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The Special Project for the Planning and Development of Lima 2019 Pan American and Parapan American Games signed an agreement of inter-institutional cooperation with 40 of the main universities in Peru. As a result, they will join the largest multisport event in the Americas through the Volunteer Program.
The Lima 2019 Executive Secretary Amalia Moreno; the Head of the Lima 2019 Volunteer Program Angela Morales; the Lima 2019 Communications, Commercial and Marketing Manager Juan Antonio Silva; and the representatives of the signing universities and institutes attended the ceremony.
Moreno said that Peru has the potential to volunteer since the results of the Volunteer Program were a success.
“We’re making great and it’s being recognized internationally not only for our infrastructure works but also for the operational milestones such as volunteering. From the first day of registration, we broke records and the software collapsed. This had never happened in other countries. However, each university is giving its students (and everybody as Peruvians) the opportunity to work together. This is even a more important milestone. I hope this is just the beginning of a life as a volunteer,” he said.
This agreement aims to reach 45,000 candidates registered in the program and, finally, deliver training to 19,000 volunteers for the Games: 12,000 for the Pan American Games and 7000 for the Parapan American Games. This will be a milestone in the history of sports in Peru.
Morales assured that many of the objectives that were raised since the beginning of the program have been achieved, and that the signing of the agreement of inter-institutional collaboration is a very important milestone because volunteers are “the heart and soul of the Games”.
“The Lima 2019 Volunteer Office has made over 400 coordination visits with universities, institutes, municipalities, regional governments, sports federations and private companies. Also, more than 40 agreements of inter-institutional collaboration have been reached,” she revealed.
Finally, Silva stressed the historical importance of the Lima 2019 Volunteer Program.
“To wear the Lima 2019 jersey is to wear the Peru jersey. This is not just a sports competition. Lima 2019 is an opportunity to build a better country based on sport values. You’re making history. You’ve been strategic partners in the creation of the first generation of Peruvians with a volunteer vocation and culture,” he said to the authorities and representatives of the universities.
It should be noted that, there were a total of 100,094 people in the Volunteer Program, who showed their interest in participating in the largest multi-sport event in the continent by pre-registering to be volunteers at the Pan American and Parapan American Games.
Out of the total number, 61,068 people completed the registration of all their data. 58.53% of them are women, which shows the active participation of women in this type of events. Among them 36,222 are students and 17,783 are professionals.
It is great to know that the program caught the interest of volunteers from 52 countries, whose citizens were interviewed through a virtual system. A total of 1812 foreigners were interviewed. Among the foreign applicants interviewed, 34% were from Argentina, Colombia, Brazil and Mexico.
On the other hand, 547 of the total people registered have some type of impairment. 246 of them participated in the training process.
TRAINING PROGRAM
As part of the volunteer process, the training program will be held by Peruvians at national levels in 15 cities of the country. A total of 28,089 people participated in the Training Program. Among them 51% received training in the District of Lima downtown. Among the participants, 61% are women and 12% are minors.
The Training Program was held in 15 cities of the country, and the venues were: Lima Metropolitan area, Huacho, Cañete, Callao, Chiclayo, Trujillo, Cajamarca, Huancayo, Tacna, Arequipa, Cusco, Tarapoto, Ica, Paracas and Pisco.
ABOUT LIMA 2019
The opening ceremony of the Lima 2019 Pan American Games will be held at the National Stadium in July 26, 2019. This continental event will gather 6680 athletes from 41 countries and delegations from the Americas.
There will be 17 days of competitions and ceremonies, between July 26 and August 11, 2019, which will take place in 14 districts of Lima and Callao at various venues like VIDENA, Villa María Sports Center, Callao Regional Village, Villa El Salvador Sports Center, Punta Rocas, among others.
The Lima 2019 Pan American Games will include 39 sports and 62 disciplines, in which athletes will compete for gold, silver and bronze medals. A total of 23 disciplines are qualifiers for the Tokyo 2020 the Olympic Games.
The Parapan American Games will gather 1890 Para athletes from 33 countries, participating in 17 sports and 18 disciplines. Competitions will take place between August 23 and September 1, 2019. Fourteen sports will be qualifiers for Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
ABOUT PANAM SPORTS
Panam Sports (formerly known as Pan American Sports Organization - PASO) is the governing body of the Pan American Games and its structure and actions are defined by the Olympic Charter.
The Pan American Games Movement is made up of the National Olympic Committees recognized by Panam Sports and each of the Pan American Games Organizing Committees.
Panam Sports is the leader of sports and the Olympic Movement in the Americas. Panam Sports encourages the sports development and supports the work of the 41 National Olympic Committees members of the organization in order to inspire more world-class performances and the next generation of athletes across our region.
Panam Sports works closely with athletes, National Olympic Committees (NOC), Organizing Committees of all regional Games, Pan American Sports Confederations, International Federations (IFs) and the International Olympic Committee to ensure the success of their main event: the Pan American Games.
IPC and APC
The International Paralympic Committee (IPC) is the international governing body of the Paralympic Movement. Its objective is to organize the Summer and Winter Paralympic Games and to act as the International Federation of nine sports, in order to supervise and coordinate the World Championships and other competitions.
The Americas Paralympic Committee (APC) was established in August 1997 with the aim of creating a Para sport governing body for the Americas. Since 2007, the Parapan American Games are held in the same city as the Pan American Games.
