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Agitos Foundation to tell incredible stories of athletes
The stories of eight athletes will be told in the weeks leading up the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games, describing their journey.

Countries to receive support for awareness campaigns
Four National Paralympic Committees successfully applied for seed funding to promote Para sport ahead of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Para sport gets boost in North Korea
Workshops in swimming and table tennis designed to help improve knowledge of classification.

Training programme takes place in Cape Verde
Supported by the Agitos Foundation, the programme trained 28 coaches and officials from Portuguese-speaking African countries.

Nicaragua hosts youth talent camp
The project, funded by the Agitos Foundation, brought together six Central American countries and has identified young athletes, trained coaches and benefitted hundreds.

Agitos Foundation launches 2016 Grant Support Programme
EUR 650,000 is once again available for para-sport development projects around the world.

Road to Youth Parapans supported by Agitos Foundation
The Foundation’s latest development project will support young athletes and coaches as they prepare for the competition in 2017 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Brazilian cross-country skiers work towards Paralympics
Skiers who are benefitting from Agitos Foundation support have been competing and training on snow for the first time.
#IWD2016: Supporting women to make an impact
Ice sledge hockey coach Tara Chisholm and Barbara Daniels, a coach educator talk about their experiences of WoMentoring.
Agitos Foundation partners with Sport for Tomorrow, Japan
Ten National Paralympic Committees will take part in a launch event and training to develop para-sport in south-east Asia.

Ice sledge hockey teams arrive for C-Pool Worlds
The Championships, which form part of PyeongChang 2018’s Actualising the Dream project, will be a key development opportunity for teams.

Success of WoMentoring celebrated
A project to develop female leaders within the Paralympic Movement will conclude in Bonn, Germany, with sharing of experiences and evaluation.

Road to Rio 2016: Agitos Foundation Sessions conclude
A total of 155 athletes, classifiers, coaches and sport managers from across the Americas have benefitted from training by industry experts in the lead-up to the next Paralympic Games.

Agitos Foundation, PyeongChang 2018 partner
Five workshops and grants for equipment will be delivered in Europe and Asia in the lead up to the next Paralympic Winter Games.

World ParaVolley Sitting Volleyball Clinics in South Africa
The course will take place Cape Town between 7-11 January.

BP partners with Agitos Foundation to develop para-sports
Projects in Singapore and Angola have already benefitted with Georgia to follow in the first agreement of its kind for the Agitos Foundation.

No. 11 Agitos Foundation extends impact
In 2015 Agitos Foundation projects helped athletes and coaches on their road to the Toronto 2015 Parapan Games and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.

Wheelchair basketball instructors reap benefits
An instructors course run by the International Wheelchair Basketball Federation had an big impact on the sport thanks to Agitos Foundation support.

The Foundation for Global Sports Development extends partnership to Agitos Foundation
The organisation’s support is helping to increase the reach and visibility of para-sport projects under the Grant Support Programme.

#ProudParalympians to spread word about Paralympic Movement
Nine Paralympians will become leaders of the Movement in their own countries after training in Natal, Brazil.