Archive 2005 exCHANGE 2005
Theme 2005
Sport for Peace Promotion and Development
“Sport is a universal language that can bring people together, no matter what their origin, background, religious beliefs or economic status.” Kofi Annan, UN Secretary-General
Sport offers a platform to build up and maintain dialog in societies in open or latent conflict situations. It reaches people, brings them together, furthers democratic values, fair interactions and trust. Sport can promote the social development and a peaceful interaction between communities and individuals. It is a tool to promote peace and development in post-conflict and high-tension areas. Therefore, in its effort for peace, exCHANGE organizes the 2005 Program on "Sport for Peace Promotion and Development".
Program 2005
Training and meetings
Thirty participants from conflict countries and high-tension areas will come together in Switzerland between 12-25 September 2005. The program will take place in Bern, Geneva and Zurich.
The young leaders will participate in a week-long training on: leadership development, conflict transformation and public relations. Sport will be used to train their leadership skills and team work capacities. They will meet representatives of different organizations active in the field of peace promotion and/or sport. The participants will be introduced to active democracy and federalism in dialog with Swiss politicians and authorities. Furthermore, the young leaders will represent their countries in a public conference which will address sport as a means of promoting peace.
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Supporter & Partner
Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)
Swiss Olympic Association
Union des associations européennes de football (UEFA)
Novotel (Switzerland)
Fédération internationale de football association (FIFA)
Schweizerische Unfallversicherungsanstalt (Suva)
Bundesamt für Sport Magglingen (BASPO)
Swisscom AG
Berner Zeitung
Uto Kulm
Eric Albin (Oldtimer Bus)
Adidas
Berner Kantonalbank / Banque Cantonale Bernoise (BEKB I BCBE)
Hess Group AG
Burgergemeinde Bern
Stadt Zurich
trisport ag
City of Biel/ Bienne
Center for Humanitarian Dialogue
Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva
Office for the International Year of Sport and Physical Educatrion
Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn
Ochsner Sport
Mister Babache
schoerghofer.ch
Special thanks to
Minister of Foreign Affairs Micheline Calmy-Rey
Member of the Parliament Pascale Bruderer
Member of the Parliament Jürg Stahl
FC National Council
Alain Sutter
Urs Meier
Christine Maier
Silviana Petcu
Tony Mayo
Josef Dodi Mesacek
Roland Bischofberger
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