The president of the Association of Portuguese-speaking Olympic Committees (ACOLOP), Filomena Fortes, was recognised with the Torch Bearer Award medal by the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run organisation, which was visiting Cape Verde on 25 April 2024.
According to the organisation, Filomena Fortes was chosen "because of the example she has set, particularly for young women in Cape Verde, but also for society as a whole" with her pioneering path and contribution to peace and the well-being of society.
"I thank you and promise to continue spreading peace, using sport as a vehicle for uniting peoples and promoting local and world peace," said Filomena Fortes, drawing an analogy between the primary mission of the Olympic Games and the Peace Run, which are also aimed at this common goal.
The president of ACOLOP thus joins an international group of dignitaries that includes Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the first elected president of East Timor, Xanana Gusmão, Indian human rights activist Wasfia Nazreen, among many others. More information at Torch-Bearer Award | The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run
The Peace Run organisation held the Peace Run in Praia, Santiago, and São Filipe, Fogo. It had the opportunity to pass by various institutions with the Olympic torch accompanied by former Olympic athletes, children and other organisations. Find out more at: Live from the road April 25, 2024 | The Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run
The mission of this race is to leave the mark of promoting peace wherever it goes.
About Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run:
Since it was founded in 1987, the Peace Run has visited more than 150 nations and territories and touched the lives of millions of people. Sri Chinmoy, its founder, was a peace activist whose work was recognised by several international personalities such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela and Mother Teresa. He was an athlete, poet, music lover, philosopher and artist, and showed the world the powerful role these areas could play in the search for peace. In his career he has promoted countless initiatives to bring people together, the Peace Run being one of the biggest.