A community organisation based in the London borough of Waltham Forest, whose aims are to provide sport and recreation for all young people irrespective of finacial wellbeing, race, faith and ability. Our work has recently be recognised with a prestigious award in spring 2019, The Sports Unites Award, which was presented in association with London Sport and the Mayor of London
Please watch our recent video, shown at the London Sports Awards
In Waltham Forest and Hackney, two areas with the most diverse populations in the United Kingdom, Dr Sabir Bham developed a Community Engagement Programme called ‘Salaam Peace’ that would use sports, media and education initiatives as a way of bringing people together from diverse backgrounds and tackling issues that could lead to communities becoming polarized by, for example, promoting positive images of Islam.
Through their work, Salaam Peace uses every possible opportunity to shine a light on the achievements of members of the community who also work tirelessly to promote community cohesion and human values such as fairness, kindness and compassion. The active and dedicated volunteers at Salaam Peace mentor and inspire young people to achieve their full potential and ‘give back’ to the community and become Community Champions. Projects engage 2 year olds up to 60 year olds.
A feature produced in 2013 by BBC Sport, and presented by Gabby Logan, all about the work of Salaam Peace in East London
