Category - football for peace

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19 Jun 2006

Football teaches non-violence to Colombian street children

Club Deportivo in Colombia, a partner of the UK Christian aid agency Tearfund, is using football to help children likely to be caught up in violence to learn reconciliation skills.
10 Jun 2006

Football gives faith communities a common goal

While world attention focuses the soccer superstars taking part in the World Cup 2006 in Germany, religious leaders hope to use the month-long event to promote peace between the faiths, writes Frauke Brauns for Ecumenical News International.