Ahead of the second edition of Play For Peace Naija, a Lagos-based sports event company, Frontrow Sports, has begun plans to commemorate the 2022 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP), a United Nations (UN) International Observance Day celebrated on the 6th of April every year via its event tagged Play for Peace Naija
Play for Peace Naija is a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative in conjunction with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the UN Refugee Agency and the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI).
The IDSDP presents an opportunity to recognize the positive role sport and physical activity play in communities and in people’s lives across the globe.
According to the Chief Executive of Frontrow, Dapo Ajayi, he said this year edition would witness a symposium and novelty match between the refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), celebrities and ex-internationals.
“In line with the global theme of IDSDP 2022 which is “Securing a Sustainable and Peaceful Future for All: The Contribution of Sport”, Frontrow Sports has concluded plans to host a symposium as well as novelty football matches that will feature a football team made of refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs), celebrities and ex-internationals. The symposium will have two (2) panel discussions with a tea and networking break in-between them. The panelists will consist of policy makers, practitioners, and academics.
“We are delighted to once again in collaboration with our partners stage Play for Peace Naija. Having successfully organized the maiden edition in 2019, we were deeply saddened that we couldn’t host it in 2020 and 2021 because of the lockdown necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic” He added.
The 2022 IDSDP will take place on Wednesday 6th April 2022.