Sport, Peace and Development

Sport is a fundamental human right and involves all forms of physical activity that contribute to the development of physical fitness, mental well-being, and social interaction, such as play, recreation, organized or competitive sport, and indigenous sports and games. (United Nations Inter-Agency Task Force on Sport for Development and Peace, 2003. p. v).

The question is whether we use sport in so far as we should in order to spread peace in the world and help new generations to get to know a new form of activity?

I think not enough, not so much as we should.

The sport can be an amazing thing. Why is like that? I am going to explain how sport can change our lives.

It can bring people of different backgrounds together on the basketball court, football pitch or athletics track, but the experience of playing together in safe and friendly environment that sports offer, truly helps youngsters overcome conflicts between one another.

Youngsters taking part may approach the game as black or white, one religion or another, but whilst on the sports field, they are only team-mates.

The game of course may only last a short while, but for those taking part in it, the experience of having their preconceptions questioned lasts a great deal longer, even for a lifetime.

It’s just like famous tennis player Boris Becker has said, the secret and the strength of sport lies in that “it has its own rules, it knows no skin color, no religion, no boundaries.”

The universal application of sport for peace is not practical; however, the concept of sport for development and peace should be acknowledged more in the international community since it has not been recognized enough and there needs to be a framework which addresses the general principles.

A good example is the foundation of Novak Djokovic that through sport for children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds, helps to grow, play and develop in a stimulating, creative and safe environment, while learning to respect others and take care of their environment.

This gives the child a chance to face every challenge and be a winner in any field.

United Nations General Assembly has declared April 6th 2013 as the International Day for sports in honor of the memory of the day when they opened the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. Before making a resolution on behalf of all athletes, Djokovic has strongly supported the idea that sport is recognized as a separate activity in the interests of international peace and development.

In the field, the collaboration among international organizations, governments, NGOs and local communities is essential to operate sport based initiatives that work towards development and peace and, moreover, further studies to examine cases that have been implemented in the world are needed in order to create a substantial framework of sport for development and peace programs and its evaluation and improvement.

Nikolina Kunić

Issues faced by Young Girls and Women Empowerment

Gender Inequality basically refers to unequal treatment based on sexual orientation. It emerges from differences in socially developed gender roles and additionally organically through hormonal differences. Gender frameworks are regularly hierarchical; gender twofold frameworks may reflect the disparities that show in various measurements of everyday life. Gender Inequality disparity comes from discrepancy, whether experimentally grounded or socially built.

In every aspect of society, gender inequality balance has turned into the norm. All around acknowledged standards of human rights have set the standard for correspondence between women and men. This concept reaches out to the distinguishment that young girls and women are remarkable individuals with rights and duties like those of young men and boys.

Have you ever pondered the lives of young ladies of your age in poorer nations as far and wide as possible? From numerous points of view they are the same: these young girls enjoy in family, attempt to discover time for hanging out with friends, and consider what's on the horizon. Anyway in a few ways the issues and difficulties confronting them are altogether different.

Twenty-five percent of adolescent young ladies in "developing" or low-salary nations live in extreme poverty. It implies that individuals don't have all the basic needs for survival, in the same way as food, water, lodging, home, clothing, education, and health care. 

In numerous nations, young girls are esteemed far short of young men; they don't have the opportunity to go to class, to long for a future career, or have fun time. Envision what your life would be similar to if your parents thought it didn't make sense for young ladies to go to class, get medical consideration, or even get as much foodstuff as young men.

Education: In numerous countries, when young ladies are near to their puberty, their guardians demoralize them from proceeding in school or even pressurize them to drop out, to protect their reputation and marriage prospects. In Sub-Saharan Africa, for instance, just 17 percent of young girls are enlisted in secondary (high) school.

Training = Power: Every year of educating builds a young lady's earning power by 10 to 20 percent, while the return on their secondary education is significantly higher. Additionally, improved education for young girls is interfaced to lower HIV disease rates, lessened baby mortality, and an increment in a country's general for every capita pay.

Work Opportunities: Young women have a harder time finding work than young men and by and large are considered as just for a restricted range of "suitable" occupations like sewing, housekeeping (household), or factory work. These occupations pay less of what the young men's occupations. Young girls are frequently abused by their managers in light of the fact that they have constrained power, security, protection and rights.

Early Marriage: Young Motherhood, Unwanted Pregnancy, and Disease: One in seven young ladies in creating nations get married before age 15, and almost half are married by age 20; regularly, the young ladies are not given a decision in the matter. Married, young ladies go from fathers and siblings to their spouses. Not just do one-third of ladies in creating nations conceive an offspring before age 20, they are much more prone to pass on from pregnancy-related complications than ladies in age of 20.

Their children are likewise at higher danger of illness and death. Substantial extents of these pregnancies are unwanted, since a large portion of these young women need access to legitimate health awareness and birth control. Every year, somewhere around 2 and 4 million girls resort to risky, off and on again fatal, abortion techniques. 

Young Girls and women in late-modern social orders are depicted as those most subordinated to the consumer society. In previous socialist nations, prostitution has offered restricted to acquire the moneynecessary to take part in new consumer ways of life. All through history, young people have been examined as to their demeanour, conduct, sexuality and general behaviour. Moral Panics are frequently structured in West Society .Ex: Teenage Pregnancy and Crime rate expanded due to growing youthful mother population. In Central and South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, one in five births is to a female under age 20. The conception rates for youngsters in this age gathering are additionally high in Latin America and the Caribbean and in East Europe compared and rest of Europe as appeared.

The lifestyles and practices of young ladies and women have changed. Smoking and under-age drinking have ended up more normal and become a norm, and drug use has expanded. A British study -In 1995 demonstrated that one in five females between the ages of 14 and 25 utilized cannabis at any rate once a week, and 22 percent of the 15-to 16-year-old young ladies surveyed had attempted it;11 numerous young ladies apparently related drinking and drug use with sociability and development.

Consistently, more than 14 million young ladies wed before their eighteenth birthday. Early marriage is most common in rural and impoverished territories of sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia; however the practice is in no way, shape or form restricted to these regions.

Poverty frequently triggers this practice. Families may trust that an early marriage will secure a young girl's future and honour. Again and again, however, these unions bring about disempowerment, misuse, and early pregnancy – all of which can prompt genuine wellbeing outcomes.

The information is compelling: almost 30% of young ladies matured 15–19 in a marriage or dating relationship have encountered physical and/or sexual violence on account of their intimate partners. Complications joined to pregnancy and labour is the second leading reason for death among these girls.

Early marriage damages a young lady's rights. It adequately closes her Education and her capability to win her living further down in future, helping society's economic and social advancement. It can likewise put her life in danger.


Conclusion 
Girls are needed to be encouraged and backed by other ladies. Occasions bringing ladies and girls together, workshops building self-assurance and respect toward oneself.Displaying persuasive yet aspiring good examples to young ladies who they can look toward and learn from. Raising aspirations of young people and helping them recognise their so they can accomplish positive things in life. We must guarantee equivalent access to education and livelihood opportunities for ladies and young girls. We must challenge social standards that help male power and control over ladies and young girls. We must empower adolescent young ladies with confidence, faith and awareness of various life options. We must work with juvenile young men and young ladies to create equal connections relationship in shared appreciation. We must train parents and schools to teach kids through non-violent practices.

BY
MISHAAL SHAHZAD

The importance of volunteering

With busy lives, perhaps it can be hard to find time to be a volunteer. However, the benefits of volunteering are enormous to you, your family, and your community. The right match can help you find friends, reach out to the community, learn new skills, and even advance your career. Volunteering can also help protect your mental and physical health, learn more about the many benefits of volunteering and find tips on getting started as a volunteer. Volunteering offers you the chance to try out a new career without making a long-term commitment. It is also a great way to gain experience in a new field. In some fields, you can volunteer directly in at an organization that does the kind of work you’re interested in.

For example, if you’re interested in nursing, you could volunteer at a hospital or a nursing home. Your volunteer work might also expose you to professional organizations or internships that could be of benefit to your career.

Many volunteers take up volunteering to add meaning to their lives. Most people intrinsically believe that the meaning of life has something to do with helping people, and volunteering can make you feel like you are in harmony with that.

After all, when asked why they volunteer, many people say simply “To make a difference” or “It’s something I believe is important.”.

Volunteer work comes in numerous forms and is also carried out by a broad range of diverse individuals. Many people involved in volunteering are specifically trained in the area they choose to work in, such as emergency rescue, first aid, medicine and education.

Why not spend a little time helping others, because in the end, what goes around comes around. Volunteering is not only effective but it is also,is a good way to meet people, learn, and develop social skills. By helping or supporting others, you learn and use new skills, gain confidence, build yourself. A volunteer also benefits themselves because they get to see how their contribution has made a difference.

This experience contributes to personal development, especially in areas such as self-fulfillment, self-confidence, and self-esteem which often flourish in the midst of volunteering experiences. The selfless act of volunteering provides a spiritual enhancement as well. Knowing that you made a positive impact on someone is an emotionally uplifting experience that can never be matched by money or fame.

Volunteering is a fun and an easy way to explore your interests and passions. Doing volunteer work that you find meaningful and interesting can be a relaxing, energizing escape from your day-to-day routine of work, school, or family commitments.
On the other hand – there will be people who will declare that volunteering is an individual process, and nobody can force a person to do something against his their will.
Most importantly, make sure you’re having fun! The best volunteer experiences benefit both the volunteer and the organization. If you’re not enjoying yourself, ask yourself why. So where do you start?


By Nikolina Kunić

Prijedor
Bosnia & Herzegovina