Mission and Purpose

ICHPER·SD AFRICA REGION mission is to foster the essence of education in HPERSD fields through regional understanding and goodwill, safeguarding peace, freedom, and respect for human dignity. It is committed to promoting quality HPERSD programs, professional standards, scholarly pursuits, research, and exchanges of knowledge among our members, as well as other concerned professionals and institutions. It is also committed to searching for knowledge through promoting research and development in areas relating to HPERSD--(a) teaching, coaching, and learning process; (b) curriculum standards and program development; (c) administration and organization of programs in educational and community-based institutions; (d) the relationship to physical activity on physical, emotional, intellectual, and social development; (e) standards for professional practice, guidelines, and ethics; and (f) other areas of interest as determined by the Research Committee or constituent members.

ICHPER·SD AFRICA REGION is committed to disseminating regional information and knowledge achieved through (a) publishing regional journal, and newsletter; (b) initiating sponsorships of and collaborating in regional congresses, colloquia, symposia, workshops, and seminars; (c) providing international exchange of students, teachers, administrators, and scholars; (d) cooperating with other national and regional organizations concerned with HPERSD and the Olympic Movement.