PHOTO: AHMED TAHA NADA
HUMANITARIAN PROJECTS
Wilfried Lemke addresses the dinner at the 2011 Peace & Sport Cup
United Nations Office on Sport for Development & Peace
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nder the leadership of Mr. Wilfried Lemke, the Special Adviser for Ban Ki Moon, the United Nations Secretary General, the United Nations Office on Sport for Development and Peace agency has the task to advocate Millennium Development Goals worldwide, especially with United Nation’s member states and its delegates. In 2012 this advocacy moved beyond politics and bureaucracy into action on the field with an ambitious project; the education of young leaders of developing countries; non-governmental organisations using sport for development and peace. Four camps were organised where motivated young people from Africa and the Middle East received training on social and sporting matters. The International Table Tennis Federation led sessions at all the camps and plans to continue. In order to support the follow up, the UNOSDP/ITTF Dream Building project was launched which provides material and educational assistance to selected youth leader projects after each camp.
Haiti Recovery
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fter the devastating earthquake in Haiti in 2010 the international Table Tennis community and the International Table Tennis Federation moved into action quickly in order to assist and reinstall the sport on the island. The response was extraordinary; approximately US$150,000 in cash and in-kind donations were collected. The funds raised were used for a comprehensive development program, which started with an Olympic Solidarity funded course. An ITTF expert was based in the Island for ten weeks and provided educational services and advice whilst coordinating the use of the donations. ITTF DEVELOPMENT & EDUCATION 17