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                 DAY
 INTERNATIONAL
              R D EVELOPMENT
 OF SP ORT FO
 AND PEACE

                               2018
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     Editorial by H.S.H. Prince Albert II
     of Monaco and Mr Joël Bouzou

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     April6: from its origins to a successful
     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

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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
                     DAY
      INTERNATIONAL
                      EVELOPMENT
                                                                         more peaceful world.                                      organized to celebrate April6 and were registered on
      OF SP ORT FOR D                                                                                                              the April6.org platform. Thank you to everyone who
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THE ORIGIN
                                                                                OF APRIL6
                                                                                On 23 August 2013 the UN General
                                                                                Assembly with the support of the
                                                                                International Olympic Committee
                                                                                declared April 6th as the International
      L’Organisation pour la Paix par le Sport, is an international, neutral
                                                                                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.

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90  million
                                                                                                                                        PEOPLE
                                                                                                                                        REACHED

                        APRIL6 2018
                        A LARGER AND MORE
                                                                                                                 45  million

                        IMPACTFUL WORLDWIDE
                        MOBILIZATION
                                                                                                                 15  million

       850
      projects registred
                                                        138   countries
                                                                            5
                                                                          continents
                                                                                                                 30  million

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850
PEACE AND SPORT
MOBILIZATION ON
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   INTERNATIONAL
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   COMMUNITY
                                                                    Kashif Siddiqi
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   MOBILIZATION
                                                                   United Kingdom

                                                                      Florence Masnada
                                                                                              Paula Radcliffe
                                                                                              Monaco                        Yelena Isinbaeva
                                                                                                                            Russia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   ON APRIL6
                                                                                  France      Helena Sukova
                                                                                              Czech Republic        Sergueï Bubka

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    850
                                                         The Princess Charlene Rally
                                                                          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
                             for Development and Peace
                             Gregory Vallarino and Pedro Yang
                                                                                                                                                  India
                                                                                                                                                  Alexandra Kosteniuk
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    projects registered on
                             Guatemala
                                                                                           Marlène Harnois
                                                                                           Mali                                                   India                                                                             the April6.org platform
                                               Laure Fournier
                                               Venezuela
                                                                             Diana Gandega
                                                                             Senegal

 Launch of the 2018 #WhiteCard
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       april6.org
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                      Colombia                                                                                                                                                                                                                         online
                                                                                                                            Jean-François Tordo
                                                                                                                            Madagascar

                                                                                                             Elana Meyer
                                                                                                             South Africa
  Peace and Sport projects

  Champions for Peace involvement

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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.
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#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 kickboxing. Furthermore, the International Table Tennis Federation                              #WhiteCard picture with Joël
      organized several table tennis workshops with the help of Ryu Seung Min,                           Bouzou and the children from
                                                                                                         the camp
      the 2004 Olympic Games Men’s Singles gold medallist.

      50 refugee children participated in a 5-km #WhiteCard rally, which
      consisted of passing a #WhiteCard torch from hand to hand throughout                    video
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Sport activities in Monaco

      PEACE AND SPORT
      CELEBRATIONS

      MONACO

      Students rally around
      the values of sport
      For the third year, students from the Principality of Monaco were inspired
      by the values of sport during the fifth edition of Princess Charlene Rally. This
      year, Monaco’s Department of Education, Youth and Sport in cooperation
      with the Princess Charlene of Monaco Foundation, the Monaco Anti-
      doping Committee, APEM (Parent-Teacher Association of Monaco) and
      Peace and Sport brought together over 400 high-school students for a
      day filled with sports activities and workshops.

      During this event, in an inspiring conference, rally driver and Champion
      for Peace, Adrien Maré and Princess Charlene Foundation Ambassador
      Kevin Crovetto motivated students to use sport as a tool for social change.
      Additionally, a drawing contest on the theme of peace through sport and
      a number of sporting activities took place.

                                                                                         Adrien Maré (Champion for
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PEACE AND SPORT
      CELEBRATIONS

      GUATEMALA

      2nd Forum for the
      Americas: Sport for
      Development and Peace
      Latin-America is seedbed of sport-for-development-and-peace initiatives.
      For this reason, Peace and Sport partnered with the Guatemala Olympic
                                                                                     Collective #WhiteCard
      Committee a second time to organize the 2nd Forum for the Americas:
      Sport for Development and Peace.

      Champions for Peace Pedro Yang - former badminton player, and
      Gregory Vallarino - jiu-jitsu world champion, spoke to 400 young athletes
      from Guatemala during inspiring lectures and a Sport Simple workshop.
      The event saw participation from UNESCO, the International Olympic
      Committee, Latin-American organizations such as Futbol con Corazon
      from Colombia and Club Estudiantes de la Plata from Argentina, and
      National Olympic Committees from Chili, Jamaica and Venezuela.

                                                                                     #Whitecard              #WhiteCard by Peace and Sport staff, Pedro Yang and Gregory
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      PEACE GET INVOLVED                                                                                                                                                                                       PEACE GET INVOLVED

                                                                                       #WhiteCard by athletes from FISE and
                                                                                       Charmaine Crooks (Champion for Peace)   Running competition
       JAPON                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 ALGERIA

      Charmaine Crooks                                                                                                                                                                                                            Nouria Benida-Merah
      Hiroshima has been reborn as a place of peace. For                                                                                                                                                  Algeria’s women’s 1500-metre Olympic champion and
      this reason, Peace and Sport partnered with Hurricane                                                                                                                                               Champion for Peace, Nouria Benida-Merah organized
      Group to celebrate the International Day of Sport                                                                                                                                                   a number of sports competitions in Algiers and in El
      for Development during the International Extreme                                                                                                                                                    Hamra Algeria in collaboration with the Algerian Olympic
      Sports Festival (FISE) in Hiroshima. Peace and Sport’s                                                                                                                                              Committee.
      Champion for Peace, Charmaine Crooks, 5-times
      Olympian and an icon in Canadian sport, sent a strong                                                                    #WhiteCard picture with participants                                       During the first day, the Champion for Peace delivered a
      message of peace in this legendary city.                                                                                 and Nouria Benida-Merah                                                    speech to Ali Mendjeli High School’s students in Algiers and
                                                                                                                               (Champion for Peace)                                                       organized a group #WhiteCard photo, the symbol of the
      Next to Hiroshima’s Peace Memorial, the city’s governor,                                                                                                                                            peace-through-sport-movement, as a gesture of inclusion,
      athletes and the people in the crowd raised a #WhiteCard                          Charmaine CROOKS                                                                                                  equity and peace. The following day, an environmental
      as a symbol of their commitment to promote sport for                                                                                                                                                preservation operation and a “Kids Athletics” Workshop
      social change.                                                                                                                                                                                      took place in the South West of the country.

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                                                                                                                               Environmental preservation
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OUR CHAMPIONS FOR                                                                                                                                                                                                   OUR CHAMPIONS FOR
      PEACE GET INVOLVED                                                                                                                                                                                                   PEACE GET INVOLVED
                                                                                            #WhiteCard by H.E. Mrs Keïta Aminata
                                                                                            Maïga (Mali First Lady) and Marlène Harnois
        MALI                                                                                (Champion for Peace)                                       Elana Meyer (Champion for Peace)                                                                               SOUTHAFRICA

      Marlène Harnois                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           Elana Meyer
      Champion for Peace and Taekwondo Olympic Medallist                                                                                                                                                              Champion for Peace and South African long-distance
      Marlene Harnois participated in the 3rd International                                                                                                                                                           runner Elana Meyer and her Academy Endurocad
      Sport Forum in Bamako, Mali alongside more than 5,000                                                                                                                                                           hosted the inaugural Stellenbosch Cross Country Relay
      delegates. The event organized by APUMAF stimulated                                                                                                                                                             as part of the SAS Friendship Games in support of the
      reflections on how to promote a culture of progress in the                                                                                                                                                      International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. On
      country.                                                                                                                                                                                                        this occasion, 150 runners from 10 schools attended took
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      part in the event that brought communities from different
      To celebrate the 2018IDSDP, our Champion for Peace                                    Collective #WhiteCard                    Marlène Harnois                                                                  backgrounds together.
      hosted a debate on «How can sport drive a culture of
      progress?». Following this session, she invited the Malian First                                                                                                                                                The main objectives of the event were to promote
      Lady, H.E. Mrs. Keïta Aminata Maïga to raise a #WhiteCard                                                                                                                                                       relationships between different schools in the broader
      as a way to promote peace through sport in Mali.                                                                                                                                                                Stellenbosch, to teach Olympic Values (Friendship,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Respect, Inspiration, Determination, Equality, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Courage), and spread a message of peace through a
                                                                                                                                                                                                                      #WhiteCard.

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      PEACE GET INVOLVED                                                                                                                                                                                                                             INITIATIVES
                                                                                     #WhiteCard by Montpellier Sporting Club
                                                                                     Sambo                                                                                                                                                                   ANGOLA     MONACO
      VENEZUELA

      Laure Fournier
      Champion for Peace and Sambo Champion Laure
                                                                                                                                                     #WhiteCard AS Monaco Football
                                                                                                                                                                                     AS Monaco mobilizes                            12 years old living in the community of
      Fournier, alongside Sambo Champion and Peace and                                                                                                                               its fans                                       Cazenga, one of the poorest and most
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    populous of the capital city, Luanda, which
      Sport Award Laureate Maria Guedez, organized a full day
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    has a high rate of delinquency. During
      of sport demonstrations in the Hugo Chavez primary school                                                                                                                      Before the beginning of a League One
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    the event organized by the Club Escola
      located in Carabobo City, Venezuela. Children had an                                                                                                                           match between AS Monaco and FC Nantes
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Desportiva Formigas do Cazenga and
      initiation in sambo and learnt about its positives values                                                                                                                      on 7 April, Monaco fans took part in a group
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    the Angola Olympians Association, kids
      (mutual assistance, sharing, friendship, cohesion, respect,                                                                                                                    #WhiteCard photo. More than 1,500 people
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    painted a wall on the subject of April6 and
      politeness, and discipline).                                                                                                                                                   held up white cards in front of the camera
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    heard testimonies from Olympian athletes.
                                                                                                                                                                                     as a way to celebrate the power of football
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    #WhiteCard photos were taken with the
      Additionally, Laure Fournier launched a kids-exchange                                                                                                                          for positive social change and inclusion.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    basketball champions Nacissela Mauricio,
      between her club in Montpellier and beneficiaries of the                        Laure Fournier                           Sambe Demonstration                                   Days before this demonstration, AS Monaco
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Victor Muzadi, Joaquim Gomes alias “Kikas”
      Maria Guedez Foundation in Venezuela.                                                                                                                                          players had also participated in the online
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and Carlos Almeida.
                                                                                                                                                                                     campaign during their training session.

                                                                                                                                                                                     Mini Basketball Games                          The Angola Olympians Association
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    organized also an event in collaboration
                                                                                                                                                                                     inspire social change                          with the Macovi Sport Club in order to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    propose different sport activities
                                                                                                                                                                                     The “Mini Basketball Games” gathered
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    for around 150 kids from different gender
                                                                                                                                                                                     around 100 Angolan children under
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and ages.

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      VENEZUELA   CROATIA                                                                                                                                                                                              NEWYORK      IRAQ

      Venezuela NOC                                         Croatia plays for UN                                                                Champions for Peace                           No more wars …
                                                            Global Goals                                                                        raise their voice at UNHQ                     Live Peacefully
      The National Olympic Committee of
      Venezuela showed its engagement to                    Croatia saw an inspiring mobilization this                                          The UNHQ in New York celebrated April6.       To support the International Day for Mine
      promote sport as a tool for peace by                  April6. The Croatian Olympic Committee,                                             The United Nations Office on Drugs and        Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action
      organizing the “Crealo Por la Paz” event              the Croatian United Nations Association                                             Crime came together with the Republic         on 4th April and the International Day of
      in Caracas. Local children and athletes               and Croatian Olympic Academy organized                                              of Colombia : the Permanent Missions          Sport for Development and Peace on 6th
      participated in mini athletics and chess              a full day of sports activities to raise                                            to the United Nations of Colombia, Italy,     April, Spirit of Soccer organized a football
      activities. The sport equipment used for the          awareness about the 2030 Sustainable                                                Monaco, Qatar and Rwanda to organize          match to promote peace. Children with
      event was built with recycled materials. The          Development Agenda. Participants and                                                a special event titled «Crime Prevention      Arab, Kurdish and Turkman backgrounds
      NOC also mobilized athletes from all over             guests took part in a futsal and basketball                                         and Sustainable Development through           stood together under the banner “No more
      Venezuela to participate in the celebrations          tournament and raised #WhiteCards in                                                Sports». During the event, Peace and          wars … Live Peacefully” and endorsed the
      of IDSDP by raising their #WhiteCards in all          support of worldwide peace efforts.                                                 Sport’s Managing Director, Laurent Dupont     Mine Risk Education (MRE) message.
      corners of the country.                                                                                                                   along with Champions for Peace Tegla
                                                                                                                                                Loroupe, Tahl Liebovitz and Maria Toorpakai
                                                                                                                                                gave powerful testimonies about their
                                                                                                                                                involvement in supporting sport for social
                                                                                                                                                change initiatives.

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      CAPVERDE    PORTUGAL                                                                                                                                                      ESTONIA     BAHREIN

      Multi-sport activities                             Sport for peace                               Athletes against                                Celebrating peace
      for all                                            inspires Lisbon                               school bullying                                 with a Color Race
      The Olympic Committee of Cape Verde                The Portuguese Olympic Committee              The Estonian Olympic Committee                  The Ministry of Youth and Sports in the
      once again participated in IDSDP                   (COP) took part in IDSDP celebrations by      significantly celebrated April6 by launching    Kingdom of Bahrain organized a “1,000
      celebrations with the support of the Cape          organizing a conference at its headquarters   a nationwide #WhiteCard social media            Steps for Peace” event and a color run
      Verde Youth Ministry, reaffirming its long-        on April6. Athletes, academics and            campaign for the second time, aimed at          event to celebrate April6. The Interactive
      lasting involvement in the promotion of            journalists joined Mr. José Manuel            fighting school bullying. High-level athletes   activity was characterized by a marketing
      sport as tool for social development and           Constantino, COP President, in a debate       and teams shared their experiences on           campaign to raise funds to build a football
      peace. Numerous activities were organized          focusing on the power of sport to bring       the topic and raised their #WhiteCard to        field in the Za’atari refugee camp in Jordan.
      all around the country, including the              people together and educate young             increase awareness about the power of           A #WhiteCard photo closed this beautiful
      “Desporto pela Paz” festival gathering             generations.                                  sport to tackle social issues. Around 1,000     day.
      more than 1500 people of all ages around                                                         Estonians joined the campaign by posting
      multi-sport activities and traditional games.                                                    their #WhiteCard on social media.
      All events and activities were marked by
      #WhiteCard pictures.

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SPORT FEDERATIONS                                                                                                       SPORT FEDERATIONS
      GET MOBILIZED                                                                                                               GET MOBILIZED

            International Judo Federation                                                      International Judo Federation
            The International Judo Federation (IJF) and judokas from around the world          The International Judo Federation (IJF) and judokas from around the world
            participated in IDSDP celebrations. On April6, to coincide with the first day      participated in IDSDP celebrations. On April6, to coincide with the first day
            of the Antalya Grand Prix, members of the Judo family united on stage and          of the Antalya Grand Prix, members of the Judo family united on stage and
            raised their #WhiteCards. Beneficiaries of the “Judo for Peace” program were       raised their #WhiteCards. Beneficiaries of the “Judo for Peace” program were
            also involved in the celebrations and IJF President, Mr. Marius Vizer, shared a    also involved in the celebrations and IJF President, Mr. Marius Vizer, shared a
            message stressing the positive impact of Judo in society.                          message stressing the positive impact of Judo in society.

            Badminton World Federation                                                         Badminton World Federation
            The Badminton World Federation (BWF) led an unprecedented mobilization             The Badminton World Federation (BWF) led an unprecedented mobilization
            of the whole Badminton community around the #WhiteCard. BWF President              of the whole Badminton community around the #WhiteCard. BWF President
            Poul-Erik Høyer and members of the BWF council showed the example and              Poul-Erik Høyer and members of the BWF council showed the example and
            were joined by athletes of all ages from every corner of the world raising a       were joined by athletes of all ages from every corner of the world raising a
            #WhiteCard to celebrate IDSDP and the positive role that sport plays in society.   #WhiteCard to celebrate IDSDP and the positive role that sport plays in society.

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Island man triathlon ld, France                    Khelo inter-community tag rugby tournament,          and kurash, Dominican Republic                       integracion social, Argentina                     Colombia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        India
                                                                                                                                                                     Peace-t20- schools & friendship game-2018,                                                              Transformando vidas a traves del deporte,            Sao Pedro no Desporto para Desenvolvimento        Paradise of Ping Pong, French Polynesia
                                                                                                                                                                     India                                              My tbl, Dominican Republic                           Guatemala                                            e Paz, Cape Verde

        SPORT FEDERATIONS
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    World Table Tennis Day, Thailand
                                                                                                                                                                     Futbol màs perù celebra el 6 de abril en lima!,    T.ra.t.t. club house exhibition matches, India       Workshop: magic of team victories.                   Olimpismo ao Servicio da Paz, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Ping Pong Muntobé 3.0: enjoy tabletennis, Italy
                                                                                                                                                                     Peru                                                                                                    Based on the example of olympic gold of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Pöytätennistä kaikille, Finland                                                                           Dia mundial de actividade fisica, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Russian national women handball team, Russia                                                           Onco-Ping Pong, Italy
                                                                                                                                                                     Princess Charlene Rally, Monaco

        GET MOBILIZED
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Life time sport, India                                                                                    Desporto para a Paz, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bishop lavis ttc (wttd), South Africa                                                                  Svetový den stolného tenisu_Záhorská
                                                                                                                                                                     Open house for peace, India
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Jawzjan-Afghanistan table tennis federation,                                                              Playing for Changing, Cape Verde                  Bystrica, Slovakia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             World ping day Belgium 2018, Belgium
                                                                                                                                                                     Table tennis open tournament, Bulgaria             Afghanistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TARRAFAL - Terra de Desporto por uma cultura      Menzel Temime plays table tennis, Tunisia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Bago slammers expo, Trinidad and Tobago
                                                                                                                                                                     Live together on April 6, Jordan                   World table tennis day, Bhutan                                                                            de paz, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Blue House Ping Pong WTTD, United States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Dita boterore e pingpongut, Kosovo
                                                                                                                                                                     2nd forum for the Americas: sport for              Ircc, Croatia                                                                                             Futbolnet Tournament, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sports4peace&development @school, Italy
                                                                                                                                                                     development and peace, Guatemala                                                                        Table tennis clinic at 31st lion asian cup, Japan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Singapore junior & hopes invitational event,                                                              Celebrating International day of Sport for
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    White Card Day in Estonia:
                                                                                                                                                                     Ensemble, India                                    Singapore                                            Dia Mundial do Tenis de Mesa, Spain                  Development and Peace (Traditional Games),
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Athletes against school bullying, Estonia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                     Judo for peace, Romania                            World table tennis feast, Turkey                     TISCHTENNIS MÄDCHENTRAINING, Swiss
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    El globo de Oscar para la Paz, Spain
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Celebrating international day of Sport for
                                                                                                                                                                     10km pour la paix, Morocco                         Play for peace, Kenya                                Zambales Table Tennis, Philippines
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Development and Peace (Traditional Games),        MIHF Sports for Peace - Learn to Play, Malaysia
                                                                                                                                                                     Sport et paix, Morocco                             Wttd abierto usfq, Ecuador                           World Table Tennis Day em Sarandi, Brazil            Pakistan                                          Generations For Peace Commemorates
                                                                                                                                                                     Football & volleyball competition, Timor Leste     World table tennis day tournament, Bhutan            Laser Run City Tour, France                          TT Day Celebration, Cape Verde                    International Day of Sport for Development
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    & Peace in Jordan, Jordan
                                                                                                                                                                     Golf and pitch&putt tournaments, Italy             Saanich world table tennis day, Canada               International Day for Sport Development              Dia do Desporto para a Paz, Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             and Peace, Bahrain                                                                                     Sports+Peace/Be+Get Active, Greece
                                                                                                                                                                     Show your white card for peace and sport,          Ping pong fan, Slovakia                                                                                   Peace Walk, Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                     United Arab Emirates                                                                                    RG v Bracknell Scorchers softball game,                                                                Marcial Arts for Peace (Luta por uma causa),
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Bishop lavis ttc wttd, South Africa                                                                       Sport for Social Inclusion and Gender Equality,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             United Kingdom                                                                                         Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                     Water pressure, Kenya                                                                                                                                        India
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Making a difference, Fiji
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Journée Peace and Sport, Algeria                                                                       Table Tennis Day Baku, Azerbaijan
                                                                                                                                                                     Wttd - amateur Romania 2018, Romania                                                                                                                         M.G S PASERRAIKOS and *6 April 2018 Peace
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Team construction overland park Kansas,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             El Deporte Como Herramienta Para El Desarrollo       and Sport*, France                                WTTD BULGARIA 2018, Bulgaria
                                                                                                                                                                     Degree college sport festival 2018, Greece         United States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             y La Paz, Colombia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Desporto pela Paz, Cape Verde                     WTTD 2018, Ethiopia
                                                                                                                                                                     Sport for peace, Angola                            Frontball, Swaziland
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Disability, men, women, junior,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Run, jump and throw for Peace, Albania            Crealo por la paz, Venezuela
                                                                                                                                                                     Le sport pour une cohésion sociale, Ivory Coast    mini basketball festival: children playing for the   cadet boy and girl, Nigeria

Ensemble                                     The color                                 Camel races                            Sports as a pathway
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        peace, Angola                                                                                             Friendly Football Match, Nepal                    PLAY4INCLUSION, India
                              video                                                                                                                                  Peace by aikido, Netherlands                                                                            Landstrasser open, Austria
                              Flash this                                                                                                                                                                                Festival for peace & sport, St Lucia                                                                      Open House and TT fun!, Sweden                    Leadership and Economic Empowerment
                                                                                                                                                                     Aikido for peace, Slovenia                                                                              Club Atletico Amigos Unidos, Argentina
                              code for                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Guideline Launch, Netherlands

2018                                         of Peace                                  for Peace                              out of poverty
                              more details                                                                                                                                                                              Frontball, South Africa                                                                                   TT fun!, Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                     Aikido the martial art of peace, United Arab                                                            Table Tennis 4 all @ checkmate, India
                              online                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Xadrez no desenvolvimento da Paz,
                                                                                                                                                                     Emirates                                           Frontball: all you need is a ball & a wall, South                                                         Easter competition, Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Table Tennis For All, Macedonia                                                                        Cape Verde
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Africa
                                                                                                                                                                     11th forever fastpitch, Croatia
INDIA                                        GREECE                                    ALGERIA                                BARBADOS                                                                                                                                       4S Tours Mondial Ping Day 2018, France
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  WTTD - Before Work, Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sports for peace, Syria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Arc @sos, Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                     Asa’s family collection of peace in sports life,                                                                                                             Pakistan Federation Baseball, Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Pakistan federation baseball, Pakistan                                                                 CBMTT Brazil - Muaythai for peace, Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                     American Samoa                                     Tournoi interscolaire de la paix, la cohabitation
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Youth on Northern Sweden Camp, Sweden
St. Lawrence High School, Kolkata            ACS Athens organized an inspiring         In an extraordinary event to promote   The Barbados Olympic Association       Peace through sport field archery challenge
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        pacifique et les elections apaisées en milieux
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        des jeunes d’Uvira, Democratic Republic of
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Equal Opportunities in Sports, Hungary
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Girls activity, Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Dia de la Paz y el Deporte, Argentina
                                                                                                                                                                     2018, Ireland                                                                                           Tournoi d’ exhibition des u12 ; u15 baseball                                                           Diplomacia Deportiva:
and St. Lawrence Old Boys’                   event “Color of Peace” which              peace, a dromedary race was            once again celebrated IDSDP and        Project table tennis for peace, United States
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Congo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             et basesball 5, Ivory Coast                          WORLD TABLE TENNIS DAY at Fristadstorget,         Rugby por la Paz, Colombia

Association organized “Ensemble              consisted of a soccer match               organized by the Youth and Sports      involved 16 local communities in       Le sportif de haut niveau, un ambassadeur de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Goal project, Kenya
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Sport d’entreprise.(journée internationale du
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Sweden
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Diplomacia Deportiva: Celebracion Nacional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Climbing life - sport and culture for peace and      sport pour le developpement et la paix, France       «Sport for Development and                        Deporte por la Paz, Colombia
2018” to celebrate April6. Students,         between refugee minors and ACS            Department in Wilaya of Tindouf and    three meaningful events. A youth       la paix, Congo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        development, Italy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             M1 Netball Super League 2018, Singapore              Intra Primary School GALA DAY!, Fiji              Enabling Research, Education, Advocacy
                                                                                                                                                                     Skating for peace and development, India
teachers, staff, alumni and guests           Athens student. The event, aimed          local authorities. The race created    outreach educational workshop on       Peace and sport workshop, Turkey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Peace and sports in macovi sport club youth,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Open House for All Sports for PEACE, India           IJF - April 6 in Nakhodka, Russia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    and Access through Sport, United Kingdom
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Angola
from schools in Kolkata raised a             at promoting cultural dialogue and        awareness on the role of camels to     the topic “Sports as a pathway out     FISE Hiroshima, Japan                              #rugbyparatodos chile - clìnica deportiva de
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             American College of Greece - Deree,                  IJF - April 6 in El Harrach, Algeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sport:together are unbeatable, Uganda
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             International Sports Festival, Greece                                                                  Welcome to maxi Family, Swiss
#WhiteCard. An online international          social inclusion, had a series of music   build bonds of fraternity and social   of poverty: Youth edition” covered     Coc, trabajo por el deporte para el desarrollo y   rugby tag, Chile
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Uluslararasi kalkinma ve bari için spor günü
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  TED Sivas College WTTD 2018, Turkey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Football for Global Goals, Cambodia
School Chess Tournament “Chess ‘n’           acts as well as motivational speeches     cohesion between different nomadic     themes such as conflict management     la paz, Colombia                                   Camp d’entrainement, Central African Republic
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             bisiklet turu, Turkey
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  World Table Tennis Day, Sportivo Trabajo,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Argentina                                         IJF - APRIL 6 In Carmacks, Canada
                                                                                                                                                                     Sport for peace, Myanmar                           International day of sports for peace &
Mate” and an inaugural exhibition            by celebrities and a “Stress Ball Race”   tribes in Algeria.                     through sport and substance abuse      Girls’ Handball competition, Morocco               development day darts competition, Pakistan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Les 15 ans des enfants de l’ovale et la journée
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             du 06 Avril, Niger
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   World Table Tennis Day, Club Sportivo            Tongabezi Girls and Norway YSEP promoting

match was played between                     to collect funds for the “Youth 2                                                awareness. The workshop was            Earth day run Taipei 2018, Taiwan                  Jouer la vie, vivre le jeu, Madagascar
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             No More War live Peacefully, Iraq
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  y Trabajo, Argentina
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  International day table tennis tournament,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    IDSDP, Zambia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    DOSB - Open Fun Day supported
Russian GM Alexandra Kosteniuk               Youth” Program organized by local                                                followed by a Community Leaders’       Brussels pay 4 peace 2018, Belgium                 The color of peace, Greece
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Village for #White Card, Italy                       Angola                                            by the GIZ sportsbus, Jordan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Stellenbosch cross country colour relay run,
and Indian GM Dibyendu Barua as              Elementary and Middle Schools.                                                   Conference focusing on community       International day of sport for development and
                                                                                                                                                                     peace, Finland                                     South Africa
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Eliminatoires de la Coupe d’Algérie de Courses
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             de Dromadaires Edition 2018, Algeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  World table tennis day, Ethiopia                  DOSB - Sport4Peace Festival, Turkey

part of the celebration. In parallel,                                                                                         development. The celebrations were     Cadet & junior fencing world championships         Las artes marciales como integracion social.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Tournoi Sportif, Algeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Paddle Palace Club WTT Day, United States         DOSB - BAS Fair Play Basketball and Football
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Tournament, Namibia
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        / martial arts as social integration, Dominican                                                           Chosica la villa del sol, Peru
a #TeamIndoPak peace initiative                                                                                               closed by the annual Multi-sports      Verona 2018, Italy
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Republic                                             Complexe Moussani GYM, Algeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Table tennis a way against physical inactivity
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    «Ju Jitsu for Peace We beleive
                                                                                                                                                                     Sri chinmoy oneness-home peace run, United
brought together prominent figures                                                                                            Youth Rally aimed at promoting unity   States                                             Peace and sport day (Pakistan day girls              1st Thailand Peace Tchoukball Games, Thailand        in society, Algeria
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    in a better World», Italy

                                                                                                                                                                                                                        taekwondo demonstration), Pakistan                                                                                                                          The Altus League, United Kingdom
from India and Pakistan, who all held                                                                                         and peace through sport and raising    Aainball, Sudan
                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Artistic program children painting themed judo
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Football & Life Skills, Palestine                    WTTD Decathlon - 360TT, Brazil
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             Judo malargue y desarrollo deportivo e               Torneo Dia mundial del tenis de mesa,
up a #WhiteCard.                                                                                                              awareness on the power of sport
                                                                                                                              foster social development.

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COLOMBIA
This year the official launching of the digital
#WhiteCard campaign took place in Cartagena
de Indias, Colombia. On this occasion a national
mobilization lead by the President of the Republic
of Colombia H.E Mr. Juan Manuel Santos, 15
Colombian Ministers, worldwide Colombian
Embassies and Diplomatic bodies, alongside
famous athletes, sporting clubs and federations
and journalists spread the peace-through-sport
message internationally.

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