Programs and Events 2007
Ambassador Ware Visits Multi-Cultural Basketball Tournament
On November 4, Ambassador Ware attended a school league basketball tournament arranged by 09 Helsinki Human Rights Foundation (09 HHR) in Herttoniemenranta, Helsinki. More than 100 children from different ethnic backgrounds participated in the tournament.
09 HHR promotes the realization of human rights, justice and equality in social services, health services, youth work, physical education, sports, and art. The Foundation strives to ensure equal availability of services to people and assimilation into society regardless of language, culture, religion, ethnicity or age. As part of their operation, they organize basketball coaching in different parts of Helsinki and at several junior comprehensive schools.