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 The International Alliance for Youth Sports (IAYS), as part of its ongoing efforts to help ensure that children worldwide are shielded from the horrors of abuse while participating in sports, has released its Child Protection Recommendations.
The Recommendations provide a blueprint for organizations involved in youth sports programming to assist with the planning and implementation of a practical child abuse prevention policy.
The publication – which can be downloaded HERE at no cost – features detailed information on many important aspects of creating and implementing a child protection policy.
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 Lorrie Fair, a former member of the U.S. Olympic women’s soccer team, visited the Game On! Youth Sports program in Nairobi, Kenya recently as part of a goodwill tour across Africa recognizing innovative sport and development projects that are benefiting children.
Fair is founder of Kickabout, a group dedicated to celebrating the power of soccer as a tool for social change in Africa. Her group is acknowledging special programs like Game On! that are making life-changing differences for children in Africa, as all eyes will be focused on this part of the world this summer for the 32-nation World Cup that will crown a champion in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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 The International Alliance for Youth Sports (IAYS) has gained the support of baseball legend Cal Ripken, Jr. for its Game On! Youth Sports program.
“All kids deserve the chance to play and experience all that sports has to offer,” said Ripken. “Under Fred Engh’s leadership Game On! has made great strides in bringing the opportunity of sports to kids around the world.”
Gaining Ripken’s support will further IAYS’ efforts that recently were significantly enhanced by partnering with Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization which helps more than 335,000 poor children worldwide.
“Having Cal Ripken’s support with the efforts we are undertaking with Children International will allow us to showcase to the world that sports truly are the outdoor classroom of life,” said Fred Engh, founder and president of IAYS. “Sports, when they are done the right way, teach children so many valuable skills that they will carry with them for the rest of their life and no child anywhere in the world should ever be denied those opportunities.”
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 Sport in Action, in partnership with the National Sports Council of Zambia, recently presented the first ever Game On! Youth Sports awards to highlight the outstanding achievements and contributions of various individuals and institutions throughout the country. (Pictured speaking is Dr. Kaunda, the First Republican President, and behind him (from left to right) are S. Mwitwa, Chairman of Marketing and Fundraising Committee at National Sports Council of Zambia; Dr. Sakala, Chairman of the NSCZ; Clement Chileshe, IAYS Regional Representative for Africa; and Minister K. Chipungu, Minister of Sport, Youth and Child Development.)
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