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The best practices arise from the collective body of sport lobbying and persuading
politicians to coordinate the input of health, education and social services to address the
inadequate emphasis that has plagued sport for so long. Improving collective focus on the
wellbeing of children gives a strong base on which to build and make the most out of sport
in order to to turn increasingly active children into lifelong active adults with all the societal
benefits that that will provide.77
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An example of the promotion of social inclusion and the concept of fair play and
respect for opponents, especially among children and adolescents, is the “Get Ahead”
programme in Colombia, which contributes to having a complete education and improving
the quality of life of children and young people between 7 and 17 years, both at and outside
school. The programme is supported by an incentives package for students and athletes,
teachers and coaches, as well as educational institutions, municipalities and departments.78
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The Government of Greece seeks to use sports as a tool to instil the Olympic values
in the young generation, to help them gradually to build a culture of peace. It is there that
Olympic values come together with the respect for human rights. The Ministry of
Education also supports the development of innovative educational programmes that help to
reach the young generation and educate them on how to uphold the Olympic ideals and
respect for human rights in their everyday lives. The Imagine Peace Educational
programme that was implemented in the school years 2011–2012 and 2012–2013 was
aimed at teaching children the basic Olympic values, which encompass human rights. The
Respecting Diversity Educational programme began this school year and is aimed at
educating students, through the history and ideals of the Olympic Truce, on how to respect
diversity and how to address such issues when they face them through the work of
Olympians, who share with students their experiences of participating in the Olympic
Games. The International Olympic Truce Centre is organizing the Imagine Peace Youth
Camp in Ancient Olympia, with participants from all over the world, brought together in a
week-long camp to learn the principles and ideals of Olympism. Finally, the Government of
Greece has endorsed a joint project between UNICEF Hellas and the International Olympic
Truce Centre which promote the values of peace, tolerance and solidarity.79
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In Guatemala, the 90-0 Programme (90 minutes with no violence) focuses on
promoting peace culture, and is aimed at preventing vandalism and violence during sports
events in football stadiums, as it is the most popular sport in Guatemala. It is supported by
the Guatemalan Football Players Association and the National Football Federation of
Guatemala. The Friday 24-0 prevention programme (24 hours with no violent deaths) is a
programme launched in January 2014 by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of
Governance via the Third Deputy-Ministry for the Prevention of Violence and Crime. It
covers 3,791 educational centres and is aimed at the coordination of sport and arts projects
with a view conducive to an environment of peaceable coexistence within a human rights
framework. It is also aimed at teaching students in public institutions behaviours against
domestic violence, in schools and in their communities.
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In view of the effects of sport on society, in Guatemala it is also used as a tool for
social mobilization in support for a variety of causes (i.e. cancer, autism, peace and nonviolence, HIV/AIDS, disabled persons) through different activities. Through these
programmes, sport also plays a role as an alternative to harmful or high-risk activities.80
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Response of Children 1st.
Response of Colombia.
Response of Greece.
Response of Guatemala.
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