Petter Solberg may have had another event to forget in Jordan, but it wasn't all bad for the Norwegian and he had the honour of being named an ambassador for the Peace Through Sport initiative prior to the start of the fifth round in the championship.
Peace Through Sport is a global initiative inspired and developed by His Royal Highness Prince Feisal Al Hussein to try and contribute to the world's need for greater tolerance and understanding within conflicting communities.
'Hollywood', who was handed the campaign's symbolic baton on the Thursday before the ceremonial start, has vowed to do all he can to help spread the message.
"I think Peace Through Sport is so, so important and I'm honoured to be an Ambassador for it," said the
Subaru star. "Sport is enjoyed by so many people across the world and we can see from the rallies how it brings people together.
"I fully support HRH Prince Feisal's inspiring vision for Peace Through Sport around the world and I really hope that I can help the programme.
"In the WRC we travel to 15 countries this year alone, and with fans and supporters across the world I hope I can make a difference through this programme.
"It's important to me to give something back to the countries we visit, and Peace Through Sport has benefit everywhere so for sure I will carry the message with me."
Peace Through Sport was launched last year in Jordan and operates dedicated peace programmes that bring together leaders of youth from the world's divided communities and train them to use sport to unite children.
Crucially, they are trained to take their learning back to their native countries and implement sporting programmes with children in their region.
![Petter Solberg was made the first ‘Global Ambassador’ for Peace Through Sport recently. April 2008. [Pic credit: Subaru WRT]](http://pix.crash.net/thumbs/433805.jpg)
