Fight For Peace

Fight for Peace (Luta pela Paz) is a global organisation that supports young people to reach their full potential in communities affected by crime and violence.

[1] In 2000, British amateur boxer Luke Dowdney founded a small boxing club in Complexo da Maré, a deprived area of Rio de Janeiro.

[4] The Complexo da Maré club grew into Fight For Peace, an organisation which used boxing and martial arts as a means of outreach work to the children and youth of local favelas who were involved with violence, guns and drugs.

[5] In April 2008, Dowdney opened the first Fight For Peace center in the UK North Woolwich E16 2LR, and announced plans to expand into South Africa and Colombia.

[2] Whilst founded on boxing and martial arts training, Fight For Peace stress that their "Five Pillars" encompass a more holistic approach to education.