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Virtual Sports Visitor Program Connects Coaches and Administrators from Ten Countries
Last month, the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ (ECA) Sports Diplomacy Division hosted a virtual Sports Visitor Program (SVP) with participation from approximately 60 soccer coaches and sports administrators from ten countries.
Sports Diplomacy: Kazakhstan Boxing Diplomacy
A delegation of 12 Kazakhstani boxers and trainers traveled to the United States to visit community boxing programs and the Muhammad Ali Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
Empowering Women and Girls through Sports: Martial Arts vs. Gender-Based Violence
Through Taekwondo, karate, and boxing, 16 young female athletes, trainers, and coaches from Tajikistan also tackled heavy topics related to gender-based violence (GBV).
Sports Visitor Program Promotes Disability Rights
State Department and U.S. Embassy Brasilia focused its Sports Visitor program on people with disabilities.
Mobility International USA – Armenia
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) collaborates with Armenians partners to conduct a two-way exchange program to expand opportunities for youth with disabilities to engage in sports.
Sports Visitors to China Focus on Underserved Populations, Youth with Disabilities
The University of Montana conducted a two-way exchange between participants from the U.S. and China to share best practices, as well as receive training in project management and development.
Middle Eastern Soccer Coaches Team-Up for Sports Exchange in the U.S.
Organized alongside the excitement of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, Sports Diplomacy hosted a Sports Visitor soccer program for coaches from Libya, Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen.
Venezuelan Deaf Sports Educators Learn New Skills to Take Home
As part of Sports Diplomacy’s sport, disability, and inclusion initiatives, ECA worked with U.S. Embassy - Caracas to bring 14 adult deaf athletes to New York and Washington, D.C. for a two-week sport visitor program.
Empowering Women and Girls through Sports: When Final Four Is Only the Start
On April 6, the first annual UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace synced with the midpoint of the U.S. Department of State's 2014 NCAA Women’s Final Four Basketball Program, a flagship multi-nation sports visitor program, administered under the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative.
Are You Ready for Futsal?
More than 12 million people in over 100 countries play an indoor version of soccer called futsal.