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Para-table tennis bridges social gaps in Nepal
ChangeMakers: One Nepalese citizen decided to use para-table tennis as way of raising awareness of para-sport and impairments through a new national association.
Haiti’s response to catastrophe leads hundreds towards hope
ChangeMakers: ‘Team Zaryen’ football and wheelchair basketball teams provide a way for those injured in the 2010 Haiti earthquake to participate in sport and move forward together.
Batalova awarded Women’s Day Recognition at Sochi 2014
Rima Batalova, thirteen-time Paralympic champion and Vice President of the Russian Paralympic Committee, is honoured at a special ceremony on International Women’s Day by the International Paralympic Committee for her work in inspiring and enabling women in para-sport.
Search for ChangeMakers is on
The development arm of the IPC, the Agitos Foundation, has launched a worldwide search for previously undiscovered stories, projects and programmes it is calling ChangeMakers, in order to celebrate the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace.
New workshops help countries to develop para-sport
Representatives from 13 countries have attended new Organisational Capacity Programme workshops delivered by the Agitos Foundation and IPC Academy.
French and Belgian youngsters take part in training camp
Nearly 50 young people with impairments attend camp in France which includes Belgian future stars for the first time.
Youth snow circuit heads to Germany
Fourth camp of 18-month-long tour of Europe aims to get youngsters into snow sport and teach them the skills they need.
No. 8: Agitos Foundation strengthens Movement worldwide
Development arm of the International Paralympic Committee launches Grant Support Programme which gives 630,000 Euros to development projects across the world.
First Toronto 2015 workshop brings together 28 countries
Nearly all National Paralympic Committees from the Americas region attend first of three sessions aimed at building a stronger Paralympic Movement ahead of Parapans and Rio 2016.
Iran celebrates National Paralympic Week
Thousands of children, dignitaries and celebrities help to raise awareness of sport for all in the country.
IPC addresses need for more female Paralympians
A study has been carried out to assess the participation of female athletes at the Paralympic Games from 1996-2012, and the results have now come through.
Tine Teilmann to help tackle gender inequality in sport
Chairperson of the IPC’s Women in Sport Committee has been appointed to a European Group of Experts.
No. 49: ‘Amphibian Namibian’ makes history in pool
Gideon Nasilowski – dubbed the Amphibian Namibian – has entered into the International Paralympic Committee’s Top 50 Moments of 2013 after becoming the first Namibian swimmer to enter a World Championships.
Para-sport in the Americas to receive major boost
Toronto 2015 Games and Agitos Foundation team-up to strengthen NPCs in the region.
Johanna Benson Foundation launched
Paralympic champion puts her name to a foundation in Namibia, which aims to identify and develop new elite talent.
Happy Birthday Agitos Foundation
Wednesday (4 September) marks one year on from the official launch of the Agitos Foundation at London 2012. Paralympic.org interviewed two attendees from coaching courses run by the Foundation.
More racing wheelchairs available thanks to fundraising efforts
Over 100 low-cost wheelchairs to be made available to Nataional Paralympic Committees thanks to Charity & Sport.
Marlou Van Rhijn launches youth camp in Aruba
Dutch Paralympic and two-time world champion travels to the Caribbean island as part of efforts to develop para-sport.
Charity & Sport to host IPC Flight Dinner
Fundraising dinner to be held at Gilze-Rijen airbase, the Netherlands, in aid of the Agitos Foundation and with support of the Royal Air Force.