organisation founded by former Mountain Bike World Champion Hans Rey to provide bikes to people living in developing countries.
Fight for Peace
Fight for Peace uses boxing & martial arts combined with education and personal development to realise the potential of young people in communities that suffer from crime and violence.
SURFAID
Surfaid is a non-profit organisation whose aim is to improve the health, well-being and self-reliance of people living in isolated regions connected to us through surfing.
UNOSDP
The United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace (UNOSDP) was introduced by Kofi Annan in 2001. Its mandate is to coordinate the efforts undertaken by the United Nations in promoting sport in a systematic and coherent way as a means to contribute to the achievement of development and peace.
SportandDev.org
SportandDev.org is a platform dedicated to the field of ‘Sport & Development’ internationally. It acts as an online resource and communication tool.