“Sports Show We Have Power”
About the Author: Kelli Davis serves as a Program Officer in the SportsUnited Division of the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.
As the Olympic and Paralympic Games proved this summer, sports have the unique ability to bring people together peacefully.
As part of its Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, the U.S. Department of State brought 18 young female athletes and two coaches from India and Pakistan together recently for the first joint India-Pakistan sports exchange program.
Regardless of their country of origin, these athletes and coaches became a team. They shared laughs, started a new conversation with one another, and encouraged each other to excel both on and off the soccer field.
With a focus on peace building, the India-Pakistan soccer exchange also highlights the importance of using sports as a means of empowerment. According… more »
-
chuironra liked this
-
paul-liu reblogged this from annegoddard
-
thevadosezone reblogged this from statedept
-
thevadosezone liked this
-
rethinkagain liked this
-
raynor64 liked this
-
seedofcompassion liked this
-
negz107 reblogged this from annegoddard and added:
Empowerment is in different forms :)
-
flannelinspiration reblogged this from annegoddard
-
tmpi liked this
-
annegoddard reblogged this from statedept
-
ul-finance reblogged this from statedept
-
astronomiaedelectatio liked this
-
palmtreepalmtree liked this
-
texnessa reblogged this from statedept and added:
Well lets just watch
-
caquixote reblogged this from statedept
-
wittyblognamehere liked this
-
iwaslivinginadeviltown liked this
-
statedept posted this
