This week, the IWG Secretariat is in Costa Rica ahead of the country hosting our 2023 AGM and Global Executive Strategy Session on Thursday this week.
Tuesday 4 December started with a visit to the British Embassy for the team, with an opportunity to thank the British Ambassador Benjamin Edward Noel Lyster-Binns for the embassy’s support of IWG’s visit and to explain more about the work of the IWG.
This was followed by a visit to ICODER (El Instituto Costarricense del Deporte y la Recreación – the Costa Rican Institute of Sports and Recreation) based at the Costa Rica National Stadium to present the IWG strategy to director Donald Rojas Fernandez, before heading across the city to the home of the Costa Rican Olympic Committee. Here, the team meet with key leaders including the president Alexander Zamora and member of the women’s commission Cristina Gonzalez along with Henry Núñez, President of Central American Sports Organisation.
Secretary General Lisa O’Keefe said: “We have had a very productive first day in Costa Rica, meeting with some influential stakeholders from the sports industry and getting a real sense of the desire to improve gender equality for women in sport. We had a good discussion at ICODER regarding the need for change and affirmative action, and we heard from the Costa Rican Olympic Committee about their commitment and actions to promote gender equality.”
“It was a really worthwhile day, allowing us to build our understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing women in sport in Costa Rica, but also allowing us to raise the profile of the IWG, to highlight the network and to explain more about the Brighton Declaration.”
“It was great to meet with so many men who are supportive of the cause, and we came away from today with a sense that these stakeholders aren’t just talking about taking action – they are actually committed to doing it.”
“A huge thank you to our Global Executive member Rosaura Méndez Gamboa, Costa Rica Congresswoman and President of the Gender Equality Committee of FISU (Fédération internationale du sport universitaire – International University Sports Federation) for organising our day and playing a crucial role in connecting these organisations with the IWG.”
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