Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Soccer for Peace is a New York based nonprofit organization created in September 2002 by Ori Winitzer. Its mission is to unite children of war-torn regions in their shared love of soccer. It was originally intended as a one-time fundraising event, though the outpouring of support compelled Winitzer to develop an ongoing concept. In winter of 2003 Soccer for Peace was invited to attend the first ever Congress of Sport & Development in Magglingen, Switzerland. In June of that year, it held a tournament at Harvard University. The organization’s first actual program, an overnight soccer camp for Jewish and Arab youth, took place in August 2005 in north central Israel, and it has held an overnight camp in every summer since though its size, length and location has varied. In 2007 it introduced an after school program, wherein camp participants would join others for additional training, educational sessions and league play. Its long-term vision is to expand its activities around the world.. }
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- Soccer_For_Peace abstract "Soccer for Peace is a New York based nonprofit organization created in September 2002 by Ori Winitzer. Its mission is to unite children of war-torn regions in their shared love of soccer. It was originally intended as a one-time fundraising event, though the outpouring of support compelled Winitzer to develop an ongoing concept. In winter of 2003 Soccer for Peace was invited to attend the first ever Congress of Sport & Development in Magglingen, Switzerland. In June of that year, it held a tournament at Harvard University. The organization’s first actual program, an overnight soccer camp for Jewish and Arab youth, took place in August 2005 in north central Israel, and it has held an overnight camp in every summer since though its size, length and location has varied. In 2007 it introduced an after school program, wherein camp participants would join others for additional training, educational sessions and league play. Its long-term vision is to expand its activities around the world.".