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Laureus Sport For Good Foundation Teams Up With Sheikha Salama Bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation To Launch Healthy Schools Project In Abu Dhabi |
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• Ground-breaking joint initiative will tackle key issues facing young people and build a lasting legacy of social change through sport in Abu Dhabi and the UAE “I am certain that if young people, wherever they are in the world, were given the chance to take part in more regular exercise at school, they would learn about the benefits from an early age and establish new lifestyle patterns that would remain with them for the rest of their lives.” Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan said; “With the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation we share a belief in the potential for sport and physical activity to have a lasting impact on the lives of young men and women, , and we are thankful for their support and commitment that will undoubtedly benefit the young people of Abu Dhabi.” “We are extremely pleased to have found in our partner, the Sheikha Salama bint Hamdan Al Nahyan Foundation, an organisation whose vision for the young people of Abu Dhabi and the UAE reflects that of the Laureus World Sports Academy. We are committed to leaving a legacy and lasting impact from the annual Laureus World Sports Awards event in Abu Dhabi. Children all over the world are becoming less and less active. They are not only missing out on the physical benefits of sport, but also the mental and emotional well being that it brings,” said Edwin Moses, Chairman of the Laureus World Sports Academy. This first phase will reach 75 children between the ages of 4 and 10 years. Phase two will reach 1,265 children in the Pilot schools while other schools are prepared to enter the programme. This coincides with one of the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation’s key campaigns this year, focusing on tackling the critical global issue of obesity amongst young people through sport. Laureus is an organisation that uses sport to bring people together as a force for good. It is composed of three core elements - the Laureus World Sports Academy, the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation and the Laureus World Sports Awards - which collectively celebrate sporting excellence and harness the power of sport to promote social change. Since its inception, Laureus has raised more than €20 million for projects which have helped to improve the lives of over one million young people. Mal Thompson |
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