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Peace and Sport has launched the "Peacemakers Project," in collaboration with ten global field organizations.

Through a bottom-up approach, the Peacemakers Project will address various social issues. For its implementation, it will rely on the application developed by Peace and Sport in partnership with MyCoach and on the expertise of the selected organizations: Terres-en-Mêlées, COP-Colombia, Fundación ADA, TIBU-Maroc, the National Olympic Committee of Burundi, All Black Hong-Kong, Naandi Foundation, APJS, AKWOS and RFI Clubs.

In order to best meet their needs, Peace and Sport will accompany them in the coming months, from the training of peace educators to the impact assessment related to the realities on the ground.

What does "Peacemakers Project" provide?

  • Training to peace through sport concepts: Creation of a pedagogical path for Peace through Sport Educators via video tutorials
  • Peace and Sport x MyCoach - annual and progressive content: 500+ exercises, 2 sports, available in 3 languages constantly evolving, taking into account feedback from the ground
  • Programme planning and follow-up tools: Training of local coordinators in charge of implementing and planning the activities; 3 cycles to order sessions and values teaching
  • Monitoring and evaluation methodology: Activities are reported via the mobile app, to collect the data
  • Global promotion and communication: Peace and Sport develops bonds between International Federations, NGOs, NOCs and local authorities, helping them maintain and develop sustainable Sport for Peace programs.

Ten partner organizations

  1. TIBU Maroc: TIBU Maroc uses the power of sport, and in particular basketball, to design social and innovative solutions in the field of education, empowerment and socio-economic inclusion.
  2. Terres En Mêlées: ALAFIA, which means “peace”, is a joint project carried out jointly by Terres En Mêlées Burkina and Togo en Mêlées, two associations belonging to the network of Terres en Mêlées’ associations.

  3. Naandi Foundation: Naandi is demonstrating the value of creating new social entrepreneurs by setting up social businesses that are even more efficient and closer to community needs than traditional grant-funded activities

  4. COP Colombia: COP Colombia's mission is to improve the quality of life of the most vulnerable Colombian children. Soccer is used as a tool for prevention and coexistence between young people.

  5. APJS: APJS intervenes in the fields of youth and sport with the ambition to create a framework for the development and fulfillment of young people and future generations.

  6. All Blacks FC: All Blacks FC is an amateur soccer club located in Hong Kong, which aims to integrate ethnic minorities through sport, especially African refugees. Sport and culture are tools for integration.

  7. AKWOS: AKWOS is an organization based in Rwanda, who's mission is “to empower East-African Women, starting from Rwanda, through sports and education”.

  8. Clubs RFI: RFI clubs organize cultural, sports and environmental activities and are committed to the RFI Club Charter (independence, honesty, neutrality and respect).

  9. Burundi NOC: Great Lakes Program, now Peacemakers is a historic Peace and Sport program that falls into the PeaceMakers program. It is located in the Great Lakes region of Burundi.

  10. Fundación ADA: A Colombian organization, Fundación ADA empowers young people in life skills through sport and physical activity.

Find out more about the project here