Rundu, 07 April, 2023 / 9:00 pm (ACI Africa).
On the occasion of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) 2023, marked April 6, members of the Religious Institute of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB) have highlighted initiatives they have undertaken across the globe, including Africa, to foster the celebration of the annual event.
Celebrated on April 6, IDSDP commemorates the power of sport to drive social change, community development and to foster peace and understanding.
The event “presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the globe”, the United Nations says about the international event that has been marked under the theme, “Scoring for People and the Planet”, an overarching theme, which “allows for IDSDP activities to broadly focus around the impact and influence of sport on sustainable development and peace.”
In a Thursday, April 6 report, SDB members say they “provide sports programming in schools and youth centers in more than 130 countries around the globe.”
“Sports programs are important for social integration and the promotion of values like teamwork, communication, respect, and team spirit,” the interim Director of the U.S.-based development arm of the SDB, Salesian Missions, is quoted as saying in the report.