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Football Amahoro in the Great Lakes Region


Football Amahoro in the Great Lakes Region

For decades, the Great Lakes Region in Central Africa has been rampaged by civil war, ethnic tensions and violent conflict. In 1996 "Esperance", a sports association for the youth was founded at Kimisagara Youth Centre in Kigali/Rwanda. Its aim is to teach young people in the region peaceful resolution of conflicts by the means of football. The rules are simple: One ball, made of banana plant leaves, one team consisting of 6 players - 3 boys and 3 girls. Only the goals scored by the girls count. There is no referee, the players themselves are in charge of fair-play. If necessary, the teams have to solve conflicts themselves. Our goals: Reconciliation, Social inclusion, gender equality, fight against AIDS. Association des Jeunes Sportifs de Kigali (Esperance) and German Development Service (DED).

Google Video | December 20, 2007

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