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Sept 2 2012
Generations For Peace sport camp held in Armenia
Sunday, 02 September 2012
By David Gold
September 2 - Generations For Peace delegates Aram and Satenik
Tiraturyan have organised a sport camp for 40 youngsters in Gymuri,
Armenia.
The pair attended a sports camp run by Generations For Peace two years
ago in Sochi, Russia, the host city of the next Winter Olympic and
Paralympics in 2014.
They said they were inspired to organise a camp in their homeland to
help promote peace in the region.
Gymuri suffers from poverty, unemployment and the after effects from a
huge earthquake which ripped through the area in 1988.
"After we attended the Generations For Peace Sochi Camp in 2010, we
felt that we had a responsibility towards our country," said Satenik.
"We planned our camp so that it would provide a fun and interactive
entry point for helping children traumatised by the natural disasters
and resulting economic situation in Armenia to overcome their social
problems."
Generations For Peace trains young delegates and uses sport as a tool
to promote peace in some of the worst affected conflict regions in the
world.
The organisation was set up by Jordan's International Olympic
Committee (IOC) member Prince Feisal in 2007, and has trained hundreds
of delegates from areas including the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Generations For Peace claim to have reached more than 75,000 children
in the last five years.
"Children in Armenia have suffered a great deal during the past
years," said Aram.
"We wanted to create a safe environment for them here and to help them
live a normal life, and to promote respect and tolerance through
teamwork.
"Our programme is only a small step towards the change process, but we
believe it will make a difference."
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Sept 2 2012
Generations For Peace sport camp held in Armenia
Sunday, 02 September 2012
By David Gold
September 2 - Generations For Peace delegates Aram and Satenik
Tiraturyan have organised a sport camp for 40 youngsters in Gymuri,
Armenia.
The pair attended a sports camp run by Generations For Peace two years
ago in Sochi, Russia, the host city of the next Winter Olympic and
Paralympics in 2014.
They said they were inspired to organise a camp in their homeland to
help promote peace in the region.
Gymuri suffers from poverty, unemployment and the after effects from a
huge earthquake which ripped through the area in 1988.
"After we attended the Generations For Peace Sochi Camp in 2010, we
felt that we had a responsibility towards our country," said Satenik.
"We planned our camp so that it would provide a fun and interactive
entry point for helping children traumatised by the natural disasters
and resulting economic situation in Armenia to overcome their social
problems."
Generations For Peace trains young delegates and uses sport as a tool
to promote peace in some of the worst affected conflict regions in the
world.
The organisation was set up by Jordan's International Olympic
Committee (IOC) member Prince Feisal in 2007, and has trained hundreds
of delegates from areas including the Middle East, Africa and Asia.
Generations For Peace claim to have reached more than 75,000 children
in the last five years.
"Children in Armenia have suffered a great deal during the past
years," said Aram.
"We wanted to create a safe environment for them here and to help them
live a normal life, and to promote respect and tolerance through
teamwork.
"Our programme is only a small step towards the change process, but we
believe it will make a difference."
http://www.insidethegames.biz/latest/18430-generations-for-peace-sport-camp-held-in-armenia