Monday, April 23, 2018

World Sports Alliance IGO - The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). Reason 22

The right reasons to fund Sport for Development and Peace Initiatives (SDP). Reason 22: Dream and reality.


In 1976, Valéry Giscard d'Estaing, President of the French Republic established the summer time thus: "You see, in France, we have no oil but we have ideas!". Following the dream of academies in Africa combining sports and studies, what is the reality for young people in a country that has oil and ideas: Qatar.

“Aspire Academy was founded with the goal to find and develop the best young male Qatari athletes, whilst also providing them with high quality secondary school education (…) The identification of talents at an early age is important and therefore we cooperate with schools and sports federations; we also have Multi-sport Skills Development Centers (…) to promote sports and prepare talented youths before they reach the appropriate age to be considered for the Academy”.

The Academy conducts scouting in the clubs and schools and as has its Talent Centres with a long-term goals that some graduates will represent Qatar at the FIFA World Cup 2022. In athletics the graduate Mutaz Essa Barshim is the current World Champion and Olympic bronze medalist. In Africa we return to reality. See next.

Follow an example of funding of SDP initiatives: https://www.igobit.com

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