Sochi 2014 to Work with Generations for Peace

Sochi 2014 has penned a deal with the Generations of Peace organization. The two organizations plan to work together to create sustainable peace building projects. 

This is the first time that an Olympic organizing committee has worked together with an NGO to support peace. The members of the Sochi committee want to show the public that they live by the principles of the Olympics Truce.

Sochi hopes that their relationship with Generations of Peace will raise the bar for future Olympic committees. In an ideal situation future organizers will make the most of the social development the games has the potential to bring.

This particular NGO works by identifying and bring together youth leaders from divided communities. These leaders are then given the skills to provide organized sports activities for children. The goal of this exercise is to help heal the divides through sports.

Programs like this have been extremely effective in the past. For example ex Survivor contestant Ethan Zohn founded a charity called Grassroots Soccer. He hoped that children in Africa could forget the hardships of everyday life and find hope by playing soccer. The goal of this group is to teach children about HIV awareness through sports.

There is no doubt that sports brings people together. This is one of the reasons Generations of Peace has been so successful. By teaching children to accept others while they are young, they are creating a more tolerant future society. Many people involved with the planning of the Sochi event were pleased to the committee joining a worthwhile cause.