Peres Center Mini-Mondial Peace Tournament
Channel: U.S. Embassy Jerusalem
Date: 2015-05-14

Ambassador Shapiro participated in an exhibition match organized by Peres Center for Peace where he was part of the diplomats’ team playing the participants of the Peres Center for Peace project.

The event is the annual Mini-Mondial which brings together all the participants of the wider Twinned Peace Sports Schools (TPSS) project for a sports and peacebuilding activities day. The Mini-Mondial is structured around the “Peace Education through Sports” curriculum developed by the Peres Center for Peace, which focuses on issues such as conflict resolution, improving listening skills, similarities and differences, and fair play. Throughout the tournament, participants are divided into teams and compete for the championship. The event provides a unique, safe, and fun place for children and youth to play in mixed teams with their friends from “the other side” while encouraging values of teamwork, equality, and mutual appreciation.