The World Leisure Youth Ambassadors will celebrate World Leisure Day on Thursday, 14 April 2022.
The event will take place online so that young people and their supervisors could present their institutions and activities throughout the day. Mr Makhaya Malema, Lecturer for Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science will be presenting his programme for the persons with disabilities in Khayelitsha. Furthermore, students from SRES will be presenting other activities such as hiking or even performing a song or a dance. The event is open for young people across the globe to log in and experience what young people are doing in the name of leisure across the world.
“Leisure and recreation matter as it is integral to the social, cultural, economic, and sustainable environmental development and the well-being of individuals, communities and nations. The Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science educates students in the field of community recreation programming and therapeutic recreation for ALL, with the focus to promote physical and mental well-being, quality of life and social engagement that is positive and developmental in nature,” said Dr Marie Young, moderator from SRES department and a World Leisure Organization (WLO) board member.
The World Leisure Day (WL Day) is a global initiative from WLO which aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand and promote leisure globally while recognising that barriers still exist for many worldwide. Leisure plays an important part in human development, personal growth, and the promotion of health and well-being for individuals in different socio-cultural contexts.
Participation is free for all but registration is required - see below...
Time: 8h00 - 17h00 (CET)
Platform: Zoom
REGISTER HERE
8h30 OPENING - Dr Cristina Ortega (COO: World Leisure Organization)
Moderator: Dr Miklos Banhidi (Chair: World Leisure Youth Ambassadors Committee)
8h45 RUN THE WORLD – RUNNING FOR PEACE
Moderator: Lina Takruri (Jordan)
10h00 GET TO KNOW UNIVERSITIES
Moderator: Makhaya Malema (South Africa)
11h30 DANCE THE WORLD – DANCE FOR PEACE
Moderator: Judit Prókai (Hungary)
13h00 PLANT THE PLANET – PLANT FOR PEACEFUL FUTURE
Moderator: Mariam Maqsood (Pakistan)
14h00 ART FOR PEACE
Moderator: John Devaraj (India)
15h00 PLAY MUSIC AND SING FOR PEACE
Moderator: Manu Lansoy
16h00 CLOSING SPEECH - Dr Oksana Grybovich (Professor: University of Northern Iowa)
Moderator: Dr Marie Young (South Africa)
For more information, visit: https://worldleisureday.org/
The event will take place online so that young people and their supervisors could present their institutions and activities throughout the day. Mr Makhaya Malema, Lecturer for Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science will be presenting his programme for the persons with disabilities in Khayelitsha. Furthermore, students from SRES will be presenting other activities such as hiking or even performing a song or a dance. The event is open for young people across the globe to log in and experience what young people are doing in the name of leisure across the world.
“Leisure and recreation matter as it is integral to the social, cultural, economic, and sustainable environmental development and the well-being of individuals, communities and nations. The Department of Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science educates students in the field of community recreation programming and therapeutic recreation for ALL, with the focus to promote physical and mental well-being, quality of life and social engagement that is positive and developmental in nature,” said Dr Marie Young, moderator from SRES department and a World Leisure Organization (WLO) board member. The World Leisure Day (WL Day) is a global initiative from WLO which aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand and promote leisure globally while recognising that barriers still exist for many worldwide. Leisure plays an important part in human development, personal growth, and the promotion of health and well-being for individuals in different socio-cultural contexts.
Participation is free for all but registration is required - see below...
Event details
Date: Thursday, 14 April 2022Time: 8h00 - 17h00 (CET)
Platform: Zoom
REGISTER HERE
Programme
8h30 OPENING - Dr Cristina Ortega (COO: World Leisure Organization)Moderator: Dr Miklos Banhidi (Chair: World Leisure Youth Ambassadors Committee)
8h45 RUN THE WORLD – RUNNING FOR PEACE
Moderator: Lina Takruri (Jordan)
10h00 GET TO KNOW UNIVERSITIES
Moderator: Makhaya Malema (South Africa)
11h30 DANCE THE WORLD – DANCE FOR PEACE
Moderator: Judit Prókai (Hungary)
13h00 PLANT THE PLANET – PLANT FOR PEACEFUL FUTURE
Moderator: Mariam Maqsood (Pakistan)
14h00 ART FOR PEACE
Moderator: John Devaraj (India)
15h00 PLAY MUSIC AND SING FOR PEACE
Moderator: Manu Lansoy
16h00 CLOSING SPEECH - Dr Oksana Grybovich (Professor: University of Northern Iowa)
Moderator: Dr Marie Young (South Africa)
For more information, visit: https://worldleisureday.org/
