about IAPESGW

- IAPESGW aims
- Mission Statement
- Executive Board
- Membership
- The role of the IAPESGW National Representative
- IAPESGW Audrey Bambra Award
- IAPESGW brochure
- Contact us

^*NEWS^*
IAPESGW is delighted to announce that Professor Rosa Lopez D’Amico has agreed to join the IAPESGW Executive Board as a Co-opted Member. Professor D’Amico is based in the Universidad Pedagogica Experimental Libertador, Venezuela and is also a Board member of the International Society for Comparative Physical Education and Sport.

IAPESGW President Darlene Kluka welcomed Professor D’Amico saying ‘Rosa is a highly respected international scholar of great experience who will bring a wealth of expertise to the IAPESGW Board. The IAPESGW Congress in 2009 will benefit from her fresh ideas and new perspectives, making it an international Congress that genuinely reflects the global women’s sport movement’.

IAPESGW AIMS

To bring together women of many countries working in the field of physical education and sport;
To represent and promote the interests of girls and women at all levels and in all areas of physical education and sport;
To strengthen international contacts and networks;
To afford opportunities for the discussion of mutual concerns and to share good practice;
To promote activity in such fields as the exchange of persons and ideas among member countries and research on physical education and sport for girls and women;
To cooperate with other organisations and agencies working to promote the interests of women, physical education and/or sport.

MISSION STATEMENT

Founded in 1949, the International Association of Physical Education & Sport for Girls and Women, IAPESGW, supports its members working for women's and girls' sport and physical education, and provides opportunities for professional development and international cooperation. IAPESGW, which has members in all five continents and more than 40 countries, holds Scientific Congresses every four years The 16^th IAPESGW Congress will take place in 2009 in South Africa The Association also organises a scientific programme every four years at Pre-Olympic Scientific Congresses.

As a member organization of the International Council for Sport Sciences and Physical Education, IAPESGW helps to construct international policy and aid work in sport and physical education. IAPESGW has a representative on the International Working Group on Women and Sport, whose brief is to monitor and encourage implementation of the 1994 International Declaration on Women and Sport and the 1998 Windhoek Call for Action.

IAPESGW has a unique role in representing and furthering the interests of women and girls in sport and physical education at the international level during an exciting time. Many national organisations and international sport bodies endorsed the 1994 Brighton Declaration, and there are signs of greater commitment to women's sports by the International Olympic Committee. Since the Fourth World United Nations Conference on Women in Beijing, there has been an increase in the interest in Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO) in girls' physical activity and sport programmes. IAPESGW participated in the 1998 International Conference on Women & Sport in Namibia, launching a dialog between leaders in women's global development and leaders in sport and physical education. Since then IAPESGW has contributed to the 3^rd and 4^th World Conferences on Women and Sport in Montreal, Canada in 2002 and Kumamoto, Japan in 2006 respectively. The Association has helped to continue and expand the discussion begun in Brighton, Beijing, and Windhoek at the 1999 Smith College conference. This event was followed by two IAPESGW Congresses in 2001 in Alexandria, Egypt and 2005 in Edmonton, Canada.

IAPESGW Presentation

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THE ROLE OF THE IAPESGW NATIONAL REPRESENTATIVE

Click here to find out how National Representatives support the Association across the world.

IAPESGW AUDREY BAMBRA AWARD

We are delighted to announce a new award established to reward a member or group of members of the Association who have demonstrated commitment to the learning process and pedagogy, and have passed this on to others, whether in their own neighbourhoods or countries, or internationally, over a sustained period of time. Click here for more details.

IAPESGW BROCHURE

IAPESGW is pleased to present the new IAPESGW brochure which includes information on the aims, history, mission and membership benefits of the Association. Click here to view.

CONTACT US

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email:           Amanda.bennett@uksport.gov.uk
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