THE PURPOSE OF OSE

Every human action pursues a purpose, consciously or unconsciously. For OSE, the essential question is twofold: What kind of adults do we want for tomorrow? What kind of children will we leave to tomorrow's world?

The future of Humanity depends as much on the quality of the women and men who will inhabit it as on the structures, institutions, or technologies they will build.

In the Service of Humanity

Every life is part of a greater adventure: Humanity on the march.

Respecting differences
Cooperating and uniting
Opening up to the world
Fostering brotherhood
Contributing positively to others
Self-confidence
Inner serenity
Discovering one's talents
Building quality relationships
Joy of living
Happiness of existing
Fulfilling one's life
OSE ambassador seen from behind facing the horizon, symbol of OSE's purpose: fulfilling one's life
Becoming fully oneself and giving the best of oneself.

The intimate meets the universal

Inspiration: Teilhard de Chardin

In Teilhard de Chardin's thought, Humanity forms a single evolving human phylum. It is not a mere juxtaposition of individuals or peoples. It forms a living reality that continues to grow through successive generations.

"Everything that rises must converge."— Teilhard de Chardin
Mountain landscape at daybreak illustrating Teilhard de Chardin's quote on Humanity
From Me to Us

A growth that transcends us

The Person Knowing oneself, building oneself
The Community Meeting, cooperating, living together
Humanity Contributing to a more conscious, more fraternal, and more united Humanity
OSE icon of the young person as the author of their own life, at the heart of OSE's sports exchange mission
  • The goal is to help every young person become the author of their own life.
  • To know themselves better, to build self-confidence.
  • To discover their talents, their responsibilities, and their capacity to contribute.
  • To gradually find their rightful place in the world.

To succeed in life is to live in coherence with what drives us most deeply, to build quality relationships, and to contribute positively to the lives of others.

OSE icon of young ambassadors building bridges between cultures and Humanity

Every young person who grows, every young person who chooses to build bridges, every young person who takes responsibility toward others contributes to the growth of Humanity.

OSE's purpose is twofold

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Golden OSE illustration symbolizing the personal fulfillment of the young ambassador

Helping every young person fulfill their life

Becoming fully oneself, with confidence and serenity, to live a life rich in meaning, relationships, and shared joy.

OSE logo at the center of the diagram illustrating the twofold purpose: individual fulfillment and a united Humanity
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Blue OSE illustration symbolizing a more conscious, fraternal, and united Humanity

Contributing, through them, to the emergence of a more conscious, more fraternal, and more united Humanity

By developing women and men capable of respect, cooperation, and positive contribution to the world.

OSE chooses to invest in what helps human beings grow

OSE icon illustrating the power of human encounters at the heart of the sports exchange

It believes in the power of encounters.

It believes in sport, exchange, and lived experience as a source of transformation.

It believes in youth as a source of hope and transformation.

It acts humbly, yet with deep conviction.

It knows that great collective transformations always begin with the transformation of individuals.

By helping every young person discover who they are and what they can bring to the world, OSE strives, humbly, to contribute to the growth of Humanity.

Our mission

Forming ambassadors of Olympism.

Our purpose

Helping young people fulfill their lives.

Our vision

Meeting others to better discover oneself, and building a more humane world.