To the delight of the 57 delegates, Prince Feisal Al-Hussein, the founder and chairman of Generations For Peace, joined the iconic dance session, led by Stanley Mutoya.

Afterwards the Prince said: "Stanley’s unique approach typifies the spirit of what we are trying to achieve during this camp.

"His session was fun and engaging, and it has helped to strengthen the bonds of friendship in the group.

"But most importantly, the delegates have taken on an invaluable lesson about working with a diverse group of people and empowering them with new skills - in sport, and in life.”

The moonwalking, during a session on Working with Children and Youth, is just one of the new teaching methods that have given the innovative Generations For Peace curriculum such a profound impact at the most intensive camp yet.

Mutoya (pictured below) is a former delegate turned coach and assistant facilitator, who has been working with disenfranchised members of the community in and around his hometown of Harare, Zimbabwe, for 12 years.

He explained some core techniques behind teaching new skills with his novel step-by-step workshop.

Prince Feisal and Princess Sarah Al-Feisal, the chief executive of Generations For Peace, have had a busy week.

Having flown from Chicago on Thursday (September 30), where Prince Feisal was chairing the Beyond Sport Summit and making the keynote address, both took an active involvement in the first two days of the camp.

As well as attending the official opening dinner, they had a high-level meeting with President and chief executive of Sochi 2014, Dmitry Chernyshenko, the Mayor of Sochi, Anatoly Pakhomov and his wife, Elena, to discuss the progress of Sochi Camp 2010 so far, plans for the coming days, and possible future cooperation between the City of Sochi, the Organising Committee and Generations For Peace.

Princess Sarah said about the progress made during Sochi Camp 2010: "There is a really positive, constructive atmosphere throughout the entire group.

"In every classroom session and at every sports session, all the delegates are enthusiastic, engaged and eager to learn.

"We’ve been involving local schoolchildren from a variety of backgrounds from the very beginning, and it’s great to see how quickly the delegates are applying their new skills to real-life challenges.

"There is a lot of hard work left to do, but I think we can be very optimistic that this group can go on to complete their Generations For Peace Pioneer Certification Programme and make a real impact on their communities when they return home."
 

Yesterday, Prince Feisal and Princess Sarah attended the Opening Ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in New Delhi, before returning to Amman for a meeting with International Olympic Committee (IOC) President, Jacques Rogge, who was on his way to visit the National Olympic Committees of Palestine and Israel, leading a high-profile IOC delegation.

Meanwhile, back in Russia, the delegates at Sochi Camp 2010 were treated to an inspiring evening of traditional singing and dancing at Sochi University.

The show featured 19 separate performances from young locals and celebrated the wonderful diversity that makes the city of Sochi so culturally rich.

All of the region’s ethnic, cultural and religious groups were represented, and all received the same warm reception from the appreciative 200-strong audience.

The event complemented Sochi Camp 2010 perfectly.

Generations For Peace has brought together delegates from 11 European and Central Asian countries as the organisation seeks to use sport to unify divided communities and promote tolerance, respect and understanding - exactly the qualities exhibited with such passion and enthusiasm by Sochi University’s talented young performers.


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