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The Strength of Inclusion: Wheelchair Basketball

Turkey wheelchair basketball participants.

8 wheelchair basketball athletes and 4 coaches from Turkey participated in an exchange focused on inclusion and equality for persons with disabilities

Colombian Track & Field Visitors: On Track to Empower Women and Girls

The sports visitors enjoy a moment of reflection at the Jefferson Memorial.

Under the Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative, ECA teamed up with U.S. Embassy Bogota to develop a fast-paced track and field program for Colombian girls.

Pacific Islands Track and Field Delegation Experience the Universal Language of Sports

The sports visitors learn new track and field techniques and exercises at a clinic in Washington.

The U.S. Department of State’s ECA has conducted several track and field programs, but none quite as unique as this most recent one with the Pacific Islands.

Soccer Envoys in Brazil: Getting More Women and Girls Involved in Soccer

Julie Foudy provides positive encouragement to a girl for scoring a goal.

Brazil is a nation of soccer, but when it comes to women and girls’ participation in soccer, the numbers tell a different story.

First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

Dr. Woodson-Smith plays wheelchair basketball with some of the students at Guangzhou English Training Center (GETCH).

Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century. Dr. Becky Clark and Dr. Andrea Woodson- Smith made a historical trip serving as the first ever disabled sports envoys to travel on behalf of the State Department to Guangzhou, China.

WICT Signature Awards - Global Sports Mentoring Program

Still image from video of participants.

In collaboration with espnW, we're proud to be a 2013 Signature Spirit Accolade Honoree.

First Sports Envoys with Disabilities Travel to China to Advance Disability Rights and Inclusion

Addressing the rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities in China has emerged as a significant foreign policy issue in the twenty-first century. Dr. Becky Clark and Dr. Woodson- Smith made a historical trip serving as the first ever disabled sports envoys to travel on behalf of the State Department to Guangzhou, China.

Global Sports Mentoring Program Exchange Alumna Becomes first Macedonian Woman to Climb Mount Everest

Ilina Arsova, Global Sports Mentoring Program Alumna, becomes the first Macedonian woman to climb to the summit of Mount Everest.

Ilina Arsova, a mountain climber from Macedonia and alumnae of the State Department and espnW Global Sports Mentoring Program, is reaching new heights to engage women and girls in sports.

Celebrating International Women’s Day Through Soccer

Tracy joins the girl Costa Rican soccer players.

Working with U.S. Embassy in San José, the State Department developed a Sports Envoy program to reach out to Costa Rican women and youth—girls in particular—through the game of soccer.

Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in Chile

A soccer clinic engages a group of 12-14 year-olds from Lo Espejo, an economically-marginalized community outside of Santiago, Chile.

From March 31 to April 7, former U.S. Women’s National Team Soccer Players Linda Hamilton and Kate Sobrero-Markgraf headed up a female-focused sports envoy program in Chile.

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