2012 Global Peace Games for Children and Youth Report

The Global Peace Games for Children and Youth (GPGs) - founded by PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International (PSNI) in 2001 - is the first global "grassroots" event to celebrate the contribution of children and youth to the achievement of the United Nations goals for peace, nonviolence and human development, and to unite their voices and support through the universal language of sport.

Locally organised and financed by grassroots communities, the Games feature friendly sporting events and football/soccer matches that give children and youth an opportunity to lead and personally commit to global friendship and the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

Thanks to the global digital network that children and youth now use to connect to each other across the world, the impact and success of the GPGs continues to grow every year. In 2012, the Games were celebrated - and digitally shared - by thousands of children and youth in 45 countries across 6 continents. Fueled by a wellspring of support from more than 157 volunteer and civil society organisations committed to peace education, the GPGs are free and open to all.

You can read the report of the 2012 event here.