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about IAPESGW
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 16th 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 3rd and 4th 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 Research Awards
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