Peace and Sports

“Sport is paramount to fight violence in places where radicalism and hatred are easily bred by the harsh living conditions.

Through structured sports activities, we can establish a dialogue with kids to teach them conflict resolution, dialogue and understanding of differences”.

Ahmed, Peace and Sport Coach, Palestine.

Play Unified, Live Unified

 Team sports bring people together. Special Olympics Unified Sports® teams do that, too and much more. Half a million people worldwide take part in Unified Sports, breaking down stereotypes about people with intellectual disabilities in a really fun way.  Read more on how sport breaks down bar

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Brooklyn student interviews Peace and Sport marathon runner

Alyn Ware, a peace educator from New Zealand, has been selected to join the Peace and Sport Team running the New York marathon to raise funds and awareness about youth sports programs for peace in conflict zones. Brooklyn High School student Charlotte Juergens (Edward R Murrow High School, Valedi

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New York Marathon on November 6th

Here are some news from our college Alyn Ware who is going to run the New York marathon.     This coming Sunday November 6, Alyn will be running the New York marathon as part of the Peace and Sport Team, led by Tegla Loroube, first African women to win the NY marathon and founder of th

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