GAISF hold Athletes Safeguarding Workshops for Members 05/04/21
GAISF recently concluded the second of two Safeguarding Workshops, co-organised with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), designed for International Sports Federations to learn ways to take meaningful action to create safe sporting environments for athletes.
The workshops, which were delivered by specialised consultancy and project delivery company IGNITX, were held on 21 and 28 April 2021. A total of 79 people from 42 organisations attended the two Safeguarding Workshops, of which the majority were from the Association of IOC Recognised International Sport Federations (ARISF) and Alliance of Independent recognised Members of Sport (AIMS).
In the first workshop, participants were able to consider and discuss the concept of environmental risks and risk factors which exist within sports communities. These discussions were then built upon during the second workshop as participants were tasked with identifying t