Int’l Day of Sport for Dev’t, Peace : Activities Ongoing

On Thursday April 6, 2023, Cameroon and the entire world will be observing the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. It is against this backdrop that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and its partners are organising week-long activities in the country in prelude to the Day. The UN body through its Fit For Life innitiative and in accordance with the theme of these year’s event; “Scoring for People and the Planet” is focused on activities to promote the engagement of different groups of the population through physical and sports activities for the wellbeing of people and a safer planet.
The activities started on March 30, 2023 when an educative talk with pupils of Ecole Publique du Centre held on the contribution of sports to keep people and the planet healthy; build lasting peace and achieve development. On March 31, 2023, stakeholders proceeded with a Cecifoot game (football for the visually-impaired) at a sports centre in Ngousso Yaounde. Here, the organisers had the opportunity to meet with visually- impaired persons and have an aper...