Developing Tolerance in Children via Sports
The latest episode of Jwandai Jazbey (alive spirits) focused on the importance of sports and how they help in developing tolerance, sportsmen spirit and the ability to learn from failures.
Mr. Wajid Ali, an educationist, was the studio guest. He stated that playing sports is the best way to inculcate sportsmen skills. They develop the ability to accept defeat in a graceful manner and success with humility. Various sports activities should be promoted to ensure that children learn positive lessons from it.
He further added that it is a healthy way to keep the children busy rather than exposing them to corporal punishment, or other harsh behavior of teachers. Parents must also accept the importance of sports and encourage their children to play. Most importantly, it is a good alternative to radicalization and youth disenfranchisement.
A report was played during the show promoting the ongoing sports activities and competitions being held among the 134 government schools of Swat. As many as five listeners took part in the program emphasizing the importance of sports.
About Sabawoon:
Sabawoon airs in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) since 2011. It began as a counter-radicalization, strategic communications programme, designed to highlight and promote the fundamental governance values such as democracy, rule of law, women’s rights, and equal citizenry, social cohesion.
The show airs Monday through Thursday every week under four themes on FM-101.5 Peshawar and Dera Ismail Khan 711 KHZ from 3:20 PM to 4:00 PM.
On Monday, Jarga Maraka covers current affairs and important regional issues with an input from government and other senior officials. On Tuesday, Da Simay Jaaj gives an overview of the top stories from KP and FATA regions. Jwandai Jazbey airs on Wednesday and deals with issues of relevance to, and significance for, youth, students and women. Socio-cultural affairs are discussed in Ranra on Thursday.
The primary objective of the show has been to underline the criticality of constitutionalism, fundamental rights, public accountability and the rule of law for countering extremism illegalities of all forms.