To develop a sustainable Paralympic sport system in Rwanda for enabling Para-athletes to achieve their sporting aspirations in local and International sport arena.
CORE VALUES
Courage
Courage
It encompasses the unique spirit of Paralympic athlete who seeks to accomplish what the general public dreams unexpected, but what the athlete knows as a truth.
Determination
Determination
The manifestation of the idea that Paralympic athletes push their physical ability to the absolute limit.
Equality
Equality
Paralympic sport acts as an agent for change breakdown social barriers of discrimination for persons with impairment.
Inspiration
Inspiration
When intense and personal affection is begotten from the stories & accomplishment, of Paralympic Athletes, and the effect is applying to ones’ personal life.
Empowerment
Empowerment
Working with para-athletes and give them the tool and skills necessary to improve their lives.
Intersectionality
Intersectionality
It is a framework for understanding the complex way that the many aspects of people's identities overlap, including their race, gender, sexual orientation, class, and more.
Who We Are
The National Paralympic Committee (NPC) of Rwanda is a national Non- Governmental organization legally operating in Rwanda granted legal personality No.136/08/2011 under the law N°04/2012 of 12/02/2012 governing the organization and the functioning of national non-governmental organization. It is currently based at the Amahoro National Stadium in Kigali. The NPC was founded on November 1st 2001 with only three clubs as founder members but now has 30 members including founder members, four national sport associations and 30 District Paralympic Sport Committees as large members. It is a member of the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), of the World ParaVolley, Africa Paralympic Committee and the National Union of Disability Organisations in Rwanda (NUDOR).
NPC Rwanda is an umbrella sport organisation for persons with a disability, co-ordinating national sports associations representing all types of disabilities. We also centrally coordinate clubs and associations in all the districts in the respective provinces. For the past 15 years, the NPC has promoted and coordinated sports for persons with different types of disabilities in more than 13 sports of which 3 sports have been represented at the Paralympic Games.
To support the growing aspirations of persons with disabilities in pursuing sports, NPC works with the local government as well as numerous public agencies and non-governmental organisations to support the growth and development of disability sports in Rwanda.