Deadline: 8/18/12
Amateur and professional photographers can participate in this competition.
The 2012 International Ramadan Photography Competition is seeking entries that represent the religious and cultural aspects of Ramadan.
The non-profit initiative, themed "Capture the Spirit of Ramadan," is funded by StudioBasel for Creative Solutions. The photographs will be judged based on impact, message, creativity and photographic quality technique.
Photographers above the age of 18 can submit their work until the last day of Ramadan. The winners will receive cash prizes ranging from US$500 to US$2,000.
Amateur and professional photographers from the Islamic world can participate in this competition.
The estimated application deadline is August 18 (last day of Ramadan).
For more information, click here.
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/ramadan-photo-competition-open
03 August 2012
United Nations journalism award
Deadline: 9/15/12
Journalists worldwide who cover the United Nations, including its agencies and field operations, are eligible for this award.
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is accepting written and electronic works for a UN coverage contest that consists of four categories: print and online, broadcast, climate change and humanitarian/development.
The prizes amount to over US$50,000 with US$10,000 each for the main categories.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will present the prizes at the Awards Gala dinner in New York on December 19.
Entries that are not in one of the official languages of the UN should have be translated into English or French. Video entries should be in DVD (preferably NTSC format), and a minimum of two copies should be sent of each entry.
The contest deadline is September 15.
For more information, click here.
Journalists worldwide who cover the United Nations, including its agencies and field operations, are eligible for this award.
The United Nations Correspondents Association (UNCA) is accepting written and electronic works for a UN coverage contest that consists of four categories: print and online, broadcast, climate change and humanitarian/development.
The prizes amount to over US$50,000 with US$10,000 each for the main categories.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon will present the prizes at the Awards Gala dinner in New York on December 19.
Entries that are not in one of the official languages of the UN should have be translated into English or French. Video entries should be in DVD (preferably NTSC format), and a minimum of two copies should be sent of each entry.
The contest deadline is September 15.
For more information, click here.
WorldView’s Multi Media Fund for researching content ideas in developing countries
August 3rd, 2012
WorldView is offering the Multi Media Fund grant which provides an opportunity for established media producers /multi-media journalists, to spend up to three months researching stories and programme/content ideas in the developing world. Applicants may find new stories while ‘in field’ but are expected to have already identified multiple story ideas that would be of interest to a diverse range of UK media outlets, prior to contacting WorldView.
Sufficient funds will be awarded to ‘make the project happen’ but grantees will not be provided with an income at commercial rates during their grant period. Funds may be available to cover ongoing accommodation expenses rental/mortgage payments at base) while the awardee is travelling.
Applicants should prepare at least one ‘core’ idea suitable for development and submission to UK broadcast commissioners/editors prior to contacting WorldView. Applicants are expected to demonstrate significant research into the area they are proposing to visit and must also indicate a range of potential story ideas suitable for multi –media outlets in the UK, e.g. local newspaper coverage, on-line, magazine features etc. Where possible, grantees will be expected to network with broadcast professionals in the countries they are visiting.
The amount to be awarded is of variable value, depending on the destination and duration of stay, but is offered up to a maximum value of £10,000.
Final applications should be supported by letters/emails of interest from a number of UK media outlets.
The Multi Media Fund is a ‘rolling’ fund with no deadlines or closing dates for applications. WorldView will award a limited number of MMF grants each year.
For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/media-2/worldviews-multi-media-fund-researching-content-ideas-developing-countries/#ixzz22TGMZRnq
WorldView is offering the Multi Media Fund grant which provides an opportunity for established media producers /multi-media journalists, to spend up to three months researching stories and programme/content ideas in the developing world. Applicants may find new stories while ‘in field’ but are expected to have already identified multiple story ideas that would be of interest to a diverse range of UK media outlets, prior to contacting WorldView.
Sufficient funds will be awarded to ‘make the project happen’ but grantees will not be provided with an income at commercial rates during their grant period. Funds may be available to cover ongoing accommodation expenses rental/mortgage payments at base) while the awardee is travelling.
Applicants should prepare at least one ‘core’ idea suitable for development and submission to UK broadcast commissioners/editors prior to contacting WorldView. Applicants are expected to demonstrate significant research into the area they are proposing to visit and must also indicate a range of potential story ideas suitable for multi –media outlets in the UK, e.g. local newspaper coverage, on-line, magazine features etc. Where possible, grantees will be expected to network with broadcast professionals in the countries they are visiting.
The amount to be awarded is of variable value, depending on the destination and duration of stay, but is offered up to a maximum value of £10,000.
Final applications should be supported by letters/emails of interest from a number of UK media outlets.
The Multi Media Fund is a ‘rolling’ fund with no deadlines or closing dates for applications. WorldView will award a limited number of MMF grants each year.
For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/media-2/worldviews-multi-media-fund-researching-content-ideas-developing-countries/#ixzz22TGMZRnq
Atlas Corps Fellowship for Nonprofit Leaders around the world
August 3rd, 2012
The Atlas Corps is open to accepting applications for the Atlas Corps Fellowship which offers skill development opportunity for NGO leaders in United States or Latin America. an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges, the Atlas Corps mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Selected candidates are placed with host organizations in country or region where they applied for.
There are separate conditions to apply for United States and Latin America. Below are the terms, benefits and responsibilities for candidates applying for the Untied States program:
All Fellows must be experienced and dedicated professionals with at least two years of experience working in the nonprofit sector and have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Fellows are also required to be able to speak, write, and communicate effectively in English. Fellows must be no older than 35 on the first day of the Fellowship.
Atlas Corps considers applications on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered for one of our classes that begins in January, May, or September. Final decisions are made 4 -8 weeks before the class begins. For example, the January class decisions are made in November; May class decisions will be made in March; September class decisions will be made in July. You may reapply to the program, but you should only apply once a year.
All applications need to be submitted online. You will need to create a login and you can save your responses so you can return to the application at any time. The application consists of background information, personal biography, essays, and letters of recommendation.
Fellows volunteering in the U.S. will receive a monthly living stipend over the course of the year.
After completing the program in good standing, Fellows will be included in a prestigious alumni network to continue learning from each other and supporting each others work.
For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/fellowships-2/atlas-corps-fellowship-nonprofit-leaders-world/#ixzz22TF1QTp5
The Atlas Corps is open to accepting applications for the Atlas Corps Fellowship which offers skill development opportunity for NGO leaders in United States or Latin America. an international network of nonprofit leaders and organizations that promotes innovation, cooperation, and solutions to address the world’s 21st century challenges, the Atlas Corps mission is to address critical social issues by developing leaders, strengthening organizations, and promoting innovation through an overseas fellowship of skilled nonprofit professionals. Selected candidates are placed with host organizations in country or region where they applied for.
There are separate conditions to apply for United States and Latin America. Below are the terms, benefits and responsibilities for candidates applying for the Untied States program:
All Fellows must be experienced and dedicated professionals with at least two years of experience working in the nonprofit sector and have a bachelor’s degree or equivalent. Fellows are also required to be able to speak, write, and communicate effectively in English. Fellows must be no older than 35 on the first day of the Fellowship.
Atlas Corps considers applications on a rolling basis. You are encouraged to apply as soon as possible to be considered for one of our classes that begins in January, May, or September. Final decisions are made 4 -8 weeks before the class begins. For example, the January class decisions are made in November; May class decisions will be made in March; September class decisions will be made in July. You may reapply to the program, but you should only apply once a year.
All applications need to be submitted online. You will need to create a login and you can save your responses so you can return to the application at any time. The application consists of background information, personal biography, essays, and letters of recommendation.
Fellows volunteering in the U.S. will receive a monthly living stipend over the course of the year.
After completing the program in good standing, Fellows will be included in a prestigious alumni network to continue learning from each other and supporting each others work.
For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/fellowships-2/atlas-corps-fellowship-nonprofit-leaders-world/#ixzz22TF1QTp5
31 July 2012
The French Republic’s Human Rights Prize 2012, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” for NGOs
The 2012 Human Rights Prize of the French Republic, “Liberty, Equality, Fraternity” is now open to accepting applications from NGOs around the world. The prize is to be presented to the winners by the Prime Minister of the French Government. The prize has a total grant award of €75,000.
The Prize is awarded for individual or collective action on the ground, irrespective of nationality or borders, undertaken in France or abroad, with respect to one of two themes.
NGOs, irrespective of nationality or borders, should present a field mission or project undertaken in France or abroad in 2012 concerning one of two themes:
The fight against impunity
Prize-winning projects may focus on advocacy actions aimed at publicizing resources for combating impunity and training public and civil society actors; on actions for mobilization around reforms that are crucially important to the fight against impunity; on the accompaniment of victims as part of or in parallel with judicial proceedings; and on support for transitional justice mechanisms and the compilation of archives on violations of human rights. These are not the sole avenues for action.
Economic and social rights and sustainable development
Prize-winning projects may focus on advocacy actions in support of integrating human rights into development policies, on actions aimed at supporting the participation of populations, and on actions that fully incorporate economic, social and cultural rights and take account of the living realities of people most exposed to environmental risks and hazards
Five prize winners will share a total award of €75,000 granted by the Prime Minister.
A special mention will be conferred on the five runners-up. Applications must comply with the prize regulations.
The candidates must send their complete application, without fail, before the deadline on 24 September 2012. For more information, download this document.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/awards-and-prizes/french-republics-human-rights-prize-2012-liberty-equality-fraternity-ngos/#ixzz22BfrNr2e
The Prize is awarded for individual or collective action on the ground, irrespective of nationality or borders, undertaken in France or abroad, with respect to one of two themes.
NGOs, irrespective of nationality or borders, should present a field mission or project undertaken in France or abroad in 2012 concerning one of two themes:
The fight against impunity
Prize-winning projects may focus on advocacy actions aimed at publicizing resources for combating impunity and training public and civil society actors; on actions for mobilization around reforms that are crucially important to the fight against impunity; on the accompaniment of victims as part of or in parallel with judicial proceedings; and on support for transitional justice mechanisms and the compilation of archives on violations of human rights. These are not the sole avenues for action.
Economic and social rights and sustainable development
Prize-winning projects may focus on advocacy actions in support of integrating human rights into development policies, on actions aimed at supporting the participation of populations, and on actions that fully incorporate economic, social and cultural rights and take account of the living realities of people most exposed to environmental risks and hazards
Five prize winners will share a total award of €75,000 granted by the Prime Minister.
A special mention will be conferred on the five runners-up. Applications must comply with the prize regulations.
The candidates must send their complete application, without fail, before the deadline on 24 September 2012. For more information, download this document.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/awards-and-prizes/french-republics-human-rights-prize-2012-liberty-equality-fraternity-ngos/#ixzz22BfrNr2e
27 July 2012
United Nations and the Nippon Foundation of Japan announce Fellowship Programme
The United Nations and the Nippon Foundation of Japan announce opening of applications for the fellowship programme.
The objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and research in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science in support of management frameworks, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.
The 9-month Fellowship Programme is composed of two consecutive phases which provide Fellows with advanced and customized research and training opportunities in their chose fields:
Phase One: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study – undertaken at one of the prestigious participating Host Institutions and under the guidance of subject matter expert(s) who have recognized in-depth expertise in the Fellows’ chosen field of study.
Phase Two: 3-month Research and Training – normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Candidates wishing to be considered for a Fellowship award must ensure that they meet all the following criteria:
You must be between the ages of 25 and 40;
You must have successfully completed a first university degree, and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent advanced academic research and study;
You must be a mid-level administrator from a national government organ of a developing coastal State, or another government related agency in such a State, which deals directly with ocean affairs issues, and your professional position must allow you to directly assist your nation in the formulation and/or implementation of policy in this area. This includes marine sciences and the science-policy linkage. Your “Nomination and Recommendation Form” should be completed by a Government official who can attest to the nature of your work with respect to the Government’s ocean affairs and law of the sea related activities, and indicate how an Award would directly contribute to these activities; and
Your proposed research and study programme must contribute directly to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and law of the sea policies and programmes.
The deadline to submit applications is 15 September 2012. For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/fellowships-2/united-nations-nippon-foundation-japan-announce-fellowship-programme/#ixzz21oe4xHsf
The objective of the fellowship is to provide opportunities for advanced education and research in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea, and related disciplines including marine science in support of management frameworks, to Government officials and other mid-level professionals from developing States, so that they may obtain the necessary knowledge to assist their countries to formulate comprehensive ocean policy and to implement the legal regime set out in UNCLOS and related instruments.
The 9-month Fellowship Programme is composed of two consecutive phases which provide Fellows with advanced and customized research and training opportunities in their chose fields:
Phase One: 6-month Advanced Academic Research and Study – undertaken at one of the prestigious participating Host Institutions and under the guidance of subject matter expert(s) who have recognized in-depth expertise in the Fellows’ chosen field of study.
Phase Two: 3-month Research and Training – normally undertaken at DOALOS at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Candidates wishing to be considered for a Fellowship award must ensure that they meet all the following criteria:
You must be between the ages of 25 and 40;
You must have successfully completed a first university degree, and demonstrate a capacity to undertake independent advanced academic research and study;
You must be a mid-level administrator from a national government organ of a developing coastal State, or another government related agency in such a State, which deals directly with ocean affairs issues, and your professional position must allow you to directly assist your nation in the formulation and/or implementation of policy in this area. This includes marine sciences and the science-policy linkage. Your “Nomination and Recommendation Form” should be completed by a Government official who can attest to the nature of your work with respect to the Government’s ocean affairs and law of the sea related activities, and indicate how an Award would directly contribute to these activities; and
Your proposed research and study programme must contribute directly to your nation’s formulation and/or implementation of ocean affairs and law of the sea policies and programmes.
The deadline to submit applications is 15 September 2012. For more information, visit this link.
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/fellowships-2/united-nations-nippon-foundation-japan-announce-fellowship-programme/#ixzz21oe4xHsf
23 July 2012
Access Innovation Prize
Deadline: 8/15/12
Journalists with innovative ideas about improving digital communication can participate in this contest.
Accessnow.org, a nongovernmental organization pushing for digital freedom, invites innovators to participate in its Access Innovation Prize 2012. Applicants should submit feasible and original ideas that employ information technology to promote and enable human rights and social good.
Applicants can submit ideas that fall into one of five categories, two of which are the "Golden Jellybean," which focuses on the promotion of communication technologies, and the "Access Facebook Award," which focuses on the use of Facebook as a platform to enact change.
The winner in each category will receive US$20,000.
To apply, applicants are asked to address: the basic idea and why it is needed; who will make use of it; the code, bits and platforms of the technology; how to make it happen; how to keep it going; potential risks; and the idea's track record.
The application deadline is Aug. 15.
For more information, click here.
Journalists with innovative ideas about improving digital communication can participate in this contest.
Accessnow.org, a nongovernmental organization pushing for digital freedom, invites innovators to participate in its Access Innovation Prize 2012. Applicants should submit feasible and original ideas that employ information technology to promote and enable human rights and social good.
Applicants can submit ideas that fall into one of five categories, two of which are the "Golden Jellybean," which focuses on the promotion of communication technologies, and the "Access Facebook Award," which focuses on the use of Facebook as a platform to enact change.
The winner in each category will receive US$20,000.
To apply, applicants are asked to address: the basic idea and why it is needed; who will make use of it; the code, bits and platforms of the technology; how to make it happen; how to keep it going; potential risks; and the idea's track record.
The application deadline is Aug. 15.
For more information, click here.
Images of justice photo contest
Deadline: 8/20/12
Photojournalists, students and amateur photographers around the world whose work focuses on law and justice can participate in this contest.
The University of Adelaide Law School is seeking entries for its 2012 photographic competition. The contest is an opportunity for photographers and the university's law school to consider the law in a different light. The theme offers photographers a license to explore the law through imagery. This could include portraiture, documentary photography, digitally manipulated works or photo essays.
The competition has three categories of participants: students, Including high school and tertiary students; community members; and professionals, which include photographic artists and photographers.
The first prize in each category will be US$1000. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at an Images of Justice ceremony, which will be held in September at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
The application deadline is Aug. 20.
For more information, click here.
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/images-justice-photo-contest-open-worldwide
Photojournalists, students and amateur photographers around the world whose work focuses on law and justice can participate in this contest.
The University of Adelaide Law School is seeking entries for its 2012 photographic competition. The contest is an opportunity for photographers and the university's law school to consider the law in a different light. The theme offers photographers a license to explore the law through imagery. This could include portraiture, documentary photography, digitally manipulated works or photo essays.
The competition has three categories of participants: students, Including high school and tertiary students; community members; and professionals, which include photographic artists and photographers.
The first prize in each category will be US$1000. Winners will be announced and prizes awarded at an Images of Justice ceremony, which will be held in September at the University of Adelaide in Australia.
The application deadline is Aug. 20.
For more information, click here.
http://ijnet.org/opportunities/images-justice-photo-contest-open-worldwide
21 July 2012
India, BD, Nepal top info-sharing states in South Asia
Pakistan has been ranked 72nd whereas neighbouring India grabbed the 3rd position in the latest Right to Information (RTI) rating conducted in 90 countries about granting access to public record indicting government’s denial to the people’s right to know.
Pakistan has been ranked 72nd whereas neighbouring India grabbed the 3rd position in the latest Right to Information (RTI) rating conducted in 90 countries about granting access to public record indicting government’s denial to the people’s right to know.
The study jointly carried out by Canada-based Centre for Law and Democracy and Spain-based Access Info Europe has found that other South Asian countries like Bangladesh and Nepal stand far above in RTI rating in comparison to Pakistan that already has earned notoriety through Corruption Index ratings. While Bangladesh has secured 13th position and Nepal stands at 17th position, Pakistan is among the last 20 countries in the Global RTI rating.
Tall promises made by the federal government and Punjab government to introduce laws granting liberal access to the citizens and media to public information have turned out to be hollow. The Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting has just woken up and constituted a sub-committee to reconsider ineffective draft bill of former MNA Sherry Rehman and only in the consultation with the Ministry of Information without involving civil society organisations and media.
Again, the Parliament that passed the highly controversial amendment in Contempt of Court Law after only 68 minutes debate is unlikely to proceed with same diligence on Freedom of Information Law. Likewise, provincial governments of Punjab and Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) have been sitting on the draft laws since 2010 without making any concrete effort to get it passed from the provincial assemblies. Balochistan and Sindh framed laws in 2006, a pre-requisite for World Bank loans, but they only copied Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002, again an effective legislation.
In the RTI rating, two nascent democracies in the Eastern Europe, Serbia and Slovenia, secured first and second positions respectively in the RTI rating. Mexico that is otherwise considered very hostile to journalists due to drug cartels has been ranked at 7th position in the RTI rating. Ethiopia, another country unsafe for journalists due to non-state actors, has earned 10th position. Even Yemen boasts of having liberal access to information as it has been ranked at 20th position.
As far as Pakistan’s position is concerned, a recent countrywide survey conducted by a Pakistani NGO, Centre for Peace and Development Initiatives (CPDI), to study the effectiveness of the laws pertaining to access to information found that out of 54 departments approached, only two departments provided the required information.
The other 25 departments also responded positively but only after the applicant had to seek the intervention of the federal or provincial ombudsman. Owing to the ineffectiveness ofthe relevant laws, the CPDI demanded of the federal and provincial governments to repeal the existing information laws and enact new ones with strong and effective implementation mechanisms so that the constitutional right to information of the citizens could be ensured.
The CPDI requested the government departments to provide copies of the contracts of the development schemes and projects carried out in financial year 2010-11 along with the details about the utilisation of the development funds. The information requests were submitted to federal, provincial and district government departments in the 1st quarter of 2012 under Article 19-A of the Constitution, Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002 and Section 137 of the Local Government Ordinance 2001.
These findings coincide with a recent decision of the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting to constitute a sub-committee for devising a law but only in consultation with the relevant ministry, a move sparking resentment and reservations about the possible outcome of an exercise finalised through bureaucratic input.
The CPDI advocating for RTI has come forward to express its concerns. A press release issued on Friday called for expanding the scope of the sub-committee saying that working with bureaucracy alone at Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is likely to compromise citizens’ right to information as the bureaucracy is afflicted with the malaise of dilly-dallying whenever information is sought from government departments under the existing information laws.
Therefore, Senate Committee on Information and Broadcasting should actively engage journalists and citizens’ groups in the process of finalising law of right to information, said the press release. This is vitally important as implementation mechanism envisaged in Sherry Rahman private member bill, the one under consideration of the Committee, is equally ineffective as the one envisaged in Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002 which the proposed Sherry Rahman information law seeks to repeal.
Since ensuring citizens’ right to information is a specialised job, countries of the region like Bangladesh, Nepal and India have entrusted the task of protecting this right to independent and autonomous information commissions. Contrary to this, both Sherry Rehman’s private bill and Freedom of Information Ordinance 2002 entrust this task to Federal Ombudsman, a body specialised in solving maladministration related issues, which has proved to be a toothless appellate body as it sees the right to information from narrow prism of maladministration issue, said the press release.
The CPDI urges the Senate Standing Committee on Information and Broadcasting to play its role proactively in enacting an effective right to information law which is at par with those enacted in the region through active involvement of journalists and citizens’ groups working in the area of right to information in the country.
http://southasianmedia.net/Test21/DetailPage.aspx?StoryID=73155
19 July 2012
United Nations Global Peace Games for Children and Youth
Deadline- December 1, 2012
Countries/Region- All Countries
United Nations invites applications for Global Peace Games for Children And Youth for all sports which can take part in this event (not only soccer/football), registration is free and all activities that contribute to the themes of the Games are encouraged.
The Games are an opportunity for young people all over the world to demonstrate their commitment to make the world a better and healthier place and their central role and solidarity in the mission of global friendship, peaceful solutions and nonviolence. The themes of the Games support the goals of the United Nations. They educate about and show support for peaceful solutions, and aim to build global friendship and understanding. They support the improvement of human life, as outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals .
The Games recognize and demonstrate the value of sport to-
- Unite, motivate, inspire and educate
- Encourage peaceful solutions and cultural understanding
- Teach essential values such as cooperation and respect
- Promote life-long health and social skills
- Improve health and well being
- Strengthen links between children and adults
- Contribute to the development of communities
Eligibility-
Participation in the Games is free and open to all who wish to take part. Communities, civil society organizations and governments are invited to organize and enjoy the games and events in their own countries and locations, limited only by their own local constraints of financing, organizing and planning capacity. Different organizations can hold multiple Games in the same country at different sites. Participating communities and organizations select their own sites.
For more information, visit this link
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/cambodia/united-nations-global-peace-games-children-youth/#ixzz213TSzLGq
Countries/Region- All Countries
United Nations invites applications for Global Peace Games for Children And Youth for all sports which can take part in this event (not only soccer/football), registration is free and all activities that contribute to the themes of the Games are encouraged.
The Games are an opportunity for young people all over the world to demonstrate their commitment to make the world a better and healthier place and their central role and solidarity in the mission of global friendship, peaceful solutions and nonviolence. The themes of the Games support the goals of the United Nations. They educate about and show support for peaceful solutions, and aim to build global friendship and understanding. They support the improvement of human life, as outlined in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals .
The Games recognize and demonstrate the value of sport to-
- Unite, motivate, inspire and educate
- Encourage peaceful solutions and cultural understanding
- Teach essential values such as cooperation and respect
- Promote life-long health and social skills
- Improve health and well being
- Strengthen links between children and adults
- Contribute to the development of communities
Eligibility-
Participation in the Games is free and open to all who wish to take part. Communities, civil society organizations and governments are invited to organize and enjoy the games and events in their own countries and locations, limited only by their own local constraints of financing, organizing and planning capacity. Different organizations can hold multiple Games in the same country at different sites. Participating communities and organizations select their own sites.
For more information, visit this link
Source Link: http://www.fundsforngos.org/cambodia/united-nations-global-peace-games-children-youth/#ixzz213TSzLGq
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