Our Vision

A world where people who have cerebral palsy or a related neurological condition have the opportunity to participate in the sport and recreational activity of their choice.

Our Mission

Is to promote and develop the means by which people throughout the world can have access to opportunities for participation in sport and recreational activities. We will seek to increase the number of National Members and promote with and through them the value of sport and recreation for those with cerebral palsy or a related neurological condition. We will encourage and facilitate the organisation and running of more World, National and Regional Games.

We will continue to work within the International Paralympic movement to ensure that those we serve are not disadvantaged on the world's sporting stage. We will challenge attitudes and assumptions and will work co-operatively, with other organisations to achieve our vision.

Our Core Values

• Inclusive: Involving everyone in all that is done and by our actions promoting disabled people's involvement in sport  and recreation.
   

• Athlete Centred: Our focus will be driven by our athletes' needs and wishes
   

• Parthnership: Working with member nations, athletes and other agencies in pursuit of our mission.
   

• Quality: To do things well, and always to be looking to do them better.
   

• Openness: We will be open as possible. We will listen, be open to change and always be open to dialogue. We will share information and make our decision-making transparent.
   

• Innovative: We will always seek to identify new ways to do things.
   

Set out below are the strategic directions CPISRA will follow in order to increase the opportunities for children and adults with cerebral palsy, or a related neurological condition, to participate in sporting and leisure activities throughout the world.

• Increase and Maintain Membership

CPISRA is almost entireley funded through its membership. We must seek to ensure our members are effectively represented by CPISRA. In order to increase membership we will have to clearly identify and show the benefits to members, what they can expect to receive and why being a member of CPISRA is essential.

• Extend Participation

In order for CPISRA to achieve its vision and mission, we will require to increase the numbers of individuals who have the opportunity to participate in sport in their own country. We must seek to support more people and increase their opportunities through povision of a broad range of information and educational material. We will require to promote the value of sport, not just as sport itself, but as a menas to achieving positive self esteem, independence and self development.

• Marketing CPISRA and its Role to all Stakeholders

It is essential to the development of CPISRA and to the meeting of its vision and mission that we develop a clear marketing strategy through which the role of CPISRA, its importance as an international organisation for sport development, and what it can deliver for both individuals and for countries, is clearly defined. We must constantly review what we do, and how we do it, so that changing needs and circumstances can be addresses in an effective manner.

We must recognize the diversity of cultures within which we will seek to operate and meet their specific needs accordingly. We will seek to find ways to help countries market the values of sport and the work of cP-ISRA within their own national / regional area. Through supporting others and working in partnership with them we can inhance the image, the perception and ultimately the effectiveness of CPISRA.

• Promote the Running of Games at both National, Regional and World Championship Level

The success to date of the world CPISRA/Robin Hood Games has shown the value of the organisation. We must seek to encourage countries and support them in practical ways to run such games under the aegies of CPISRA, and we must develop mechanism, guidance and materials that identify the best practice for the organisation of events.

• Developing People

The greatest strength of CPISRA is its volunteers wherever they may be. It will be necessary for us to continue to develop and attract volunteers to CPISRA for a wide variety of roles. We will seek to extend the number of qualified classifiers, coaches and trainers at national, regional and international levels, thus ensuring that CPISRA has an enhanced network of comitted individuals promoting sport and leisure across the world. We will need to recognise the diversity of cultures, and ensure improved comuunication and information, identifying how people can become involved. We will seek through our Sports Technical Committee to build networkds and to ensure that individual sports are developed through an improved structure.

• Developing Partnerships with IPC and Other Organisations

Given the role of the International Paralympic Committee, CPISRA will continue to maintain and defend its position as an integral part of the paralympic movement. We shall take responsibility for developing sport at the grass roots leven, but must not forget our requirement to ensure that those with cerebral palsy and related neurological conditions have a full and equal opportunity to participate at the very highest level, namely the Paralympic Games. We will seek to provide ways to productively enhance the partnership and work with other IOSDs to ensure strength and commonality of purpose. Through such activity and an increase in membership of CPISRA, our position should be strengthened.

• Attract and Uses Resources Effetively

To carry out our tasks as an international organisation, we must be able to generate increased income. As an organisation our income base is membership fees and, while making a commitment to increase our membership, we must recognise the need to develop other sources of revenue.

We must find ways to develop and grow our fundraising opportunities and in this connection look at the ways in which member nations can support fundraising programmes and where organised world, national and regional events held under the aegis of CPISRA can further generate resources to enhance the income for the core activities of CPISRA.

We must ensure that all our resources, wherever they may be generated from, are used effectively. This will depend on strong financial management, and on our objectives being clear and based on sound evidence.

We need to prioritise and determine the financial programme which enables the component parts of CPISRA to be developed appropriately.

• Sport Technicians
• Doctors
• Physiotherapists

• Sports Development
• Training for classifiers
• Assistance with administration

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