Addressing interpersonal violence in sport is the aim of the Pacific Advisory Council for the IOC Safe Sport Regional Hub Initiative Feasibility Study which met at The University of Queensland for the first time this month.
Pacific leaders including Fijian Table Tennis Paralympian Mere Roden and Safeguarding and Gender Equality Disability and Social Inclusion (GEDSI) Advisor for Team Up, Roshika Deo, attended the meeting of the council which is working to create safer sporting environments for all across the Pacific Island Region.
With a focus on leveraging the work that is already being done in the region, the council looked at the extensive networks that already exist to ensure the voice of the Pacific is central to the project.
The council will now continue the work of developing a blueprint for the IOC’s Safe Sport Hub Regional Hub Initiative in collaboration with The University of Queensland to support the establishment of a regional safeguarding hub in the Pacific Islands.
The hub will support those experiencing interpersonal or gender-based violence in sport, strengthen localised prevention and protection, and improve cooperation and coordination between local sport- and non-sport-based safeguarding systems and services.
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