TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE 2018 Editorial by H.S.H. Prince Albert II 05 of Monaco and Mr Joël Bouzou April6: from its origins to a successful 06 worldwide mobilization 12 Peace and Sport celebrations 20 Our Champions for Peace get involved 25 Memorable Initiatives 30 Sport Federations get mobilized 32 Projects around the world 34 #WhiteCard /03 H.S.H. Joël Bouzou, Prince Albert II President et Founder of Monaco Peace and Sport The celebration of the International Day of Sport for To celebrate the 5th International Day of Sport for Development and Peace was initiated by Peace and Development and Peace on April 6th, Peace and Sport, an international organization based in Monaco. Sport encouraged the international community to Since its launch in 2013 by the United Nations and the engage in activities to promote the positive values International Olympic Committee, this day has been of sport. This record-breaking mobilization resulted in marked by several hundred initiatives around the 90 million people reached on social media by the world to promote a message of peace. symbolic 2018 #WhiteCard campaign. Within this context, the “#WhiteCard” operation which This year #WhiteCard went more viral than started in the Principality has positioned the white ever. Launched from Colombia by H.S.H. Prince Albert cardboard as the new international symbol of peace II of Monaco, H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, President of on April6. I am proud of this initiative, representing the Republic of Colombia and 2016 Nobel Peace Prize the values promoted by my country through its laureate, H.E. Mrs. Maria Angela Holguin, Colombian involvement in the sport movement’s goal to promote Minister of Foreign Affairs and Didier Drogba, peace. Champion for Peace, the 2018 digital campaign rallied heads of states, ministers, sports organizations, April6 is a unique opportunity to support and join the associations and athletes worldwide. The diversity of peace-through-sport movement. I am convinced stakeholders and their commitment around the entire that sport has a strong capacity of action to educate world illustrated the magnitude of the #WhiteCard as and assist young people who are often looking for a symbol of the peace-through-sport movement. benchmarks in life. In addition, 850 projects in 138 countries spanning I would like to express my gratitude to all individuals all 5 continents led by international sports federations, and the organizations who have participated in the sports clubs, institutions, schools and associations, TH #WhiteCard campaign for their commitment to a athletes, Champions for Peace and civil society were INTERNATIONAL DAY more peaceful world. organized to celebrate April6 and were registered on OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT the April6.org platform. Thank you to everyone who 04/ AND PEACE 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE played a part in this fruitful 2018 mobilization. /05 THE ORIGIN OF APRIL6 On 23 August 2013 the UN General Assembly with the support of the International Olympic Committee L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport, is an international, neutral declared April 6th as the International Day of Sport for Development and and independent organization based in Monaco which promotes Peace (IDSDP) at the United Nations April6.org is an online platform that encourages, promotes and catalogues symbolic peace using the power of sport. Founded in 2007 by Modern Headquarters in New York. This worldwide events and sport-based initiatives carried out by a variety of different Pentathlon Olympic Medallist and World Champion Joël Bouzou, decision represented a historic step in stakeholders to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. Peace and Sport is under the High Patronage of H.S.H. Prince recognizing the transformative power Albert II of Monaco. of sport and its boundless potential to The organization uses the structured practice of sport as a tool advance positive social change. to build sustainable peace by educating young generations about positive values, fostering social stability and cohesion, and promoting dialogue among communities. In 2014 Peace and Sport launched the #WhiteCard digital campaign and the www.april6.org platform in order to create a global movement for the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace and highlight the positive power of sport. Since then, both initiatives have met great success. Over the last four years, the platform has a final count of 2,110 registered The #WhiteCard is a worldwide digital campaign created by Peace and Sport that projects from 180 different countries. promotes the positive and constructive values of sport. Every year the #WhiteCard campaign reaches millions of people through social media. Holding up a #WhiteCard, The celebration of this symbolic day and the growth of the just like a referee, has been recognized as the symbol of the peace-through-sport sport-for-development-and-peace movement legitimize and demonstrate that sport is formidable tool to tackle social issues, as movement and it is an action that symbolizes the positive power of sport. In contrast well as being a cost-effective mechanism to create more cohesive with the red card, which signifies the most serious offense in sport, the #WhiteCard is a societies. gesture of inclusion, equity and peace. 06/ 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE /07 PEOPLE 90 REACHED million APRIL6 2018 45 A LARGER AND MORE million IMPACTFUL WORLDWIDE MOBILIZATION 15 million 850 138 5 30 projects registred countries continents million 08/ 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE /09 PEACE AND SPORT MOBILIZATION ON INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY MOBILIZATION Kashif Siddiqi United Kingdom Paula Radcliffe Monaco Yelena Isinbaeva Florence Masnada Russia ON APRIL6 France Helena Sukova Czech Republic The Princess Charlene Rally Sergueï Bubka Adrien Mare Ukraine Zsolt Moradi Monaco USA 2018 FISE World Series Tegla Loroupe, Maria Nouria Benida-Merah Charmaine Crooks Toorpakai and Tahl Algeria Japan Leibovitz Pascal Gentil Live Together on April6 New York Tunisia Aya Medany Jordan 2nd Forum for the Americas: Sport Daba Modibo Keita 850 for Development and Peace India projects registered on Gregory Vallarino and Pedro Yang Marlène Harnois Alexandra Kosteniuk 850 Guatemala Mali India the April6.org platform Laure Fournier Venezuela Diana Gandega Senegal april6.org Launch of the 2018 #WhiteCard campaign Flash this code Didier Drogba for more details Colombia online Jean-François Tordo Madagascar Elana Meyer South Africa Peace and Sport projects Champions for Peace involvement 10/ 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE /11 Sport Simple’ beach soccer workshop PEACE AND SPORT CELEBRATIONS HSH the Prince Albert II, H.E. Mrs Holguin, Joel Bouzou and Didider Drogba at rugby tournament COLOMBIE #WhiteCard met with huge success in Colombia This year, the 2018 #WhiteCard campaign was launched in Colombia by Peace and Sport’s President Joël Bouzou, aided by H.S.H. Prince #WhiteCard with D. Drogba, J. Bouzou Albert II of Monaco, H.E. Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, Colombian President and H.E. Mrs Holguin and 2016 Nobel Peace Laureate, H.E. Mrs. Maria Angela Holguin, Colombian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Didier Drogba, football player and Champion for Peace. These eminent people came together to promote ideals of peace, non-violence and social inclusion through the #WhiteCard campaign. In addition, a number of peace-through-sport side events were organized in cooperation with the NGOs Futbol con Corazon and Amigos del Mar which included soccer and surfing Sport Sport Simple’ beach soccer workshop Simple Workshops that benefitted 300 youngsters. with Didier Drogba An official Memorandum of Understanding was signed by the Principality of Monaco and the Republic of Colombia during the launch with the aim of promoting sport for social inclusion. Additionally, fifteen Colombian departments and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Interior, Culture and Labor spread the #WhiteCard message, plus embassies in Colombia for Brazil, Korea, Egypt, and Morocco. video Flash this code for more details online 12/ 5TH INTERNATIONAL DAY OF SPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT AND PEACE Official #WhiteCard picture 2018 /13 #white card relay PEACE AND SPORT CELEBRATIONS Fencing Workshop with Aya Medany (Champion for Peace) JORDAN Sport as a source of inspiration in a refugee camp Sport is a great tool which can help and assist refugees to overcome settlement challenges. With that in mind, this year Peace and Sport Teqball Workshop with Christian celebrated the “Live Together on April6” in the Za’atari Refugee Camp Karembeu (Champion for Peace) with the support of UNHCR and Champions for Peace Aya Medany and Christian Karembeu. The Jordan National Olympic Committee, the Table Tennis Workshop with Ryu Seung Min International Relief & Development Organization joined the celebration (Olympic Table Tennis Champion) which beneficiated 400 children, plus three international federations: the International Table Tennis Federation, World Association of Kickboxing Organizations and International Teqball Federation. Christian Karembeu encouraged children to play Teqball whilst Aya Medany led a ‘Sport Simple’ fencing workshop for 15 young Syrians, and kickboxing champion Tomaz Barada introduced a dozen girls to