• DIR in Amsterdam
• In cooperation with: RESPO DS-DI
• Local partner: Ethiopian Paralympic Committee (EPC), several Ethiopian organisations for persons with a disability and schools
• Project title: 'Supporting adapted sports in Ethiopia'
• Period: December 2003 until June 2005

The Project

This project focuses on the support and development of a sport association for adapted sports in Ethiopia. DIR has done basic research on the situation of adapted sports in Ethiopia. It supports and facilitates in cooperation with experts the education of trainers and other sports frame. The project supplies sport materials, stimulates the spread of information on adapted sports focusing on persons with a disability but also on politicians and the general Ethiopian public. As a means of stimulation competitions were organised between regions.

About DIR

DIR is and Ethiopian-Dutch organisation with roots in both countries. DIR has projects and programs which pay attention to the situation and support of Ethiopians in the Netherlands - like an Ethiopian radio-broadcast -, educates about Ethiopia in the Netherlands and executes development projects in Ethiopia.

Website: www.dirnet.nl

Anecdote:

Up to three times the whole of Ethiopia has seen and heard on national television what the purpose is of sports for disabled persons and what the role of DIR is. It is special how many different groups from grassroot to the Department of Sport and Culture and further to Dutch experts have cooperated in this project. The basis for further development and permanent cooperation has been laid out.