2. 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

3. IOC Member – Burundi NOC President
INTRODUCTION
Ms. Lydia Nsekera
IOC Member – Burundi NOC President

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. FRIENDSHIP GAMES 2017
Organigram

8. 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

9. 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

10. 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!

11. GET INVOLVED
Celebrate April6

12. 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”.

13. 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

14. Thank you!