We want to keep the momentum going and that’s why we have launched the Popular Vote Award. How can you vote for the popular vote award? It is very simple, follow the next steps:

1. Visit the photo album (Click Here) and video album (Click Here) on the UNESCO Chair MTU Flickr account.
2. Go through the pictures/videos
3. Click at the star (Fav) to like your favourite photos/videos
4. Share the album with your friends, family and colleagues!

The picture/video with more favs at the end of the competition (08/04/2021 at 23.59 GMT) will win the Popular Vote Award! Keep an eye on our social media accounts on Friday 9^th April to see if your favourite is the winner.

What is TRUST and TRUST Ireland?

With funding from the Democratic and Inclusive School Culture in Operation (DISCO) program of the EU and Council of Europe, the UNESCO Chair, the GAA, the Portuguese Olympic Committee and Refugee Team from the Netherlands are developing TRUST – The Rights Understanding in Sport Toolkit. It is a training module for use in schools, colleges, clubs and the wider community, providing resources for teaching human rights in and through sport and for embracing a human rights approach to sport education. It includes theoretical and practical resources that will help foster effective rights-based sport education and delivery practices.  TRUST also delivers advocacy and audio-visual materials to help raise awareness of the role that sport can play in promoting these rights, particularly when addressing the needs of all in sport, including minority groups.

With Funding from IHREC, the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission, the UNESCO Chair at MTU and key sports stakeholders in Ireland namely the Federation of Irish Sport, Sport Ireland, the GAA, Sport Against Racism Ireland and the Central Statistics Office have launched TRUST Ireland. TRUST Ireland is designed to socialise sport, human rights and the Sustainable Development Goals among government agents, the sports sector, higher education and training, and rights holders on the island of Ireland.

Watch the reel here:

Watch the reel here:

Watch the reel here:

Watch the reel here:

Watch the reel here:

Watch the reel here:

Sport can cross boundaries, defy stereotypes, improve our physical and emotional health, and inspire hope across nations, but we will only be able to get back to this, if we recover resiliently and help end the pandemic by helping ensure everyone is protected from COVID-19. 

The 2021 International Day of Sport for Development and Peace messaging aims to:

• Reaffirm the place of sport in the recovery from the pandemic and beyond 
• Foster equity, solidarity, community and team spirit in response to the pandemic
• Encourage healthy habits through physical activity and building mental strength
• Inspire hope through sporting analogies

Here is the photo list: 

https://www.flickr.com/photos/153600504@N04/albums/72157718734428382/with/51057477988/

Here is the video list:

 https://www.flickr.com/photos/153600504@N04/albums/72157718500809570