Results are Tagged with "Sports Diplomacy"
Sports Visitors to China Focus on Underserved Populations, Youth with Disabilities
The University of Montana conducted a two-way exchange between participants from the U.S. and China to share best practices, as well as receive training in project management and development.
LGBT Pride Month: The U.S. Department of State Welcomes NBA Player Jason Collins
NBA basketball star Jason Collins tipped off LGBT Pride Month at the U.S. Department of State by enchanting a Department audience with tales of both tough personal decisions and personal successes.
Middle Eastern Soccer Coaches Team-Up for Sports Exchange in the U.S.
Organized alongside the excitement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil Sports Diplomacy hosted a Sports Visitor soccer program for coaches from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen.
Cobi Jones: Soccer Unites, Soccer Empowers, Soccer Inspires
Cobi Jones, Former U.S. Men's Soccer midfielder and Hall of Famer, explains the power of soccer he has seen first hand as a State Department Sports Envoy.
GO GIRL Pakistan Empowers Pakistani Girls through Sport by Involving the Whole Family
As the head of GO GIRL Pakistan, Fatima Saleem, a Global Sports Mentoring Program star alumna, funnels her energy into organizing sports clinics and mentoring sessions for Pakinstani girls—ranging from pre-schoolers to adolescents in age and representative of different socioeconomic classes. The key factor to Fatima’s success is engaging the men of the families and, ultimately, whole community in these programs.
USA Track & Field Legend Jackie Joyner-Kersee Made Great Strides in Jerusalem
Under ECA’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, three-time Olympic gold medalist Jackie Joyner-Kersee promoted healthy lifestyles and shared lessons on leadership in Jerusalem for this first-ever State Department track and field envoy program.
Sports Grant Provides Disability Skills Training to Coaches in Mexico
The National Ability Center, in collaboration with the Departamento de Educación Especial for the State of Quintana Roo, Mexico, and UCP Wheels for Humanity in the United States conducted a multi-phased sports exchange for youth with disabilities with the goal of establishing sustainable sports programs that target youth with physical and developmental disabilities in Mexico.
Iraqi Soccer Visitors: Leveling the Playing Field
Sports Diplomacy developed this female-focused sports diplomacy program to continue the State Department’s efforts in empowering and inspiring Iraqi women and girls through sports.
Sports Visitors Program Hosts Futsal Athletes
Sports Visitors Program hosted 15 male athletes and coaches from Libya for a futsal Sports Visitors exchange program. Futsal is a modified version of outdoor soccer played on a hard surfaced basketball-sized indoor court, with a smaller and heavier ball.