by Kayla | May 31, 2024 | ACADEMY, FIGHT FOR PEACE, GLOBAL ORGANISATION, LONDON ACADEMY, RIO DE JANEIRO
Fight for Peace CEO, Lee Hemmings and Head of Academy, Jamie Lowe recently returned from a special visit to our sister organisation, Luta pela Paz based in Maré, Rio de Janeiro. It was a chance for both organisations to exchange experiences, ideas and learnings after...
by James Morgan | Oct 28, 2022 | ACADEMY, FIGHT FOR PEACE, RIO DE JANEIRO
Rio de Janeiro’s Complexo da Maré has played host to the second edition of the historic Destemidas community run, bringing together 150 athletes of all ages, and a number of special guests. Literally translated, Destemidas means Fearless Women in Portuguese. The...
by Kayla | Aug 17, 2022 | RIO DE JANEIRO
Fight for Peace’s Employability Pillar aims to open doors and facilitate the route into the world of work. Michele da Silva is one of those who has made huge strides into employment, with support from Fight for Peace (Luta pela Paz) in Rio de Janeiro. Michelle hails...
by Kayla | Aug 11, 2021 | RIO DE JANEIRO
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,...
by Kayla | Jul 8, 2021 | RIO DE JANEIRO
Local young people in Maré, Rio de Janeiro are being supported to get qualified in specialist digital technology courses via Fight for Peace’s employability programme. The aim is to support them to access jobs in the technology sector, an area of employment offering a...
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