Tag: Agitos Foundation
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Agitos Foundation launches search for ChangeMakers
Germany, Feb 14, 2014: The Agitos Foundation has launched a call for organisations and people to come forward with stories about how para-sport has changed their lives or the societies in which they live, as part of a new initiative dubbed `ChangeMakers’. The campaign, which starts on Friday (14 February), is going live ahead of…
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Agitos Foundation announces benefactors
Germany, Oct 02, 2013: More than 30 projects from around the world are set to receive over 630,000 Euros of funding through the Agitos Foundation, the development arm of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), to help boost para-sport participation. The money, which has been made available through the first ever `Grant Support Programme’ will be…
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Acer gives boost to IPC’s Agitos Foundation
London – GBR, Sept 8, 2012: Acer, a London 2012 Paralympic Games partner, is contributing to the legacy of the London 2012 Paralympic Games by donating 50 laptops with the accessible hardware and software to the IPC’s newly launched Agitos Foundation. Through developing sport opportunities, the Agitos Foundation, launched earlier in the week, aims to…
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Agitos to create more inclusive society
London – GBR, September 04, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) officially launched the Agitos Foundation on Tuesday (4 September), which will serve to lead the Paralympic Movement’s aim in making for a better world. The Foundation will act as the leading global organisation in developing sport activities for people with an impairment as a…
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Boris Johnson, Sir Keith to open Marketing Summit
London – GBR, September 03, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the global governing body of the Paralympic Movement, has announced the participation of Boris Johnson, London Mayor, and Sir Keith Mills, Deputy Chair of LOCOG, in the first edition of the IPC Marketing Summit. The event will be held on 5 September, during the…
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IPC President Picks Up GSD Humanitarian Award
London, July 29, 2012: International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven on Saturday (28 July) was presented with the 2012 Global Sports Development (GSD) Humanitarian Award at a ceremony at London’s Globe Theatre. As 2012’s honoree, Sir Philip was awarded a $100,000 grant which has donated to the IPC’s soon to be launched Agitos…
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First Paralympic Ball During London 2012
Germany, June 29, 2012: The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) and the British Paralympic Association (BPA) on Thursday (28 June) announced details of the first Paralympic Ball, a spectacular fundraising evening that will be held in London during the Paralympic Games. Held on 5 September at Grosvenor House Hotel, the Paralympic Ball will be a celebration…