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  • Police connect with kids through sports

    February 09, 2023 |

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    Response Location: United States

    The Police Athletic League connects local police officers with youth to fill some of their free time playing sports. The program uses mentorship and lessons learned from athletics to prevent juvenile crime and violence.

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  • Climbing rocks and revenue in the not-so-flat Midwest

    November 21, 2022 |

    Great Lakes Echo |

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    Response Location: United States, Michigan

    Michigan rock climbers are taking on an additional role as environmental stewards. Many of the state’s popular climbing locations are not conserved or cleaned by anyone else, so the climbers pick up litter and take action to prevent erosion.

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  • A sporting chance for Rohingya refugees

    October 25, 2022 |

    Asia Democracy Chronicles |

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    Response Location: India

    Rohingya refugees in India have found a home away from home on the football pitch thanks to the Rohingya Football Club India. Founded in 2017, the club provides a place for refugees to find community and a sense of normalcy, and players say the connections they've made with other footballers have inspired them to get involved in community service or reenroll in school.

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  • Chicago police sergeant launches sports program to build ‘humanity'

    September 23, 2022 |

    News21 |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Westside Sports started in 2017 and serves as a way for people and youth in the community to foster healthy relationships with law enforcement. Chicago Westside Sports consists of a league of hundreds of kids who play sports and dozens of officers, faith leaders, and nonprofit leaders who do the coaching.

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  • Athletes Unlimited is the first public benefit pro sports league. What does that mean for the players?

    April 14, 2022 |

    FastCompany |

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    Response Location: United States

    Athletes in the first public benefit pro sports league now have perks that include childcare, charity stipends, an emphasis on racial equity, and representation on committees that make decisions on behalf of players. Athletes Unlimited is a public benefit corporation, which means it prioritizes social good over profits.

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  • In Conflict-prone Jos, Group Uses Football Tournaments To Build Peace Between Muslims And Christians

    March 30, 2022 |

    Prime Progress |

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    Response Location: Nigeria, Jos, Plateau State

    The "music + football = peace" initiative is an annual football tournament where Muslim and Christian youths between the ages of 18 and 25 play matches together to promote a culture of peace and religious tolerance. Since launching in 2020, the initiative has six teams of 16 people, with plans to expand and reach more areas.

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  • How football games between persons with albinism and vitiligo are helping fight stigma in Kenya

    March 20, 2022 |

    Minority Africa |

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    Response Location: Kenya

    The Royal Patches and the Black Albinism Football Club both use soccer as a way to create safe and inclusive places for people living with vitiligo and albinism while also educating the public and fostering greater acceptance.

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  • The alternative learning experience for children during lock down through football talent development

    January 10, 2022 |

    Metro FM 90.8 |

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    Response Location: Uganda, Wakiso

    Kick-off soccer academy provides young people with mentorship, education, and talent development. It was created by a group of young friends during the COVID-19 pandemic after they noticed many young people getting into drugs and alcohol while out of school during pandemic-related shutdowns. The team, who mobilizes parents and caretakers so that they buy into the program’s benefits, serves almost 100 young people. The program develops the athletic skills of the young people but also increases their self-esteem and responsibility.

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  • St. Paul police credit jiu-jitsu training for reducing injuries — and excessive force settlements

    November 28, 2021 |

    Twin Cities Pioneer Press |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Paul, Minnesota

    When St. Paul police studied controversial cases in which officers used physical force, they found troubling examples that were products of the training given to officers. So they began training new and veteran officers to use tactics inspired by the Brazilian martial art jiu-jitsu, which prizes teamwork by two officers to use leverage to restrain resistant people rather than using brute force, weapons, or chemicals. In the six years after the training began, St. Paul officers used force far less often, injured far fewer people, and cost the city much less money in settlements payments.

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  • Paratletas costarricenses: el talento que no se está aprovechando

    November 12, 2021 |

    El Colectivo 506 |

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    Response Location: Costa Rica

    Los paradeportes empiezan a tener mayor presencia en la escena del deporte costarricense, al punto de traer medallas olímpicas al país, algo que pocos costarricenses han logrado. El artículo explora los procesos que se han tenido que poner en práctica para que esto ocurriera y el impacto que está teniendo en la inclusión de personas con discapacidad en los espacios de deportes del país.

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