Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention Initiative

21/09/2026

🕊️ 🏑On read how Thailand Hockey Association’s pioneering ‘Play for Peace on the Field of Hope’ programme is helping vulnerable young people in Southern Thailand build confidence, resilience and stronger connections with their communities through the power of sport. The programme, delivered by the Thailand Hockey Association and Nusantara Foundation as part of the Sport Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative, recently completed a successful first phase of delivery, laying the foundations for long-term impact across Pattani, Yala and Narathiwat provinces.

Thailand Hockey Association’s Lead Co-ordinator Parawan You explained: “By combining structured sport-based activities with mentorship, leadership development and community engagement, the initiative seeks to foster resilience, promote positive behavioural development and strengthen protective support systems around participating youth.”

The SYCP Initiative, which was initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Agence Française de développement (AFD), and is being delivered by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice in collaboration with Laureus Sport for Good, Upshot and a wide range of regional and national partners.

Read the full story 👉🏾 https://allianceofsport.org/celebrating-international-day-of-peace-hockey-programme-builds-resilience-and-hope-for-vulnerable-youth-in-southern-thailand/

Watch the film 👉🏾 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx0yWD6BBRY&t=10s

A pioneering hockey programme is helping vulnerable young people in...

07/09/2026

📢 JOIN US for the next SYCP webinar: Sport, Migration, Displacement & Youth Crime Prevention: Building Resilience, Belonging and Peace through Sport

🗓️ 11 September 2026 | 4:00–5:30 PM Bangkok Time (GMT+7)
🕊️ Celebrating International Day of Peace: Invest in Peace – For Everyone, Everywhere, Every Day

As we approach the 2026 International Day of Peace on 21 September, come join the conversation and explore the questions:

🏀🎽🏓 What can sport do for young people, and for peace? And what happens when a football field becomes a place to belong?

For young people facing migration and displacement, a football field can become a place to connect, build confidence, develop life skills and find a sense of belonging.

Drawing on the work of PlayOnside with migrant and displaced young people in Thailand, this webinar features practitioners and a young voice from the field to share what sport can mean in the lives of young people.

📝 Register here 👉🏾
https://tinyurl.com/SYCP-Webinar-8-Regis
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This webinar forms part of the Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative. The SYCP Initiative is a regional programme established to build safer and more resilient communities through sport. Initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the AFD - Agence Française de Développement (AFD), the SYCP Initiative is being delivered in collaboration with national, regional and international partners across Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The implementation of the programme is supported by a consortium coordinated by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice (AoS).

27/08/2026

💫❤️ 'LEAD RIGHT NOW, NOT SOME DAY!' - That was the compelling message as more than 90 participants from across the global sport for development community attended the latest SYCP webinar marking International Youth Day and ASEAN Youth Day, and featuring influential young leaders from across the SYCP network. Read about it in the SYCP monthly newsletter for August 2026 👉🏾 https://mailchi.mp/allianceofsport.org/power-of-sport-newsletter-14214000

🏑 Ahead of International Day of Peace on September 21, read how Thailand Hockey Association’s ‘Play for Peace on the Field of Hope’ programme “seeks to foster resilience, promote positive behavioural development and strengthen protective support systems around participating youth.”

🏆 Key principles of the SYCP Initiative have been incorporated into a new regional anti-doping education programme in the Philippines. The ‘Building Clean Sport Communities’ programme was launched by the Philippine National Anti-Doping Organisation (PHI-NADO) in Cebu City, with the Philippines Sports Commission’s Edward Hayco, who chairs the SYCP’s Philippines National Network, delivering a presentation highlighting sport's role in shaping the character and values of children and young athletes.

📝 COMPLETE THE SURVEY: Working in association with the Southeast Asia SYCP Initiative, the University of Bath (UK) is conducting independent research to examine the factors that are considered critical to establishing stakeholder networks and cross-sector partnerships as part of capacity-building initiatives using sport. Make sure you have your say before the deadline for responses on 30 September.

💠 The SYCP Initiative was initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and AFD - Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and is delivered by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice in collaboration with Laureus Sport for Good, Upshot and partners across Southeast Asia.

📬 Read the newsletter ➡️ https://mailchi.mp/allianceofsport.org/power-of-sport-newsletter-14214000

🖋️ Sign up to receive future editions ➡️ [email protected]

10/08/2026

💻 A final reminder to join us for SYCP Webinar #7 this Friday 14 August: 'Youth Leading Youth: Different Contexts, Common Aspirations, Navigating Our Future Together for Safer and More Inclusive Communities'.

✨⛹🏾‍♀️ We'll be celebrating International Youth Day and ASEAN Youth Day 2026 through youth leadership, innovation, sport and regional collaboration. Register now 👉🏾 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejfrcWTelan4NIECTVaeyx4RHpnCoDNVPZyufjtmb0Tbd39Q/viewform

🖼️ To truly bring a youthful vibe to the webinar, we are introducing the 3-WORD VIRTUAL BACKGROUND CHALLENGE! Create an artwork that expresses your vision for a safer, more inclusive and connected future through sport – in three words. Top three virtual backgrounds will receive prizes! Upload your entry through the online webinar registration form. Join the webinar on Friday and use/display the same virtual background you submitted during the webinar. Create it, show it, and inspire others!

➡️ This webinar forms part of the Southeast Asia Sport and Youth Crime Prevention (SYCP) Initiative. The SYCP Initiative is a regional programme established to build safer and more resilient communities through sport. Initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the Agence française de Développement (AFD), the SYCP Initiative is being delivered in collaboration with national, regional and international partners across Lao PDR, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam. The implementation of the programme is supported by a consortium coordinated by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice (AoS).

31/07/2026

📬 In your latest SYCP newsletter we look forward to ASEAN Day on August 8 and International Youth Day on August 12, and look back on a month in which SYCP partners have conducted a series of national and regional network meetings to review collective action and strengthen cross-sector partnerships. These meetings have served as a fantastic reminder of what is possible when partners come together around a shared purpose! 💥 Read the newsletter 👉🏾 https://mailchi.mp/allianceofsport.org/power-of-sport-newsletter-14213165

⚽ “We have been doing this work for many years, but the Sport and Youth Crime Prevention Initiative has provided a framework that has helped the different elements fall into place" - Edward Hayco of the Philippines Sports Commission chaired our Philippines National Network meeting. [ Insights by Edward Hayco]

🏸 Dr Suwanna Silpa-Archa, Vice President of the National Olympic Committee of Thailand, chaired the Thailand National Network meeting and workshop. She told attendees: "This network represents an important opportunity to bring together organisations from across sport, education, justice, health and community sectors around a shared commitment to supporting young people."

🏀 Representatives from health, sport, education, justice, policing and international organisations came together in Hanoi for the second meeting of the Vietnam National Network. The meeting was co-chaired by Le Thi Hoang Yen, Deputy Director General of the Vietnam Sports Authority.

ALSO: Register for the latest SYCP webinar 'Youth Leading Youth' on August 14 👉🏾 https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSejfrcWTelan4NIECTVaeyx4RHpnCoDNVPZyufjtmb0Tbd39Q/viewform

🎥 WATCH short film from A Child's Trust Is Ours to Nurture - ACTION Inc. on the SYCP development workshop and peer learning visit in Olongapo City, Philippines. Discover how the 'Beyond the Game' Project uses karate, mentorship and community to help prevent youth crime and transform lives.

➡️ Read the newsletter 👉🏾 https://mailchi.mp/allianceofsport.org/power-of-sport-newsletter-14213165

The Southeast Asia SYCP Initiative was initiated by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and AFD - Agence Française de Développement (AFD), and is being delivered by the Alliance of Sport in Criminal Justice in collaboration with Laureus Sport for Good, Upshot and a wide range of regional and national partners.

31/07/2026

💻 Join us for SYCP Webinar #7 on August 14: 'Youth Leading Youth: Different Contexts, Common Aspirations, Navigating Our Future Together for Safer and More Inclusive Communities'.

✨⛹🏾‍♀️ We'll be celebrating International Youth Day and ASEAN Youth Day 2026 through youth leadership, innovation, sport and regional collaboration.

📝 Register now 👉🏾 https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSejfrcWTelan4NIECTVaeyx4RHpnCoDNVPZyufjtmb0Tbd39Q/viewform

31/07/2026

Representatives from health, sport, education, justice, policing and international organisations came together in Hanoi for the second meeting of the Vietnam National Network, highlighting the country’s growing cross-sector commitment to using sport as a tool to prevent youth crime and strengthen ...

27/07/2026

27/07/2026