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H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Patron of Peace and Sport

I have the great pleasure of welcoming you to Monaco for the 12th edition of the Peace and Sport International Forum. The Forum represents an invaluable platform for the promotion and the development of tangible peace-through-sport initiatives. Sport is a major driving force which acts to empower women and young people as well as being catalyst to achieve further objectives regarding health, education, dialogue, social inclusion and environmental protection. The Principality of Monaco is thrilled to host such a prestigious gathering of stakeholders worldwide.

I wish all the delegates many fruitful exchanges and an enjoyable time in Monaco.

Joël Bouzou, President and Founder, Peace and Sport

The 12th Peace and Sport International Forum will gather key decision-makers including Heads of State, strategical leaders from business and the sports world, Nobel Peace Prize Laureates, representatives from civil society, international organizations and young leaders around the theme “Investing in Peace, Acting through Sport”. The discussions will help to pinpoint and share solutions to scale-up investment in longer-term efforts to transform societies and leave a sustainable legacy for generations to come. In order to showcase best practices and pragmatic solutions, the Peace and Sport Awards will reward organizations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to peace, dialogue and social change in the world through sport. From local field programs to global initiatives, the winners have one thing in common: they lead projects which are representative of sport’s capacity to reconcile divided or opposed communities.

Additionally, this edition will mark the 10th anniversary of the Champions for Peace club, paying tribute to 10 years of commitment of more than 100 high-level athletes.

Didier Drogba, Vice- President, Peace and Sport

As Vice-President and Champion for Peace, it is a great pleasure to welcome all delegates to the 12th Peace and Sport International Forum. This year, the Champions for Peace club will celebrate its 10th anniversary during the Forum, making this a unique and memorable edition. In 2009, it started with a handful of athletes. The club now has more than a hundred members and it is constantly growing.

Over the last 10 years, the Champions for Peace have dedicated their time, their fame, and their athletic experience to serve projects which use sport to tackle social issues. Together, we will draw on our collective experience and use it to look ahead to the coming years.

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UNLEASHING THE POTENTIAL OF NEW AND URBAN SPORT FOR SOCIAL GOODIN PARTNERSHIP WITH FISE-HURRICANE GROUP / DEBATE

FUNDING INNOVATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGEIN PARTNERSHIP WITH MY COACH / DEBATE

OPEN MICROPHONE NETWORKING

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ACCREDITATION OPENS14:00

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AMPHITHEATER

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Street sports have become an important part of today’s society, as well as an important platform to unite youngsters from all sorts of backgrounds. This debate will highlight the current global expansion rate for street sports and the impact on our modern city environments, stimulating positive changes in urban infrastructures and improving the wellbeing of today’s youth.

Sport can be a catalyst to unleash the potential of social innovation to improve the lives of millions of people and give them increased opportunities. This debate will reflect on strategies to fund, support and accelerate social innovation through sport for a fairer and more sustainable world. At the end of the debate, Peace and Sport will present its new app: the first-ever digital solution to equip coaches, teachers and instructors with solutions on providing peace-through-sport training sessions.

MODERATOR Ivana Pranjic, Committee Member, ENGSO Youth

KEYNOTE Morinari Watanabe, IOC Member

MODERATOR Jean Jerome Perrin, Director Field Programs, Peace and Sport

MODERATOR Harry Wake, President- EMEA Group SJR

SPEAKERS • Hervé André-Benoit, Hurricane Group CEO and FISE Founder• Gergely Muranyi, Head of Diplomatic Relations, Teqball• Balázs Fürjes, Chairman, World Urban Games Budapest 2019 Organizing Committee• Alex Jumelin, BMX Freestyle Flatland pro rider

SPEAKERS • Cedric Messina, General Director, My Coach• Laetitia Habchi, Advisor - Sport & Development, Agence Française de Développement • Aisha Al-Said Albella, Head of partnerships, innovation and knowledge, FC Barcelona Foundation• Muriel Eglin, Deputy Director Judiciary Protection and Education Mission, Ministry of Justice

SPEAKERS • Marco Ienna, Deputy Manager- Taekwondo Humanitarian Foundation• Pedro Salazar, Founder and President- Amigos del Mar

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PUTTING RESPECT FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AT THE HEART OF SPORTDEBATE

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AMPHITHEATERStakeholders in sport should commit to protecting and respecting internationally-recognized human rights through their projects and business relationships. From this perspective, experts will analyze the existing gaps between the world of sport and human rights and will identify practical, effective, and creative recommendations to ensure access to effective remedies for human rights abuses in sport and the sports industry.

MODERATOR Massimiliano Montanari, Executive Director Save the Dream

SPEAKERS • Mary Harvey, Chief Executive, Centre for Sports and Human Rights• Veronique Lebar, President of the Sport Ethics Committee• Dr. Chungwon Choue, President, World Taekwondo Federation• John Morrison, Chief Executive, The Institute for Human Rights and Business• Laurence Fischer, Sport Ambassador for the French Minister of Foreign Affairs and Champion for Peace

EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE PEACE THROUGH SPORTROUNDTABLE

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SALON ARMAN Educational institutions have unique opportunities to provide physical activity for young people through compulsory physical education programs and after-school leisure-time sport initiatives. Thus, participation in play, sport and games, in school and during free time, can contribute to create the conditions for sustainable peace, development and social cohesion in communities. With this in mind, decision makers will share effective strategies to use sport as a tool for peacebuilding within the educational framework and will propose recommendations that strengthen cross-sector partnerships to increase physical activity.

MODERATOR Philipp Müller-Wirth, Executive Officer for Sport, Sector for Social and Human Sciences, UNESCO

SPEAKERS Bénin, Minister of Culture, Tourism and Sport.

Gambia, Minister of Youth and Sport, representative of the

President. Georgia, Minister of Education, Science, Culture and

Sports. Holy See/Vatican, Under-Secretary of Pontifical Council

for Culture. Iraq, Minister of Sport and Youth, representative of the

Prime Minister. Jordan, Minister of Youth.

Madagascar, Minister of Youth and Sports.

Myanmar, Deputy Minister of Health and Sports. Slovenia, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Science and

Sport. President of International School Sport Federation, Special Representative for External Affairs and Resources of

SOS Children’s Villages, Yelena Isinbayeva, Champion for Peace

• Elvia Gonzalez de Pliego, Gender Program Coordinator- University Iberoamerican• Hassibullah Aghbar, Project Manager- Peace and Sport Council Afghanistan• Helen Mouskides, Media Liason and Coordinator- ICAS Cyprus• Alejandro Noguera, Project Designer- Sport for Development Research Bank• Ion Lazarenco, Founder- Swim of Peace• Jean-Francois Laurent, Junior Director- TAFISA

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THURSDAY 12 DECEMBER

WELCOMING SPEECH AND PREAMBLE LAUNCHING OF THE CHAMPIONS FOR PEACE MANIFESTO

COFFEE BREAK NETWORKING

INVESTING IN SPORT TO SECURE PEACE AND PROSPERITYSESSION

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Trends show that the condition of humanity is better, with incidents of famine, plague and violence lower than any previous time in history.  Not only in developed countries, but also in the world as a whole. However, conflict, social instability, competition for scarce natural resources and climate change continue to disrupt societies and markets in our deeply inter-connected world. In this context, debates will explore how sport - at the crossroads of culture, policy-making, business and creativity - can contribute to cultivate stability and secure conditions for peace.

MODERATOR Pascal Boniface, Director, French Institute for International and Strategical Affairs

SPEAKER Joël Bouzou, President and Founder, Peace and Sport

SPEAKERS • Rita Van Driel, Board Executive and Executive Committee chairperson, International Paralympic Committee and Agitos Foundation• Daniela Bas, Director, United Nations Division for Inclusive Social Development• Jordi Cardoner, First vice president of FC Barcelona and the Barça Foundation• Ryu Seungmin, IOC Member and Champion for Peace

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SPORT FOR THE GLOBAL COMPACT ON REFUGEESFOCUS

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The Global Compact of Refugees recognizes the key role of sport and cultural activities in social development, inclusion, cohesion, and the well-being of refugees. Sports governing bodies and organizations engaged in the refugee crisis will present concrete pledges for action that will be announced during the upcoming Global Refugee Forum (GRF)

SPEAKERS • Ryu Seungmin, IOC Member and Champion for Peace• Dominique Hyde, Director of External Relations, UNHCR• Dr. Chungwon Choue, President, World Taekwondo Federation

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SAFEGUARDING OUR PLANET THROUGH SPORT MASTER CLASS

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Environmental challenges, climate change and competition for scarce natural resources are threatening livelihoods, human well-being as well as our habitat. This master class will provide concrete inputs and recommendations for taking action through sport to safeguard populations and our planet. 

TRANSLATING SPORT INTO GLOBAL HAPPINESSSESSION

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In its resolution entitled “Happiness: towards a holistic approach to development” the United Nations recognizes that the pursuit of happiness is a fundamental human goal and a key aspect for peace. The measure and pursuit of collective happiness is an objective that many national constitutions place higher than GDP. With this in mind, deliberations will reflect how sport can improve people’s well-being and become a catalyst for a global happiness revolution.

MODERATOR Isabella Burczak, Advocacy Manager, UCI

MODERATOR Sarah Hillier, Student, University of Monaco

SPEAKERS • Valérie Hernando-Presse, Global Chief Marketing Officer, Danone • Afridun Amu, first Afghan surfer, • Jorn Wemmenhove, Co-founder, Humankind

SPEAKERS • Boris Herrmann, skipper, Team Malizia • Pierre Casiraghi, skipper, Team Malizia

LUNCH NETWORKING

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BALANCE IN SPORT. TOOLS TO IMPLEMENT GENDER EQUALITY - BY THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE AND THE GOVERNMENT OF PORTUGAL FOCUS

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SALLE DES ARTS Following 2 years of research, the ALL-IN project, run in close collaboration with major partners from public authorities, sports organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and networks, and gender equality experts from 20 countries, will conclusively map gender equality in mainstream sport.

SPEAKERS • Stanislas Frossard, Executive Secretary, Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport, Council of Europe• João Paulo Rebelo, Secretary of State of Youth and Sport, Portugal

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SALLE DES ARTS The Fourth Industrial Revolution is characterized by the development of a wide range of new technologies, impacting all disciplines, economies and sectors, and even challenging ideas about what it means to be human. Within this context, conversations will contemplate the role of sport in addressing new technological challenges, whilst remaining a platform to foster dialogue, human relationships and peacebuilding within online communities and beyond.

SPEAKERS • Andy Miah, Chair in Science Communication & Future Media, University of Salford

• Idan Abrahamson, Co-founder and Executive Producer, Nyado

• Philippe Blanchard, Founder and CEO, Futurous

MODERATOR Sylvia Poll, Champion for Peace Swimming Olympic medalist

THE SPORT OF PHILANTHROPY MASTER CLASS

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Philanthropy can play a key role to prevent, mitigate and resolve conflict, and to invest in the creation of stable, resilient and peaceful societies. This master class will point out how philanthropy can effectively support systemic change through sport to help communities that are suffering the worst effects of poverty, conflict and exclusion in the world today.

SPEAKERS • Eric Abidal, Founder of Eric Abidal Foundation

MODERATOR Honey Thaljieh, Champion for Peace and co-founder and first ever captain of the Palestinian Women’s National Football Team

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SALLE COLOMBIAThe Forum will provide opportunities for participants to interact, meet new people and develop strategical contacts. We believe in the importance of facilitating one-on-one discussions and longer-term interaction. That’s why we will put at the disposal of participants a dedicated app to organize meetings with other delegates and a space at the Monte Carlo Bay.

PEACE AND SPORT AWARDSGALA

OPÉRA DE MONTE-CARLO

18:30 — 23:00

SPEAKERS • Joel Bouzou, President and Founder of Peace and Sport

• Didier Drogba and Stephen McCubbin

• Donna de Varona and Rania Rahardja

• Honey Thaljieh and Saidi Shakiba

• Anne-Laure Bonnet, Sports journalist

• Charmaine Crooks, Champion for Peace, Olympian

SPECIAL SESSION PEACE AND SPORT YOUTH PROGRAM

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Rita van Driel

Executive Board member, International Paralympic

Committee

Paola Gigliotti

Honorary member, International Federation

of Sport Climbing

Blaise Matuidi

Jury President, Champion for Peace and football

World Champion

Dr. Jernej Pikalo

Deputy Prime Minister And Minister Of Education, Science and Sport

of Republic of Slovenia

H.S.H. Princess Maria-Anunciata

of Liechtenstein, High Patron, National Olympic Committee

of Liechtenstein

Beth Rosier

member of Peace and Sport’s Youth Program

PEACE AND SPORT AWARDSSince 2008, the prestigious annual Peace and Sport Awards ceremony has rewarded international and regional organizations and individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to peace, dialogue and social change in the world through sport.

This year the Peace and Sport Awards Ceremony will be held on December 12th in the famous Opéra Garnier in the Principality of Monaco during the Peace and Sport International Forum.

THE MASTERS OF CEREMONY

Anne-Laure Bonnet

Sports journalist

Charmaine Crooks

Champion for Peace Olympian

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CSR INITIATIVE OF THE YEARRewards a company that has demonstrated its commitment to benefit society through sport

and uses its assets and experience to promote peace and social awareness.

The club organized the Street Child Cricket World Cup, creating a global platform for street children. In partnership with Street Child United, the event enabled the young people’s message to reach governments, communities and medias across the world. The club used its historical venue to host the finals, and strongly contributed to promote the rights of street children.

Through its unique business model “5:25” The Skateroom helped to open Angola’s first skate park, providing safe spaces and access to sport for local communities. Construction and coaching training sessions were also provided in order to involve beneficiaries in the implementation process and ensure the sustainability of the project.

The Danone Nations Cup is the biggest football tournament for kids in the world, with over 2 million participants. The event aims to inspire children to become agents of positive change in their communities. Danone promotes sport as tool to raise awareness and takes action for the Sustainable Development Goals, as highlighted by its commitment to give 100,000 children access to safe drinking water in 2019.

UNITED KINGDOM CRICKET ANGOLA SKATEBOARD INTERNATIONAL FOOTBALL

THE MARYLEBONE CRICKET CLUB, STREET CHILD CRICKET WORLD CUP

THE SKATEROOM, LUANDA SKATEPARK

DANONE, DANONE NATIONS CUP

APRIL6 INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR (VOTED ONLINE)

Rewards individuals and organizations who have contributed to the celebration of April6, the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, through a #WhiteCard initiative or an event that

raises awareness on the use of sport as a tool for development and peace.

On March 31st, Associazione Sport e Società’s “Progetto Filippide” organized the 6th edition of “Run for Autism”, an inclusive 10 km race in Rome celebrating both the UN World Autism Awareness Day and April6. The event aimed to demonstrate the inclusive power of sport and involved 3,000 beneficiaries, including more than 400 people with autism.

The organization Deporte para el Desarrollo uses sport as a means of transforming lives and communities. In April 2019, it implemented the first “Learn, Play and Try” Festival promoting its unique methodology which is today recognized and implemented nationwide. The festival brought together young beneficiaries from different teams, highlighting all the positive values of rugby.

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VENEZUELA RUGBY

ASSOCIAZIONE SPORT E SOCIETÀ: PROGETTO FILIPPIDE,

RUN FOR AUTISM

CROATIAN UNITED NATIONS ASSOCIATION, 6TH

INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE

DEPORTE PARA EL DESARROLLO, LEARN,

PLAY AND TRY FESTIVAL

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SCIENCE, SPORT AND

CULTURE, PUBLIC APRIL6 FESTIVAL

Established in 1992 with the aim of becoming a valuable information source for the UN, each year the organization implements a one-day event to celebrate April6 and align its objectives with the SDGs. Sport is highlighted as a fundamental element in the pursuit of development and peace, promoting tolerance and respect for participants and society.

To mark its 6th April6 celebration, the Georgian Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Spor t organized a massive national mobilization to raise awareness and promote Sport as a tool for Peace. Thanks to a country-wide information campaign led by the Ministry, the Public April6 festival attracted over 1,200 people to participate in multi-sport activities in a park in Tbilisi.

CROATIA, FUTSAL 3X3 BASKETBALL

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NGO OF THE YEARRewards an NGO that uses sport as a tool for sustainable peace education and social

development and has demonstrated its capacity to involve local stakeholders.

GOALS focuses on quality education and rural inclusion. Its “Levelling the Playing Field” program uses football to overcome the low-literacy levels and increase the school attendance of rural youth in Haiti. The program also promotes the protection of the environment, and 2,500 trees have been planted by the young beneficiaries. The ultimate goal is to create stronger and healthier communities.

SkatePal focuses on youth development, employability and gender equality. It mobilizes international volunteers and local communities to build skateparks that are free to use, and cooperates with local councils and NGOs to provide skateboarding classes for local young people. The beneficiaries develop several skills that improve their employability and ensure the sustainability of the program.

Football as a transformative tool in Colombia. Capitalizing on the knowledge and assets of these organizations, the goal is to develop a common methodology and joint evaluation system. This means that the programs can be scaled-up to have a stronger impact on vulnerable communities nationwide.

HAITI FOOTBALL WEST BANK SKATEBOARD COLOMBIA FOOTBALL

GOALS, LEVELLING THE PLAYING FIELD SKATEPAL FUNDACIÓN SELECCIÓN

COLOMBIA, CONSTRUIR JUGANDO

AMERICAN COLLEGE OF GREECE, DEREE,

INTERNATIONAL SPORTS FESTIVAL

NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF PAKISTAN,

APRIL 6 CELEBRATION

ALLIANCE FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE (ALLMEP),

ALLMEP’S SPORTS FORUMFor their 2nd April6 celebration, the college organized the “International Sports Festival”. The event gathered 700 students and athletes in various sports to pass the message of Peace through Sport. An awareness-raising campaign was also implemented in all classrooms and a futsal game was organized between ACG – Deree team and Hestia FC, a women refugees’ team.

The event gathered 400 Jewish, Arab, Bedouin, Ultra-Orthodox, immigrants, refugees and special needs athletes together to celebrate the IDSPD. By doing so, diverse communities were able to meet as equals, encouraging reconciliation, and exposing hundreds of children to social harmony through Martial Arts demonstrations.

GREECE MULTI-SPORTS

ISRAEL MULTI-SPORTS

The Pakistan NOC brought together all sport actors to celebrate the IDSPD, raising awareness and ensuring the delivery of the peace-through-sport message from the leadership to the grass-root level. The #WhiteCard campaign was also promoted with several activations, including the opening of the 72nd edition of the Punjab Games.

FITEQ organized a unique April6 celebration during the “Eurovillage” festival in Islamabad, in cooperation with the Hungarian Embassy. Visitors were invited to discover the different Teqgames and their positive values. They united for symbolic #WhiteCard pictures. Two Teqball tables were donated to the local community as a legacy of this meaningful event.

PAKISTAN OLYMPIC SPORTS

PAKISTAN TEQBALL

FÉDÉRATION INTERNATIONALE

DE TEQBALL (FITEQ) International Day of Sport

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IN MEMORY OF GUO CHUAN Rewards actions or initiatives taken to perpetuate the memory of Guo Chuan, the Chinese sailor and

Champion for Peace sadly lost at sea in 2016.

INNOVATIVE ACTION OF THE YEAR Rewards an individual or an organization who uses new technologies or which develops innovative

ways to promote sport as a tool for sustainable peace, education and social development.

“Records Vs Records” is an inclusive initiative encouraging participants to challenge themselves and set sports records that are converted into local currency. The funds raised through the engagement of the whole society were used to open a new sport facility, where life-skills are transmitted to more than 500 youngsters from vulnerable communities, with the aim of reducing delinquency and violence.

This program integrates Poetry Slams and Football for development in highly disadvantaged neighbourhoods. It aims to keep young people under the academic umbrella. America SCORES inspires marginalized urban youngsters to lead healthy lives, be good students and have the confidence and character to fulfil their potential. The program focuses on the development of community youth leaders.

The Play4Peace house is a social project supporting a weekly sports program focused on breaking down cultural barriers in marginalized neighbourhoods. It promotes the self-development of young people on both personal and professional levels, providing training courses, conferences, inspirational talks and academic support.

GUATEMALA MULTI-SPORTS USA AND CANADA FOOTBALL BELGIUM MULTI-SPORTS

FUNDACIÓN OLÍMPICA GUATEMALTECA, RECORDS VS

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AMERICA SCORES, FOOTBALL AND POETRY

BELGIUM PLAY4PEACE, PLAY4PEACE HOUSE

DIPLOMATIC ACTION OF THE YEAR Rewards a stakeholder or an organization who has taken

significant steps forward in diplomacy through sport.

YES aims to build cooperation and coexistence between communities in the two neighbouring cities of Busia, in Kenya and Uganda. The dialogue is focused on cooperative actions concerning trans-boundary environmental issues. Meetings between cross-border stakeholders are regularly organized and a football game concludes the meeting as a way of nurturing trust among the parties and uniting their engagement.

The 14th edition of the EYOF was the first international multi-sport event to be organized in Bosnia-Herzegovina following the war. It provided an opportunity for all the local communities to come together and cooperate celebrating sport and its unifying power. The cities of Sarajevo and East Sarajevo also received the Flame of Peace, as the symbol of a brighter common future.

A joint demonstration team, comprised of representatives from both North and South Korea performed in world-famous locations in Europe (U.N. Office in Geneva and Olympic Museum in Lausanne). The demonstration was a symbol of hope, and of what can be achieved on a larger scale through sport and open dialogue. The initiative strengthened the peace efforts between South and North Korea.

KENYA, UGANDA FOOTBALL

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA, OLYMPIC WINTER SPORTS

SWITZERLAND TAEKWONDO

YOUTH ENVIRONMENT SERVICE, HEAR MY VOICE

NATIONAL OLYMPIC COMMITTEE OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA AND

THE TWO CITIES OF SARAJEVO AND EAST SARAJEVO, 14TH EUROPEAN YOUTH OLYMPIC WINTER FESTIVAL

(EYOF)

WORLD TAEKWONDO, NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA JOINT

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DEVELOPMENT-AND-PEACE-THROUGH-SPORT PROGRAM OF THE YEARRewards a development program that has a positive impact for communities,

teaching values through sport exercises adapted to the local environment.

The IOTC was established in 2000 as a joint initiative between Greece and the IOC, with the purpose of transforming the Olympic movement’s peaceful principles into concrete action. To do this, it set up the first refugee and migrant women’s football team in Greece - the Hestia F.C. - with the aim of promoting the SDGs and supporting the social integration of vulnerable women and girls in Greece.

The “Voice against Violence” program delivers key messages to empower young men and women to stand up and take action against domestic violence. Official Rugby League teams run workshops for beneficiaries, acting as role models for young people. The program mainly targets men, who represent 80% of the beneficiaries, and uses established methods to evaluate its impact.

Naandi Foundation is one of the largest social welfare organizations in India. It works in close cooperation with a wide network of schools, supporting education and providing thousands of young girls from low-income communities with access to sport. The Toofan Games empower female community educators to widen the positive impact of sport programs and foster gender equality.

GREECE FOOTBALL PAPUA NEW GUINEA RUGBY INDIA MULTI-SPORTS

INTERNATIONAL OLYMPIC TRUCE CENTRE (IOTC),

HESTIA FOOTBALL CLUBNATIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE, VOICE AGAINST VIOLENCE

NAANDI FOUNDATION, THE TOOFAN GAMES

SPORT ORGANIZATION OF THE YEARRewards a sport organization (international, regional, national or local) leading a sustainable program

which contributes to development, social inclusion and peace through sport.

Founded in 2016, this club fraternizes young refugees from Afghanistan and Pakistan. The organization’s mission is to use cricket as a means of overcoming strong migratory tensions in the Hauts-de-France region. Saint-Omer Cricket Club has overwhelmingly helped the integration and the well-being of refugees through the practice of Cricket.

The DOSB has developed a global program to foster development on personal, societal and social levels through sport and works towards attainting the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Close collaboration with national and international partners ensure its sustainability. The beneficiaries are trained on life-skills such as respect and empathy, and invited to reflect on topics like healthy lifestyles, gender equality and peace.

The DIF supports the rehabilitation path of veterans and their relatives, using sport as tool to cultivate self-confidence and coping capabilities, leading to their reintroduction within the community. The DIF also works on the issue of poverty and marginalization through the program “get2sport” that integrates youngsters from difficult neighbourhoods through sport.

FRANCE CRICKET INTERNATIONAL MULTI-SPORTS DENMARK MULTI-SPORTS

SAINT-OMER CRICKET CLUB STARS [SOCCS]

THE GERMAN OLYMPIC SPORT CONFEDERATION [DOSB], SPORT

FOR DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

NOC AND SPORTS CONFEDERATION OF DENMARK [DIF], SOLDIER

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SPECIAL JURY PRIZE Rewards an athlete who has led a significant and sustainable sport initiative towards peaceful change.

The program is part of the Australian government’s Sports Diplomacy 2030 strategy. It includes visits to several pacific countries by the Junior Matildas, Australia’s best women Football team, as well as playing football games with local teams. Football is used as device to forge new connections between nations, and as platform to express women’s views and to transform communities.

Robot Pol is an initiative led by the FC Barcelona Foundation, in partnership with the Eric Abidal Foundation. It is part of the “Paediatric emotional well-being program” and is based on a robot using an audio, video and remote-controlled software system. It enables bedridden children to enjoy an immersive tour experience and interact with players during training sessions and games.

The Hong-Kong All Blacks FC was created in 2017 with the purpose of engaging and empowering asylum seekers to connect with society and improve their interpersonal development through Football. The club provides regular training sessions for refugees, asylum seekers, people from ethnic minorities and locals. Beneficiaries are encouraged to do community service and develop cultural integration.

PACIFIC COUNTRIES FOOTBALL SPAIN FOOTBALL HONG-KONG FOOTBALL

FOOTBALL FEDERATION AUSTRALIA, JUNIOR MATILDAS

PACIFIC STEP-UP TOUR

FC BARCELONA FOUNDATION, ROBOT POL HONG-KONG ALL BLACKS FC

CHAMPION OF THE YEAR Rewards an athlete who has led a significant and sustainable sport initiative towards peaceful change.

One of the best Croatian tennis players in history (2014 US Open Winner), through his foundation Mar in organized “Game Set Croatia”, bringing together Croatia’s greatest athletes to emphasize the notion that all children deserve equal opportunities to develop and reach their full potential. This unique event showcased tennis while raising funds to bring adequate sports facilities to Croatia’s most under-served communities.

Winner of the FIFA Women’s World Cup (2015, 2019) and two-time Olympic gold Medalist (2008, 2012), FIFA World Player of the Year (2015, 2016), Co-Captain of the U.S. Women’s National Team used her platform to stand up against the inequalities existing between genders that still plague our society today. One of the best football player of all time, she is a genuine source of inspiration for all young girls and boys in the world.

2019 Rugby World Champion, Siya is the first black captain in the Springboks 126-year history. From hunger and deprivation in an Eastern Cape township to hero-worshipped captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Siya has become a true inspiration for his country, especially among youth. He led the “Lighting the World” campaign to celebrate the 100th anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s birth.

After winning 18 titles during his career, Abidal decided to step back from the pitch to dedicate his time to charitable initiatives. Through the Eric Abidal Foundation, he led projects such as “Robot Pol” and “Here to Change” improving the lives of other people and conveying values such as self-improvement, willpower, effort, generosity and teamwork.

CROATIA, TENNIS FRANCE, FOOTBALL SOUTH AFRICA, RUGBY FOOTBALL, USA

MARIN ČILIĆ ERIC ABIDAL SIYA KOLISI CARLI LLOYD

PARTNERS

INSTITUTIONAL PARTNERS

STRATEGIC PARTNERS

OFFICIAL SUPPLIERS

MEDIA PARTNERS

YOUTH PROGRAM PARTNERS