Two international events for 6 April

The Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace is a non-profit, non-governmental organisation engaged in sport, development and peace and promotes Universal and Olympic values of friendship, joy of effort, fair play, respect, excellence and balance of body, spirit, will and mind as well as interdependence, sharing, love, tolerance, equality amongst others.

This year the organisation will hold two IDSDP events in New York:

1) The Business Leadership Ethics and Universal Sport Values Education Think Tank

The first event will take place on 6 April 2017 and is hosted by the Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace (South Africa) and the Desmond Tutu Desk Campaign Centre and Real Leaders (US).

The Think Tank will recognise the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) on 6 April by convening selected representatives from sport corporate and media organisations. The selected group will explore how universal sport values including the Olympic values such as respect, self-discipline and fair play that sports instil are applicable to broader global themes of peace and development and business leadership. It will engage with how best to forge partnerships among diverse organisations to build on those characteristics in the context of the sustainable development goals and Agenda 2020. 

More information about the think tank can be found here.

2) The 2nd New York Sport and Peace Round Table

The second event will be held on 7 April 2017 at the offices of the President of the New York City Borough of Manhattan, Gale Arnot Brewer. This event is hosted by a unique partnership of the Foundation for Sport, Development and Peace in collaboration with the US Department of State, Department of Sport and Recreation South Africa, New York Road Runners, the New York City Borough of Manhattan and their partners. 

Participants will consider how to more closely integrate sports with educational and civil discourse initiatives in high-risk communities. They will also explore how to creatively use sports-based public-private partnerships as conduits to foster youth leadership through formal mentorships, professional internships, marketable skills training and, ultimately, gainful employment.

More information about the round table can be found here.