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TANZANIA PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE (TPC ) “Kamati ya Paralimpiki Tanzania” Tel: + 255 784 707252 & +255 713 610789 E-mail : sadtznpc@yahoo.com. KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR – EXTRA PARALYMPICS 2 ADDIS ABABA –ETHIOPIA 9-13 TH OCTOBER 2006.
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TANZANIA PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE(TPC)“Kamati ya Paralimpiki Tanzania”Tel: + 255 784 707252 & +255 713 610789 E-mail: sadtznpc@yahoo.com KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR – EXTRA PARALYMPICS 2 ADDIS ABABA –ETHIOPIA 9-13TH OCTOBER 2006
A Brief summary on the status of disability sports in Tanzania since Athens – 2004BY TANZANIA PARALYMPICS COMMITTEE
A: KNOWLEDGE SEMINAR ETHIOPIA – EXTRA IMPULSE PARALYMPICS 1: • ACHIEVEMENTS. • - Participation in Athens Paralympic 2004 • - connecting TPC to a wider Paralympic community/partners. • :UK SPORTS- summit on women sport leadership in Africa. • -Talent identification (grassroots) project • :SAD- health Paralympian project for EA countries • :ITF- Silver Fund project- wheelchair tennis.
PLOBLEMS/CHALLENGES • Limited resources • Increased awareness
B - CURRENT SITUATION • -increased number of participants-priority in schools/centres. • Increased number of sports from 4 to 8. • Increased participation from 2 in Athens to 15 at international Level • Increased number of trainers from 10 to 99 (volunteers
C: WOMEN PARTICIPATION • contestants for national leadership increased from one to five- TPC election. • Leadership at national level increased from 0 to 12 • Volunteer trainers from 3 to 33 • International participation from 1 to 7 • Policy – equal opportunities
D- FUTURE PLANS • Concentration on schools and centres for grassroots development • Staging interschool competition (Feb. 2007) • Open zonal and national championship for out of school disabled athletes (Nov. 2006) • Hosting the East African disability games (March 2007) • Participating in All African Games (July 2007)