Sports For Peace And Develoment - Slovakia

Sports for peace and development
Slovak Republic
Sport has played an important role in all societies. But how can sport catalyze development? Many participants agree that sport can contribute todevelopment in many different ways, such as by bringing social change, improving quality of life or joining people. Successful Sport for Peace and Development programs work to promote the rights of allmembers of society to participate in sport and leisure activities. In Slovakia, sport is used as a way to bring peace and development to other countries of the world.
The government of Slovakia seessport as an important tool for promoting education, gender equality and quality of life. As it is available for all people, we believe it is the perfect way to spread all these values around theentire world. But, Slovakia also considers that sport cannot only help undeveloped countries, it can also educate children and teach them to value and respect other people, making them better people andensuring a better future.
Slovakia cooperates with other countries in Europe, and participates in many football matches to end racism. The organization Football against Racism in Europe (FARE)organizes football matches to raise money and holds international conferences to fight against racism, anti-Semitism, nationalism, neo-Nazism and other forms of intolerance in football.
The government ofSlovakia is also in favor of using sports for developing education. It has held many conferences about this topic and works with sub developed countries to improve primary education using sports. Itcollaborates with the FIFA Football for Hope, a program that uses the power of football to achieve social development.
In Slovakia there are many programs to promote exercise and sport, because as thePrime Minister Iveta Radičová said “Sport is the only way to have a healthy population”. Dreams and Teams is an international programme which aims to promote leadership and citizenship skills in...