Sports for Peace : Peace Building Through Sports
This project's parent organization is Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation
It operates in Kenya
It uses Athletics
Entered the Sport for Conflict Resolution Award
More about Sports for Peace : Peace Building Through Sports
The Tegla Loroupe Peace races organized by the Tegla Loroupe Peace Foundation is a strategy in peacebuilding aimed at increasing enthusiasm for peace and sports among the communities, enhancing partnerships and collaboration among peace actors i.e both civil societies, private sector and the governments.
The peace races whose primary targets are the youth creates opportunities for interaction among warriors as primary conflict actors, provide platform for advocating for Girl child rights, HIV/AIDS education and Peace advocacy and also inspired athletic talents, effects of climate change and global warming. The races provide groups of people affected by conflict a neutral space where the building of personal relationships and knowledge of adversaries can start to form the foundation for a peaceful resolution to the underlying factors.
Sports for peace races are instrumental in opening up pastoral areas to civil societies and government agencies for peace and development. Because of the uniting Attribute of sport, peace races remain exceptional peace communication strategy for pastoral communities. The peace races remains a very reliable and relevant part of peace making process among pastoral communities in the Greater Horn of Africa.