Whereas IBSA is an international organization promoting sports for persons
with visual impairment throughout the world and whereas ICEVI is a global
association of individuals and organizations working for the expansion
of educational opportunities for persons with visual impairment and
Whereas IBSA promotes sports as an integral component of comprehensive
services for persons with visual impairment and whereas one of the objectives
of ICEVI is to promote collaboration with world bodies working for the
promotion of services for persons with visual impairment and,
Whereas IBSA has the capacity to provide technical assistance and input
to sports and recreation programs for persons with visual impairment and
whereas ICEVI, is the professional organization representing educators
of children and youth with visual impairment that conducts capacity building
programs for teachers and professionals including those involved in sports,
Therefore IBSA and the ICEVI affirm through this Memorandum of Understanding
their agreement to collaborate on matters related to the promotion of
sports and recreational activities for persons with visual impairment
under the following mutually understood conditions.
1. The ICEVI will encourage its regional chairpersons to include in their
project submissions proposals for the promotion of sports among visually
impaired children which may be considered for co-funding by IBSA and ICEVI.
2. IBSA and ICEVI will work to create consumer, family, and professional
awareness about sports for visually impaired persons by:
2.1 facilitating communication links between their regional and
continental representatives,
2.2 including columns in their respective publications
regarding the programs of each others organization,
2.3 encouraging participation and the presentation of
papers and workshops at each others regional and international conferences
and
2.4 creating links to each others websites
3. ICEVI, during the 2002-2006 quadrennium will devote one issue of The
Educator, its biannual magazine to the theme of sports and recreation
and invite IBSA to nominate the thematic editor for that special issue.
4. Wherever IBSA and ICEVI organize national or regional sports related
projects, the certificates for the participants will be jointly issued
by IBSA and ICEVI.
This Memorandum of Understanding shall remain in effective from the date
of signature until either party decides to terminate it by providing the
other with ninety days prior notice in writing.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed these presents at
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA, on the date herein before mentioned.
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