DELALIĆ Sabahudin (BIH) – PVE – Multi medal and award winning international player since 1997, including six Paralympic Games and seven World Championships – and in the fields of Governance and Administration

DELALIĆ Sabahudin – BIH (PVE) Sabahudin started playing sitting volleyball at the Spid sitting volleyball club in 1996 as part of his rehabilitation after losing his right leg below the knee in 1992 whilst serving in the Bosnian Army. As an international player he represented Bosnia and Herzegovina in the...

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RICHER Marie-Claude (CAN) – PVPA – International Referee and member of the Volleyball Canada National Referee Committee – and in the fields of Referee Development and Administration

RICHER Marie-Claude – CAN (PVPA) Marie-Claude attended an international referee clinic in May 2012 in Toronto, Canada, having been invited by a former WPV Canadian referee. Having seen her referee, he thought she had potential as a paravolley referee and would work well in that environment. She accepted the challenge....

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MUJING Sr Liliane (DRC) – PVA – Founder of sitting volleyball in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – and in the fields of Governance, Administration and Marketing

MUJING Sr Liliane – DRC (PVA) Sister Liliane became involved with paravolley in 2010 whilst working as a Coordinator of Projects in Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of Congo. Seeing people with physical impairments she decided there was a need for them to be involved with sporting activities, so she introduced sitting...

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Educational Resources

Below are some recommended courses and educational webinars to assist with educating our community about athlete-centered safeguarding. FIVB: SAFEGUARDING PLAYERS FROM HARASSMENT & ABUSE Safe Sport International: Education, Training and Consultancy Website. FIFA Guardians Safeguarding Program. Paul Stewart/High Speed Training: Safeguarding In Sport Course Darkness to Light “Stewards of Children”...

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Safeguarding Regulations and Forms

Code of Conduct and Ethics Non-Accidental Violence and Abuse in ParaVolley Sport Non-accidental harms are defined as any unwelcome sexual harassment and/or abuse, financial abuse, bullying and emotional abuse, hazing, neglect, physical abuse and child exploitation.  Non-accidental harms undermine both the mental and physical health of the athlete and the...

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Safeguarding Integrity Commission

Team Leader: VACANT Reporting email:  safesportreport@worldparavolley.org World ParaVolley Strengthens Commitment to Safeguarding  World ParaVolley is conducting open recruitment for experienced individuals to participate in the following areas of its global safeguarding programme.  All positions require prior safeguarding expertise and are subject to WPV Board Appointments and Approval. Members of the...

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