ABOUT

On 4 April 2016 the Agitos Foundation, together with the Inter-American Development Bank, the Colombian Presidential Agency for International Cooperation (APC-Colombia), Colombian Administrative Department of Sport, Recreation, Physical Activity an Effective use of Leisure Time (Coldeportes), the ministries of sport and National Paralympic Committees of Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru and Nicaragua and the International Paralympic Committee launched the project “En sus marcas, listos… Inclusión”.

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ⒸNPC Peru

The objective of the project is to reinforce the national Paralympic structures in Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, Peru and Nicaragua and regional integration, facilitating access of people with disabilities to practicing sport, and as a result, favour its social and economic inclusion.

Through the exchange of experiences, homogenisation of access routes to Para sports practice and the creation of a regional training program, the aims are to increase the number of people with disabilities with access to sports and to improve the level of athletes. These athletes will represent their countries and inspire society with their actions, redefining the social role of people with disabilities and breaking down barriers to facilitate social inclusion.

By strengthening these inclusion mechanisms, synergies will be established with governments and the private sector, promoting effective measures that favour equal opportunities in access to rights.