On the score of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) to be celebrated on April 6, The World Karate Federation is joining forces with other organisations such as Peace and Sport to showcase the positive power of sport for peace and social inclusion. 

On the score of the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) to be celebrated on April 6, the World Karate Federation is joining forces with other organisations such as Peace and Sport to showcase the positive power of sport for peace and social inclusion.

And now, we need YOU!!

The WKF is calling all karatekas in the world to join this campaign to show the power of Karate values!

How to join?

Take a short video of you wearing a karategi doing a ‘Rei’, then show a White Card, and then finish with a ‘Rei’ (see the example attached).

Send the video to worldkaratefederation2016@gmail.com or post it on your social media channels using the hashtags #WhiteCard #ReiForApril6 #Karate #IDSDP @Peaceandsport

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What is International Day of Sport for Development and Peace?

April 6 was declared as the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace (IDSDP) by the UN General Assembly in 2013, creating a historical link to the first modern Olympic Games in 1896.

April6 is a celebration of the work being carried out every day by sport organizations, athletes, coaches and NGOs that play a fundamental role by transmitting the educational values of sport to people of all ages throughout the world.

In the current circumstances, April6 represents a propitious day to continue sending a message of global solidarity, unity, respect of the rules, team spirit and reinforce fraternity and cooperation.

What is the WhiteCard campaign?

As a reference to the yellow and the red card in the sporting world, since 2014 a #WhiteCard is a symbol, created by the organization Peace and Sport, representing the positive power of sport for peace and social inclusion.

Every year, through the #WhiteCard campaign, Peace and Sport mobilizes the sports world as well as governments and civil society to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.

The core message of the 2020 #WhiteCard campaign is “Behind each #WhiteCard, there is a story”. It seeks to highlight and draw attention to the stories of individuals and beneficiaries who have been positively impacted by sport all around the globe.

Through a #WhiteCard, each of us can encourage its community to stay home, respect the rules, stay healthy with sport, and thus send a message of unity and global solidarity.