SIAVONGA HIGH SCHOOL

OLYMPIC TRUCE COMPETITION

SPORTS AS A UNIFYING FACTOR

Sports is truly a unifying factor amongst the

people and nations at large. For example an African Footballing icon called George Weah from Liberia proved it by bringing his war-tone nation to a stand still by having a game of football that saw young rebel soldiers throwing away their guns and

ammunition for a soccer ball

Jackson Sindamu & Lawrence Mufaya George Weah

CULTURE AND EDUCATION CULTURE The barriers are not even

recognized as athletes are picked not by color or creed but by their ability to become VICTORS in the sporting activities….Others even become citizens of different countrise or endup having dual citizenship…..

Marks Shiwanga

EDUCATION Most players don’t need

and don’t have college or high education but they are all considered as being able to make a difference to life’s social and economic re-shape. This includes alleviating levels of poverty in the communities that the players come from.

BRINGING PEOPLE TOGETHERSporting activities bring people

from all walks of life to a central thought.

Several countries have chance to show case their talented

athletes…From where they come from,

they bring supporting individual through the

media.Tv,radio,cable,newspaper, street talks…….all bringing

the spirit of

ONENESSMuleya Moses

Co-operationThe staging of the Olympic simply

show how the world can get UNITED and work as a

UNIT. The various countries stage the show through a body that

selects fairly and other countries agree. Meaning Unity is seen

through the Olympics Committee….

Mutual respect from the committee

trickles to the participating countries…showing

Total CO-OPERATION amongst the TEAM…..

Dorica Mweemba

healing POWERThe activitists have always used

sports to heal and mend broken pieces in mankind’s everyday activities……

This is event in South Africa’s history…Nelson Mandela used a game of RUGBY to foster PEACE to his country men and women…..

The Olympics are not an exception as they foster that through finding amicable ways to bring about UNITY around….

Daniel Kayembe & Lizzy Sibaanda