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2016 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES

For

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Report and Certificate

Prepared by PLAY SOCCER Nonprofit International (PSNI) February 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION ................................................................................................. 3MESSAGE OF SUPPORT BY MR. WILFRIED LEMKE .................................................................. 4MESSAGE FROM FIFA ......................................................................................................................... 5INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................................................... 6COUNTRY REPORTS ............................................................................................................................ 8BRAZIL ..........................................................................................................................................................9CAMEROON ...................................................................................................................................................9COLOMBIA .....................................................................................................................................................9GHANA ..........................................................................................................................................................9HUNGARY ....................................................................................................................................................10INDIA ...........................................................................................................................................................11KENYA ........................................................................................................................................................11LEBANON ....................................................................................................................................................12LESOTHO .....................................................................................................................................................12LIBERIA .......................................................................................................................................................12MALAWI ......................................................................................................................................................13MALI ...........................................................................................................................................................14NIGERIA ......................................................................................................................................................14PAKISTAN ....................................................................................................................................................16PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES ..........................................................................................................................17PARAGUAY ..................................................................................................................................................17PHILIPPINES .................................................................................................................................................17SOUTH AFRICA .............................................................................................................................................17TAIWAN .......................................................................................................................................................18TANZANIA ...................................................................................................................................................18THAILAND ...................................................................................................................................................19UGANDA ......................................................................................................................................................19USA .............................................................................................................................................................20ZIMBABWE ..................................................................................................................................................20

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CERTIFICATE OF PARTICIPATION

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Message of Support by Mr. Wilfried Lemke

Message of Support by Mr. Wilfried Lemke

Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace

“2016 Global Peace Games for Children and Youth“

Greetings to everyone from the United Nations. Today, by playing together in the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth, you, your friends and families join a global team that harnesses the power of sport to promote and support the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations. Imagine the possibilities of a global community coming together to drive positive social change through peace, health and education all over the world!

Sport can play a vital role by bringing millions of people of all ages together to set common goals and to foster peaceful cooperation to achieve them. As a participant in the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth, you are all advocates of what sport can accomplish in your community and around the world. As you play today, I encourage you to think about the power of sport, how it benefits your health, fosters peaceful cooperation, enables learning, and builds your community. I urge you to think beyond today but to the future; how you as an individual can help the world achieve all the Sustainable Development Goals and how you will continue to be part of a global team to play for this purpose. Discover your potential. Share your stories. Spread your good will. As the Special Adviser to the United Nations Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace, it is my honour to welcome you to the 2016 Global Peace Games for Children and Youth. I wish you a joyful celebration and congratulate you on your participation.

Geneva, 12 July 2016

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Wilfried Lemke

Under-Secretary-General

Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Sport for Development and Peace

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Message from FIFA

Message for the 2016 Global Peace Games for Children and Youth This is the 16th year of celebration of the Global Peace Games for Children and Youth. FIFA would like to welcome all of you to this wonderful event – and especially congratulate all of you who have taken part each year since the Games began in 2001. We hope that you will continue to use the Games, not only as a day of fun and community solidarity, but as a special opportunity to focus on all that football can teach us – the life skills of winning and losing with grace and dignity, of showing respect for others, practising fair play, tolerance and understanding, learning teamwork and how to make your bodies healthy and strong. Each of us can think about what we can do to make the world a better place. Boys and girls, children and youth, playing together in friendship throughout the world are a powerful force for this purpose and our future. This is what Football for Hope can accomplish. We should all spread the messages of respect, solidarity and tolerance – and take action to improve health and education. As you take part in the 2016 Global Peace Games, remember that you are joining many others in this common effort. For the Game. For the World.

Federico Addiechi FIFA Head of Sustainability Responsible of Football for Hope Programme

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Introduction

REPORT ON THE 2016 GLOBAL PEACE GAMES for

CHILDREN AND YOUTH

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 organized 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 joyful, 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 2016, the Games were celebrated - and digitally shared - by thousands of children and youth in 24 countries. Fueled by a wellspring of support from hundreds of volunteer and civil society organizations committed to peace education, the GPGs are free and open to all. Connecting and uniting children and youth from places as diverse as the Palestinian Occupied Territories and the rural communities of Kenya, the GPGs provide a low-cost "grassroots" organizing structure that empowers local organizations, brings communities into the global media spotlight, and engages children and youth to place collaborative, peaceful values at the heart of both the local and global agenda. Individual countries often dedicate their games to themes that advance the objectives of the United Nations, and enliven them with both traditional and innovative educational performances of music, art, dance and poetry.

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To forge links among the participating children and youth, PLAY SOCCER encourages three common core actions wherever the Games are held:

1. Signing the Nobel Laureates' Manifesto for A Culture of Peace & Nonviolence 2. Reading Special Messages from the UN Office of Sport for Development & Peace, and

other leading organizations such as FIFA 3. Giving the Handshake of Friendship

PSNI is proud to have provided international leadership for the Games by distributing invitations and instructions for participation and by producing the Annual Certificate of Participation and Report, which is posted on our website. The Games would not be possible, however, without the inspirational leadership of our grassroots partners - the many organizations, schools and individuals who work tirelessly to bring the Games to their communities. This report includes a list of all registered organizations, a summary of their reports (using their own words as much as possible), photos selected from the many wonderful pictures sent. All the photos contained in this report are the property of these organizations.

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Country Reports

Many of the organizations that took part in the 2016 Global Peace Games shared their thoughts about what their participation means to them. Here are some of their comments:

• “When children participate in determining their own peace, they will gain a positive learning experience.” Inuka Direct, Kenya

• “All kids can play together.” Oasis Football, South Africa

• “Safeguarding Peace before and after election 2016” PLAY SOCCER Ghana theme

• Signing the Manifesto, reading the Special Messages, giving the Handshake of Friendship “provide the global link about the Games.” COYPED, Liberia

• The Games gave young people “the opportunity to demonstrate their role in the mission of global friendship, peace, and development.” Right To Play Ghana

• “When children play, the world wins.” Right To Play Pakistan

• “…seeking to develop the leadership skills of young people who in turn demonstrate their commitment to make the world a better and more peaceful place” Ispru Youth Forum Chitral, Pakistan

• “Activities for sensitizing the community on right of children with special needs were successfully done.” Adjumani District, Uganda

• “We hope to get kids educated and also help them fight poverty through sports.” Amazing Heart Foundation, Nigeria

• “My country needs peace and I believe that by celebrating annually this day our youth will see life beyond different political affiliations of their families.” Maluti Sports Academy, Lesotho

• “…using sports/soccer to build and empower our children and youths to the benefit of our society” SHASUFA Mamfe, Cameroon

• “Sport is a vehicle through which we address various challenges affecting youth such as health, education, employment among others.” Youth Empowerment Through Sport, Kenya

• “…focus on student participation and role in sustaining world peace in Liberia.” Liberia Children

• “…to join the world in celebrating the 2016 Global Peace Games” Heal the Youth Foundation, Nigeria

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BRAZIL

Associação Cristão de Moços do Rio Grande do Sul registered to hold games in Rio.

CAMEROON

SHASUFA registered to hold games in Mamfe on December 15.

COLOMBIA

Club ASC Talentos celebrated the first Global Peace Games in Armenia, Quindio. 10 teams of approximately 120 children took part, and the Peace Manifesto was presented to parents and children.

GHANA

PLAY SOCCER Ghana organized Inter-Regional games at sites in five regions: Central, Eastern, Northern, Ashanti, and Greater Accra, where they were joined by children and volunteers from sister sites. Over 800 children and youth took part. Messages of peace were read at the different centers. Children participated in games of soccer, hand washing, lime and spoon race, ludo, and sack race. “Stands were mounted with calico sheets onto which all signatures of dignitaries as well as children and youth were embossed to signify the desires of all and sundry to live in peace.”

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Right To Play celebrated Games in the Volta, Greater Accra and Central Regions. The event in the Volta region began with a Peace Walk and signing the Manifesto. In the Central Region, “the people pledged their support for peace before, during and after 2016 elections to enable children attend school to completion without disruptions.” At a Play Day held at Kyekyewire in the Greater Accra Region the children played games centered on team building. A total of about 1100 children (over half of whom were girls), 90 coaches, and 160 parents took part in the 3 regions.

Youth Link Ghana celebrated the Peace Games in Accra as part of the “Live and Let’s Live” HIV/AIDS and Malaria Awareness Campaign, aimed at boys and girls from 6 to 15. 10-member teams from many schools participated in the activities: Football (16 teams), Dance (10 teams), Volleyball (8 teams) and Athletics (16 teams). “Planned Parenthood Association Ghana (PPAG) were in charge of the behavior change education for the over 2,600 pupils who were at the stadium on the set day.”

Campaign for Learning Disabilities and Global Salvation Ministry registered to hold games in Kasoa.

HUNGARY

Oltalom Sport Association registered to hold games in Budapest.

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INDIA

Project KHEL “organized Lucknow's 5th edition of the Global Peace Games on the 5th and 6th of October. The event brought together children from disadvantaged & low income groups as well as professionals from the corporate world, children from mainstream schools and also wheel chair cricket players!” Adults and more than 100 children from 3 different slums and a shelter home played Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Cricket, Kho-Kho, and Wheelchair Cricket.

KENYA

Inuka Direct (formerly Inuka Africans) organized Games for the second year, this time in Nairobi’s Githurai neighborhood. The Goshen Community Children’s Home hosted the games, and 20 children took part. “The 2 hour session was modelled around Olympic and Paralympic values under the theme ‘The Passion Unites Us’. As part of implementing the Rio 2016 legacy program, short fun and interactive games were executed to teach children the values of Friendship, Excellence, and Respect as well as Courage, Determination, Inspiration, and Confidence. Prior to the event, the children signed the manifesto of peace on a T-shirt hanging alongside the special messages.”

SOON Readers’ Club held Games in Nairobi, with 418 participants from thirteen schools and one football club; 314 signed the Peace Pledge. “Participating teams were involved in peace related activities that focused on global goals; environment, climate change and education. The idea of using sport in peace building and development was shared.”

The following organizations in Kenya also registered to hold Games: Hand of Hope in Mombwo; Mosaiga Women’s Group, Nyakasinga Integrated Community Development Group, and Resoource Hub for Development in Kisumu City; and Youth Empowerment through Sport in Migori.

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LEBANON

Right To Play Lebanon celebrated the International Day of Peace in Beirut, in cooperation with Makassed Voluntary Unit and Association Najdeh. “The day started by welcoming the children and taking photos. The Characters introduced the objectives of the day and explain the importance of peace. The children were divided into groups and distributed on stations. Each station represents one principle of International day of peace in addition face painting, hand-crafts and dance.” All 240 children taking part (including 140 girls) signed the Peace Manifesto. “I believe in all Peace day messages because it shows values of all time. It was new that I have to respect peace and cooperation between children and celebrate it each year” said Wael El Masri, student at Omar Ben Al-Khattab School.

LESOTHO

Maluti Sports Academy registered to hold games in Kolojane and Tajane.

LIBERIA

Christian Home in Liberating Destitute (CHILD Liberia) held their games in Monrovia, with a focus on “student participation and role in sustaining world peace in Liberia.” 500 students and youth, of whom 275 were girls, took part in drills and football activities.

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Consolidated Youth for Peace and Development (COYPED) organized a 2-day soccer tournament in Monrovia for 80 children and youth. Activities included a parade and opening ceremony, followed by signing the Peace Manifesto (480 signatures), reading the special messages, and giving the Handshake of Friendship.

Football to Develop Destitute Liberia (FODEDE) “had a wonderful day celebrating Global Peace Day with 160 participants from several communities in and around Monrovia.”

MALAWI

PLAY SOCCER Malawi celebrated the Games at their Ndirande Township site on a rainy day in November. Seven other football clubs joined the PLAY SOCCER teams. 200 children and 50 officials (board members, volunteer coaches, and parents) participated, and all signed the UNESCO Manifesto for Peace.

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MALI

Right To Play Mali celebrated the Games at Niono Municipal Stadium (Ségou Region), “primarily organized by the youth of Niono. The event was ultimately able to engage local authorities, community members and youth through activities aimed at contributing to build peaceful communities.” Activities included games (“Three-legged race”, “Sightless seeks the prize”, and “Community Crossover”), a soccer match, and reading of the GPG messages. 193 children (including 88 girls), as well as local authorities and adult community members, took part. 150 participants signed the UNESCO Manifesto and “all have committed to take action to spread the messages of respect, solidarity and tolerance in their communities.”

SOS Children’s Villages Mali celebrated the Global Peace Games at Sanankoroba, Kita, and Khouloum, with more than 3460 participants. “Several sports activities have been carried including the jet of doves (vector of peace). In addition to coworkers, children and youth from SOS Children's Villages, several other participants from the surrounding communities took part into the events: reading special messages and signing the manifesto. One could note the presence of the village authorities who hosted the events, the municipal officials, the officials of the technical and administrative departments present in the respective sites.”

NIGERIA

Amazing Heart Foundation celebrated Games in Lagos. The opening ceremony started with reading of the Special Messages. “A big applause was made by all the participating teams. After a brief fun fair … the games begin … and a winner eventually emerged … We hope to get kids educated and also help them fight poverty through sports.” 20 teams took part, and the 200 participating children all signed the Peace Manifesto.

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First Step Action for Children held Games in Aliade, Gwer-East LGA, Benue State. “In 2016 the organization promoted the participation of children with special needs disabilities in sports, recreational and physical activities. This type of activities has helped to promote the social and emotional well being of children with disabilities. In order to ensure equity both girls and boys benefited from the soccer and sack race game. Parents, teachers, and community members and traditional/opinion leaders were also part of the activity to support the children.”

Heal the Youth Foundation “organised an activity in Gyero Community of Jos South Local Government (LGA) of Plateau State, Nigeria on 1st of October 2016 to join the world in celebrating the 2016 Global Peace Games. A total number of 47 children and youth (23 male; 24 female) participated in the various sport activities such as football, green-yellow-red light, and sculpturing. All participants signed the UNESCO Manifesto.”

The Ovie Brume Foundation’s “2016 Global Peace Games brought together over one hundred and eighty young people from ten schools within Eti-Osa and Lagos Mainland Local Government Areas. The games helped young people to demonstrate the value of sports to unite, motivate, inspire, educate, improve health and well-being and strengthen links between children and adults … After the games, the children and invited guests made a pledge to promote peaceful co-existence within the

community irrespective of the diversity in culture and religion.” 280 people (children, youths, and invited guests) signed the Peace Manifesto.

Initiative for Education and Development registered to hold games in Abuja; SOS Children’s Villages Nigeria registered to hold games in Lagos and Ogun State.

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PAKISTAN

ISPRU Youth Forum Chitral held games in Booni. “Considering the lack of sports and recreational activities for girls in the region, this year the peace games were held specifically for girls. The event featured a friendly sporting event with Badminton matches being played among twelve high school girls’ teams, consisting of 24 players. The total number of participants including organizers and players was around 50 and all them registered themselves as signatories of the manifesto. The message and objectives of the Global Peace Games were read out to the participating teams and spectators. And all the players came together to start the game with the traditional handshake of the Global Peace Games.”

Right To Play Pakistan celebrated Global Peace Games “in 9 districts of Sindh and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. Over 11,000 children and youth [including more than 4000 girls] participated in different games in schools and communities.” These celebrations, chosen to “promote and contribute toward United Nations global peace goals,” included theater performances and art competitions, as well as friendly football and volleyball matches.

Sports and Fitness Association of Pakistan (SPOFIT) organized games in Islamabad “with Pakistan Sweet Homes and Pro Wrestling Pakistan Promo. 648 orphan children living and studying in Pakistan Sweet Homes (PSH) signed the Manifesto and got an opportunity to get training from Pro Wrestling stars Tiny Iron, Bahadsha Pehalwan Khan and Flesh Gordon. It was new way to register a message to young Girls and Boys through wrestling.”

Save the Environment registered to hold a cricket tournament in Charsadda and Peshawar.

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PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES

Right To Play Palestinian Territories held Games in Anein, Jenin (58 children), Al-Dawha, Bethlehem (58 children), and Dura Al-Oar’, Ramallah (60 girls). “The main focus of the activities was giving the children positive relationships between them while increasing their ability to solve problems that may occur between them in a peaceful way and without the use of violence.”

PARAGUAY

JÓVENES ESTUDIANTES DE INSTITUCIONES EDUCATIVAS DE TODO EL DEPARTAMENTO registered to hold games in Puerto Casado

PHILIPPINES

Bravo Vision Sports Outreach, Inc. (BVSO) registered to hold games at Philippines PCU Dasmarinas College Cavite

SOUTH AFRICA

Oasis – Reach for Your Dreams “held an event to promote integration amongst the youth … to celebrate and promote such topics as conflict resolution, fair play and respect.” The event, based on a recent festival in Lyon, France, included a welcoming speech, festival dance, and football matches played without a referee. 106 youth from six different communities took part.

Play For Fun, Learn For Life joined with the Local Drug Action Committee (LDAC) to celebrate Global Peace Games in the Tembisa Sports Ground. 100 children, 50 youth, and 43 parents took part. Activities included a 7 vs. 7 tournament, divided by age, an LDAC drugs talk, board games (chess and morabaraba), and netball games for parents. Special messages were shared by our Programme Director and LDAC Chairperson, and the UNESCO Manifesto was signed by the children and youth.

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Swiftresponse celebrated the Games in Port Elizabeth. The street soccer tournament included 22 teams, each with both boys and girls. The older children and youth played on 20 teams of 10 players each, and the very little children played on two teams. There were also about 60 spectators, and all the participants signed the Peace Manifesto.

TAIWAN

Gong Guan Elementary School organized activities for children and youth in kindergarten, elementary school, junior high, and senior high. “Kids to Youth are happy to learn and expect [the ideals] to be continued for long term life.”

TANZANIA

Children and Youth Development Organization (CYODO Tanzania) registered to hold games in Mtwara

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THAILAND

Right To Play held Games at the Phuket Youth Detention Center, and the Trang Youth Rehabilitation Center. At the Trang event “the day was filled with performances, sports, traditional games, and music.” All 37 participating youth and 15 coaches and representatives signed the Peace Manifesto. In the opening session at Phuket, 37 children and youth shared ideas about peace making. Activities, which included team rope jumping, blindfold horse riding, and “Big Games”, were successful in relieving an earlier conflict situation.

PlayOnside registered to hold games in Mae Sot from November 2016 to February 2017.

UGANDA

Adjumani District Local Government sponsored Games. “28 nursery schools and ECD [Early Childhood Development] centres participated in the event and Pakele girl’s primary school presented a team for the special needs category of the blind.” In addition to football, the competitions included a sack race, bottle race, bottle filling, and Going to Jerusalem. 580 participants signed the Peace Manifesto.

Buwate Youth Sports Academy celebrated Games with 8 community sports academies. Children and Youth took part in U12 and U14 football matches. The program was sponsored by Real Medicine Foundation.

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Girls Kick It celebrated the Global Peace Games with friendly football matches between Tegot Atoo and Laminto primary schools. “36 girls and 36 boys from two out of 13 schools where we operate participated in signing the manifesto for peace, and giving the handshake of friendship before concluding the 3 hours activities with a girls football match and a boys football match.”

The following organizations also registered to hold Games: Afrika4Rafiki in Kabarole District, KCDP Youth Project and Watoto Wasoka Foundation in Kampala, Kawempe Youth Centre in Kawempe, and Tree Hope Foundation in Entebbe.

USA

The following organizations registered to hold Games: Ethical Society of New York and Hosteling International New York in New York City, and Soccer Without Borders in Baltimore.

ZIMBABWE

Responsible Youth Foundation registered to hold games in Bulawayo.