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programs our champions for peace support us news forum april 6 watch la boutique solidaire -- and champion for peace isabelle yacoubou get ready for the 2018 friendship games « live together » program in za’atari refugee camp celebrates its first anniversary announces the regional forum in greece april6 report is now available ! when sport learns, teaches and transmits peace… founded in 2007 by modern pentathlon olympic medallist and world champion joël bouzou, is a neutral and independent worldwide organization that is operational in using sport and its values as an instrument for peace. in less than 10 years, the dynamism of sport has already enabled us to reinsert child soldiers back into society, to help war orphans rebuild their self-confidence, to reintegrate refugees, facilitate access to education, and more… the use of sport as a pedagogic tool has motivated the international sports movement into tangible action. in parallel, our success in the field has made political leaders and governments aware of how sport can be a genuine and effective mechanism for peace. furthermore, we are increasingly working with international companies, to encourage them to integrate sport into their social responsibility and local policies. -- haïti -- see all our projects under the high patronage of h.s.h. prince albert ii of monaco i am proud to bring my high patronage to ‘, l’organisation pour la paix par le sport’ a humanist initiative that through sport, promotes... read more joel bouzou, president and founder joël bouzou is the president and founder of “, l'organisation pour la paix par le sport” and the president of the world olympians association. read more under the high patronage of h.s.h. prince albert ii of monaco i am proud to bring my high patronage to ‘, l’organisation pour la paix par le sport’ a humanist initiative that through sport, promotes a spirit of civic-mindedness, of dialogue and of acceptance necessary to ease tensions and establish peace in the world. confronted by major crises linked to the trauma of armed conflicts, extreme poverty or the deliquescence of social ties, we have a collective obligation, even an urgent duty, to act in order to improve the quality of life of millions of men, women and children whose suffering is a blemish on the advancement of our century. in this uncertain world, sport and the rules of sport are a source of stability, education and integration for young people in vulnerable situations, thanks to the values of sharing, tolerance, respect and loyalty that it generates. since its inception in 2007, through daily action has demonstrated the utility of a neutral platform capable of uniting and federating a multitude of decision-makers in politics, sport, economic and civil life around this conviction. by fostering concertation between these actors, helps to turn sport into an efficient lever to aid the emergence of sustainable peace in areas of the world that most need it, and to offer new horizons to those for whom the future seems obscure. more than ever, confronted with the enormity of need, ’s action is useful and necessary. i am convinced that this organisation, driven by a spirit of generosity and solidarity, brings vulnerable communities the possibility to surpass their differences and contribute to shape a more unified, more peaceful world, concerned with preserving the dignity of each and every man and woman. joel bouzou, president and founder founded in 2007, is the monaco-based organization under the high patronage of h.s.h. prince albert ii. its objective is to bring the structuring values of sport to the heart of communities in crisis throughout the world, making sport a vehicle for tolerance, respect and citizenship at the service of sustainable peace. the backbone of its action is a group of over 80 high-level athletes, called “champions for peace” who dynamically support the organization’s activities at all levels. in november 2011, joël bouzou was elected president of the world olympians association (woa), the only international organization which unites all of the 100,000 athletes from 145 countries to have competed in an olympic event. current president of the french federation of modern pentathlon, vice president and former secretary general (1997 to 2012) of the union internationale de pentathlon moderne (uipm) and a highly accomplished modern pentathlete himself, joël bouzou has participated in four olympic games (moscow 1980, los angeles 1984, seoul 1988 and barcelona 1992) winning a bronze medal during the 1984 games.he won the world championship title in modern pentathlon in 1987. in 1991, joël bouzou founded the association “rassemblement par le sport” (“together through sport”) and created the “champions in the street” program, which helps the social insertion of young people through sport in city suburbs, using champions as role models. a french national, joël has been awarded the legion of honour (the highest decoration in france), and the national order of merit. he has also been decorated with the french medal ‘médaille d’or de la jeunesse et des sports’ (‘gold medal for youth and sports’). in 2010, joël was awarded a diploma honoris causa in humanities from the un-mandated university for peace in costa-rica in recognition of “his unique worldwide leadership role in promoting peace and mutual understanding among different cultures, and his leadership of organizations devoted to these objectives.” joël bouzou is currently advisor to h.s.h. prince albert ii of monaco, administrator of the a.s. monaco football club and member of the ioc sport and active society commission. ils participent à l'important lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. sed non risus. suspendisse lectus tortor, dignissim sit amet, adipiscing nec, ultricies sed, dolor. titre lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. sed non risus. suspendisse lectus tortor, dignissim sit amet, adipiscing nec, ultricies sed, dolor. -- novak djokovic yelena isinbaeva didier drogba paula radcliffe chris froome our champions for peace brings together a team of “champions for peace”, top-level sports champions who are either still active or have retired from their sports career who wish to help disadvantaged communities through sport. they are role-models, heroes and a source of inspiration for young people throughout the world. find your champion aït saïd samir doucouré ladji di grassi lucas dièye balla pienaar françois drogba didier yacoubou isabelle pietrus florent ourahmoune sarah mare adrien fournier laure moradi zsolt leibovitz tahl keita daba modibo toorpakai maria rodriguez angel david benida-merah nouria harnois marlène ghribi habiba gentil pascal bonneval hugo alaize jean-baptiste yang pedro alejandro wiberg pernilla waddell chris vlasic blanka viriamu patrick vinokourov alexandr vallarino gregory trana trigueros gabriela tordo jean-françois thaljieh honey teheran julio sukova helena sroka bruno squillaci sébastien simone marco sidibe sidiki siddiqi kashif renteria edgar raquil marc radcliffe paula qureshi aisam poll sylvia pérec marie-josée o'grady stuart niyongabo venuste meyer elana meyer jérôme mesler steve medany aya massa felipe mcgee bradley masnada florence luger dan loroupe tegla lomu jonah loeb sébastien lamouchi sabri lafta fareed kouyaté willy kosteniuk alexandra koss johann kipketer wilson karlsson robert karlsson peter karembeu christian jacque olivier hurtis muriel isinbaeva yelena harinordoquy imanol grospellier bertrand golovin tatiana giraldo jorge hugo gilbert philippe gandega diana froome chris frolla pierre fredericks frankie fosbury dick fleurian jean-philippe flessel laura figueroa elias estanguet tony engel maro emelianenko fedor elwani rania elena daniel el guerrouj hicham dridi momo djokovic novak diagana stéphane de varona donna de puniet randy crooks charmaine chuan guo chabal sébastien capirossi loris bubka sergey brumotti vittorio boukpeti 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