ALLIANCE MEET UPS RETURN WITH A BANG

ALLIANCE MEET UPS RETURN WITH A BANG

Fight for Peace Alliance member organisations from around the UK were able to return to normality earlier this month with the staging of a face to face meet in Wales. The focus was to bring organisations together to exchange thoughts and knowledge, and to look at...
SHUGA’S OLYMPIC JOURNEY IN TOKYO

SHUGA’S OLYMPIC JOURNEY IN TOKYO

Boxer and former Fight for Peace young person, Wanderson de Oliveira, has made history by reaching the quarter finals of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. The athlete, who now lives and trains in São Paulo and is known to friends as Shuga, hails from Complexo da Maré,...
MAKING DREAMS A REALITY – CHRIS’ STORY

MAKING DREAMS A REALITY – CHRIS’ STORY

At 22 years old, Chris* is like every young person: he has big dreams and enjoys spending time with friends and listening to music. A resident of Denham Town in Kingston, his ultimate goal is to be a reggae artiste. In the meantime, he’s working in a hardware...
IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANICE EBA

IN LOVING MEMORY OF JANICE EBA

It was with deep sadness and shock that we received the news last week of the sudden passing of Janice Eba, a colleague, mentor, youth worker and friend who had an enormous impact on the many lives she touched at Fight for Peace.  Janice had a long association...
CEO ATTENDS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

CEO ATTENDS UN HUMAN RIGHTS COUNCIL

In the run up to the 2020 Olympics, Fight for Peace Chief Executive Officer, Jenny Oklikah, virtually attended the 47th session of the UN Human Rights Council to discuss the ways in which sport, and the Olympic ideal, are invaluable in promoting human rights for young...