Press Release – “VerdeOlympics” gathers thousands of kids in Sal and Maio Islands
PRESS RELEASE
Praia, Cabo Verde · Tuesday, 17 May 2016
SportImpact and the Cabo Verde Olympic Committee
organized on Saturday, May 07, in Sal and Maio islands
two simultaneous editions of ‘VerdeOlympics’
For complete photo albums press here (Sal) and here (Maio).
The events were covered by Cabo Verde national television (RTC). Press here and here to see the videos.
Over 1400 children and youngsters experienced more than 20 different sports in Sal and Maio islands.
These events were co-organized with 45 graduates of two 5-day workshops “Sport Administration, with major in Organization of Sport Events”. During the workshop the participants were stimulated by SportImpact facilitators to empower themselves to pursue their projects and dreams instead of just waiting for external support. Inspired by Peace and Sport’s Adapted Sport Manual, they built sport equipment for the event from local materials and recycled garbage, overcoming the lack of official (and expensive) equipment.
About ‘VerdeOlympics’
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The ‘VerdeOlympics’ program is a ‘Sport for Life’ initiative based on the key lessons learned by SportImpact in Timor-Leste and adapted to Cabo Verde reality. The program is being implemented in partnership with the Cabo Verde Olympic Committee. Other stakeholders are engaged and contributing actively to the project, such as the Cabo Verde Ministry of Sport & Education through the General Directorate for Sport and local schools, the Cabo Verde Ministry of Youth through Youth Centers and the Institute for Children and Adolescents, NGO SOS Children’s Villages, national sport federations and associations, among others.
The project is being implemented with two simultaneous teams in order to cover all the country before the Olympic Day (June 23rd), where the program’s alumni will be fully responsible for organizing another ‘VerdeOlympics’ event in their region, to commemorate the birth of the modern Olympic Games on 23 June 1894. See image below for specific dates.
About SportImpact
SportImpact is a social enterprise that promotes human development through sport, with projects in Timor-Leste and Cabo Verde.
For more information about ‘Sport for Life’ initiaves and Sportimpact: www.sportimpact.org | www.facebook.com/sportimpact.org | Annual Report
Contacts: events@sportimpact.org, Tel. +670 7801 4000 (Timor-Leste) | +238 937 6577 (Cabo Verde)
Images from Maio:
Images from Sal:
