Monthly Archives: October 2015

Press release – Over six hundred children gathered to play sports in Suai

Press release – Over six hundred children gathered to play sports in Suai

  • Posted on 22 October 2015
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PRESS RELEASE Dili, Timor-Leste · Friday, 23 October 2015 SportImpact organized on Saturday, October 17, in Suai, the 10th edition of ‘Sport for Life’ At the 10th edition of ‘Sport for Life’ over six hundred children and youngsters in Suai experienced 12 different sports. The event was co-organized with 22 participants of a five-day workshop at the Suai Youth Center on “Guide for Organizing 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…Read more
SportImpact facilitator nominated Timor-Leste representative to the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum

SportImpact facilitator nominated Timor-Leste representative to the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum

PRESS RELEASE Dili, Timor-Leste · Tuesday, 20 October 2015 The UNESCO National Commission of Timor-Leste has nominated Virginia da Graça da Cruz (SportImpact Head Facilitator in the Sport for Life project) as Timor-Leste representative to the 9th UNESCO Youth Forum, which will take place at UNESCO Headquarters, in Paris, France, from 26 to 28 October 2015. Virginia is SportImpact’s head facilitator in the Sport for Life project, running engaging workshops on “Guide to Organizing Sport Events” in municipalities around the country. In those workshops, as well as in the day to day, she transmits her energy, passion and…Read more
Press release – Over six hundred children gathered to play sports in Aileu

Press release – Over six hundred children gathered to play sports in Aileu

  • Posted on 7 October 2015
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PRESS RELEASE Dili, Timor-Leste · Wednesday, 07 October 2015 SportImpact organized on Saturday, October 03, in Aileu, the 9th edition of 'Sport for Life' At the 9th edition of 'Sport for Life' over six hundred children and youngsters in Aileu experienced 11 different sports: athletics, badminton, basketball, beach tennis, boxing, dance, football, table tennis, traditional games, volleyball and zumba. For the first time, the event was covered by Timor-Leste national television (RTTL), which transmitted three news pieces on Monday and Tuesday after the event, highlighting the project's focus on building participants creativity to find local solutions to their…Read more
Press release – SportImpact event gathers hundreds of kids in Maliana

Press release – SportImpact event gathers hundreds of kids in Maliana

  • Posted on 2 October 2015
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PRESS RELEASE Dili, Timor-Leste · Friday, 02 October 2015 To celebrate “Sport for Life”, SportImpact organized on Friday, September 11, a multi-sport event in the Football Field of Maliana Over three hundred children and young people, and dozens of adults, experienced for free 11 different sports: athletics, badminton, basketball, baseball, beach tennis, boxing, football, handball, table tennis, volleyball and zumba. In this event was achieved a big number of sports using adapted materials. The co-organizers were inspired by the Adapted Sport Manual and were able to overcome the lack of required equipment by adapting local materials and…Read more