MOT (charity)

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MOT is a Norwegian organization formed to combat youth violence and drug use. In Norwegian the word mot is a homonym, meaning both courage and against.

The organization was originaly started as Norske toppidrettsutøvere mot Narkotika (en: Norwegian elite athletes against Narcotics) by Johann Olav Koss, Atle Vårvik and Bjørn Dæhlie in 1994. It sold calenders through schools and youth sport teams. In 1996 it was formed offically and changed its name to MOT. Currently all the Norwegian Premier League teams play with the MOT logo on their shirts.

External links

[Offical site] (Norwegian)

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