Streetsoccer Tournament: Global UN Peace Day

This tournament was held on 13 October 2011 at the Rethabile Sport Grounds in Mamelodi, Tshwane.  64 Youth Sport Leader players (18-28 years)  from various townships in Tshwane participated.  The Round Robin tournament (5-a-side) consisted of 8 teams and 8 players per team (three players rotating) of mixed gender.   The three messages as mentioned in previous reports were read and each player signed the UNESCO MANIFESTO taking the document home.

Each team played against each other while the values of respect, friendship, peace and fair play were emphasized.  It was obvious that the participants thoroughly enjoyed the tournament.

 

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The winning team!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Participants

 

Youth Forum Workshop: Global UN Peace Day and Violence Prevention

This workshop was held on 24 September 2011 in Pretoria North, Tshwane and was attended by 42 trained Youth Sport Leaders (YSL) of Altus Sport from several townships  in Tshwane.  The main theme of the workshop was the background and purpose of the United Nations Peace Day.  The messages were read of Sepp Blatter, FIFA President, Willi Lemke, United Nations Advisor on Peace and Sport Development and Joel Bouzou, President of Peace and Sport.  Each YSL signed the UNESCO MANIFESTO.

An hour for a debate was arranged and the YSL were divided into two groups.  The one group dealt with: “Could sport instigate violence”, while the other group dealt with: “Sport as a tool to combat violence”.  The debate elicited heavy and emotional moments as the groups were making their point.  At the end the Chairperson summed up the debate sufficing it to say that sport can instigate violence due physical contact, wrong referee decisions and spectator conflict.  However with the correct education and training on respect, friendship, peace and fair play from a young age, impartial and strict  referee decisions e.g., yellow or red card, sport could combat violence. Both findings had merit. A neutral panel selected the winning sketch and poem.

Mass Sport Event – Global UN Peace Day

220 learners from three township primary schools: Siamisang, Manamalong and Refalotse in Winterveld, Tshwane , participated in this event on 22 September 2011 which was based on the Circuit Training system i.e., all participants did all the events.  The event made provision for six “stations” i.e., netball – broom hockey – streetsoccer – volleyball – hockey skill and a “Peace” station.  At the Peace station all the participants were informed what Peace meant and they sketched a sport action symbolizing Peace. Winning sketch attached.

Each participant received an UNESCO MANIFESTO document which they  signed and took home.

The messages from Sepp Blatter, Willi Lemke and Joel Bouzou were read to all three schools during their morning opening in the school hall.

All three schools were requested to optionally take part in a poetry  competition symbolizing PEACE. 35 learners participated. A neutral panel selected the winning poem.

Netball

Broomhockey

Streetsoccer

 

Hockey Skills

 

Youth Leaders