| PROGRAMME | Twinned Peace Football Schools |
| LOCATION | 20 at-risk communities in the Israel and The Palestinian Authority |
| FIELD OF WORK | education, gender, peace building, social integration, youth leadership |
| TARGET GROUP | Israeli and Palestinian boys & girls aged 6 to 13 |
| NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS | 1,600 |
| USING FOOTBALL SINCE | 2002 |
| MEMBER SINCE | 2004 |
| WEBSITE | www.peres-center.org |
The Peres Center for Peace is an independent, non-profit, non-partisan, non-governmental organisation founded in 1996 by Nobel Peace Laureate, former Prime Minister, and current President of Israel Mr. Shimon Peres. The organisation’s mission is to build an infrastructure of peace and reconciliation by and for the people of the Middle East that promotes socio-economic development, while advancing cooperation and mutual understanding.
The Peres Center's "Twinned Peace Football Schools" initiative encourages reconciliation between young Palestinian and Israeli boys and girls from disadvantaged and peripheral communities, through an extra-curricular programme comprised of sport training, Peace Education instruction, auxiliary educational support and joint Palestinian-Israeli sporting and social activities. This after-school programme imparts the values of peace and mutual understanding, encourages acceptance of cultural differences, and breaks down negative stereotypes.
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The Peres Center for Peace
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Contact
Josie Stein, Development and External Relations Manager (Sport) -
Address
The Peres Peace House, 132 Kedem StreetTel Aviv - Jaffa 68066Israel -
Phone
+972-3-5680680 -
E-mail
j.stein@peres-center.org
03/04/2010 | 'New Beginnings' Performance
Over
60 children from the Twinned Peace Sport Schools program in Jericho,
Sderot and Sha'ar HaNegev enjoyed a special
performance of the Peres Center's coexistence play 'New
Beginnings'. The play simplifies the core messages of peace
and ...
23/03/2010 | Hundreds of Israeli & Palestinian Children Play in "Mini World Cup" in Jaffa
Some 350 Palestinian and Israeli children took part in the Peres Center's annual
"Mini World Cup" soccer tournament in Jaffa. In addition to the friendly matches
between mixed teams of Israeli and Palestinian children aged 6-14, the Peres ...
22/03/2010 | Fathers and Sons, Palestinians and Israelis, Bond Through Football
An Israeli-Palestinian, father-son football
event was held in southern Israel, with the participation of boys and their
fathers from the Palestinian town of Jericho and from the Israeli communities of
Sha'ar HaNegev and Sderot. Based on the ...

