Rising heavyweight boxer Arnold Gjergjaj has also discovered terre des hommes schweiz ‘s commitment to combating violence. Outside the ring, he advocates the maxim “Sport not violence!”. For this reason, Arnold Gjergjaj has decided to become an ambassador for terre des hommes schweiz.
Arnold Gjergjaj, a Swiss heavyweight boxer with Kosovan roots, recently became an ambassador for terre des hommes schweiz. Arnold came to Switzerland at a young age and has found boxing, among other things, a way to integrate. For him, boxing is a sport in which you learn how to deal with your personal abilities and your own strength. Sport in the ring is a school for life and he makes it clear: violence belongs in the ring – sport instead of violence!
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Martial arts also play an important role in the projects at terre des hommes schweiz – for example, when it comes to self-defense courses. Young people are supported and learn how to improve their lives. They also learn how they can positively influence their environment, which is characterized by violence, in a non-violent way. Boxing strengthens their self-confidence.
For this reason, terre des hommes schweiz was interested in working with the young boxing talent Arnold Gjergjaj right from the start when his coach and manager Angelo Gallina raised the possibility at the Museum Night. terre des hommes schweiz reported on the social grievances in Brazil in the run-up to the 2014 World Cup at the Museum Night.
