Our vice-president Geert Hendriks (in-person) and president Afke Schouten (virtually) attended the World Korfball Congress and Annual Meeting of the IKF in Belgium on behalf of Swiss Korfball. Amongst other things, the Congress discussed possible routes to get korfball included in the Olympic Games. We signed a pledge that includes concrete activities for the next 5 years that should help korfball getting closer to the Olympic Dream. On the 1st day of the Congress, Switzerland presented to other countries how it had dealt with the COVID-19 situation. Keep reading to find out that this wasn’t the only time Swiss Korfball was mentioned as example to other korfball countries:
Thanks to all our volunteers, Swiss Korfball has won the World Korfball Award for governance! We received this prestigious award at the World Korfball Congress from the International Korfball Federation (IKF) who referred to Swiss Korfball as “a prime example for a volunteer-based national organization under good governance.”
This award is a fantastic recognition for the work we have been doing over the last five years. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the current board, all previous board members Cat, Gian Reto, Renate, Luzia, and Matthias and all volunteers for the excellent contributions they have done to the development of korfball in Switzerland and contributing to a Swiss type of excellence in governance which has allowed us to grow as we did. The award is to be shared amongst all of us. Thanks for your support and key contributions!