Sport for Happiness
Sport for Happiness
１９８３年から２年半、青年海外協力隊の卓球隊員として、ペルーのナショナルチームのコーチングや学校・地方での普及活動を行った。その後、シチズン時計の卓球部で実業団を経験。１９８８－１９９０年はドミニカ共和国で青年海外協力隊の調整員をする傍ら、現地の卓球連盟の活動を支援する。１９９４－１９９９年には国連に勤務しながら、ミャンマーの卓球連盟のナショナルチームのトレーニングパートナーをつとめ、機材供与を行う。２００４－２００８年には、ブータン王国で卓球連盟のコーチ兼アドバイザーとして、ナショナルチームの育成に尽力する。その後も、ミャンマー、フィリピン、ブータンに対する機材供与などのサポートを行ってきた。
Sport for Happinessは、恵まれない子供たちに対して、体系的かつ長期的なスポーツ支援を実施して、質高いアスリートを育成するためのプログラムである。アスリートとしての能力の向上を通じて、恵まれない境遇にある子どもたちに自信と希望を取り戻し、彼ら・彼女らの幸せづくりに寄与することを目的とする。社会的貢献としては、社会階層、民族、出自などによる格差や差別の解消とスポーツ振興に必要な環境づくりに寄与する。
Background
Sport has been a driver of physical, mental and social development of a person.
Today, sport is recognized as having a significant potential to serve as an effective means to create an unity, peace and happiness in the human society.
There is a growing consensus that having an access to practice sport is a human right and it is for:
- entire life-cycle of a person: from a baby to an elderly;
- abled and differently abled; and
- every individual regardless of their origin, age, sex and belief.
Mission
Sport for Happiness is established with the aim to support disadvantaged children including orphans, displaced, poor, minorities, differently abled, in the advancement of their human development through providing an access to practice sports.
Goals
Sport for Happiness intends to help disadvantaged children achieve the following goals by providing an access to practice sports.
- To enjoy sports, physically, mentally and technically;
- To develop skills and self-confidence to compete at a higher level, national and international; and
- To develop life-skills and personality that enable them to explore their life with dignity, respect and happiness.
Areas of works
- Collection and provision of used materials and tools for playing sports.
- Provision of organized practice and coaching.
- Support technical training of coaches and selected players.
- Organization of tournaments and exchange, nationally and internationally.
- Advocacy and networking with relevant national institutions and media.
- Reaching-out companies and supporters that provide voluntary and financial support.
Achievements
- Donation of table-tennis materials to the Philippine (2014), Myanmar (1990’s, 2009, 2016) and Bhutan Table-Tennis Federations (2004-2008, 2016).
- Provision of coaching to the national table tennis teams of Bhutan (2004-2008)
Planned activities
- Nov. 12-20, 2016: Organization of a table-tennis tournament in commemoration of 30th Anniversary of diplomatic relations between Bhutan and Japan in Thimphu,Puntseling and Paro.
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