Peacemakers Project

Project presentation

Peace and Sport has over 15 years of expertise in the field of peace through sport. They developed a bottom-up approach, based on identifying the challenges, best practices and needs of leading organizations. The project is a global mentoring offer to support field actors, athletes and institutions to develop programs that use sport and its values to build peaceful, inclusive and equitable communities. It offers a comprehensive support that responds to the expressed needs and adapts to local contexts through:

1. Project management

2. Capacity building

3. Pedagogical contents

4. Coalition of actors

5. Impact assessment

6. Athletes’ mobilization

7. Advocacy and communication

Organization presentation

Peace and Sport is an international, neutral and independent organization based in Monaco that promotes the intentional use of sport to build a culture of peace, and supports various stakeholders in setting up programs that use sport to achieve societal goals. Founded in 2007 by Modern Pentathlon Olympic Medallist and World Champion Joël Bouzou, Peace and Sport is placed under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco.

Impact

“Sport is a great tool to break down social barriers. My goal is to help children achieve their dreams through sport.”

-Cristian Saénz, Peace Educator in Colombia.