Lydia Nsekera Salvator Bigirimana Pascal Gentil Iris Vlachoutsicos PANELISTS Lydia Nsekera IOC Member – Burundi NOC President Salvator Bigirimana Burundi NOC Secretary General Pascal Gentil Peace and Sport Champion for Peace Iris Vlachoutsicos Peace and Sport International Relations and Field Programs Director
IOC Member – Burundi NOC President INTRODUCTION Ms. Lydia Nsekera IOC Member – Burundi NOC President
AGENDA History - Objectives Friendship Games 2017 Details Organigram Peace and Sport Great Lakes Program – Friendship Games History - Objectives Friendship Games 2017 Details Organigram Organisational Model Champion for Peace involvement April 6 – International Day of Sport for Development and Peace 10th Peace and Sport International Forum
Great Lakes Program – Friendship Games Peace and Sport Great Lakes Program – Friendship Games Great Lakes Development through Sport Program 10 Years 6 Community Centers in Burundi – Rwanda – DR Congo Multi Sport Activities Support of the International Federations Friendship Games Annual Multi Sport Competition between children from all Centers Educational - Peace Building - Cultural activities Objectives To promote PEACE through sport activity Create Friendships Foster dialogue and cooperation between Sport and Political authorities of the Region Develop several Sports in the Region with SPORT SIMPLE SOLUTIONS
FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2017 Details Dates: 10-13 August 2017 Location: Bujumbura, Burundi Participants: 160 children and teenagers from Gitega and Gihanga Community Centres Bujumbura Promo Jeune Basket (Goma, DR Congo) Sports practiced: 11 Competition: Athletics, Football, Judo, Karate, Table Soccer, table Tennis, Volleyball Demonstration: Basketball, Boxing, Rugby, Street Baseball
FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2017 Organigram
FRIENDSHIP GAMES Organizational model MOU between Peace and Sport and NOC Equipment: SPORT SIMPLE - budget Peace and Sport: Overall management NOC: Local arrangements mobilisation International Federations: Educational Seminars – Equipment – Support National Federations: Competition Management National Authorities: Security – Border crossing support Government: Overall support Video of Friendship Games 2017
INVOLVEMENT OF CHAMPION FOR PEACE Mr. Pascal Gentil Peace and Sport Champion for Peace Taekwondo double Olympic medalist and triple World Champion The role of a Peace and Sport Champion for Peace The Friendship Games Experience
Organize Friendship Games in your country GET INVOLVED Organize Friendship Games in your country Peace and Sport INVITES YOU to organise together Friendship Games all around the world Mobilise and put Peace into action through Sports Use Sport Simple Solutions A REALISTIC goal!
GET INVOLVED Celebrate April6
GET INVOLVED Quote by IOC President on April6 Thomas Bach, President of the International Olympic Committee Hausse des projets Trouver des citations de Lemke, Bouzou, Thomas Bach, Ban ki moon avec photos “ Sport is always about building bridges. Sports is never erecting walls. Sport needs Peace and Sport contributes to Peace”.
Participate in the10th Peace and Sport International Forum GET INVOLVED Participate in the10th Peace and Sport International Forum 6-8 December 2017 Principality of Monaco Sport Innovation for Social Transformation
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