ITTF Foundation participated in the 2022 International Expert Training on Sport for Development (S4D), 29 August – 3 September 2022, in Skopje, North Macedonia. This training aims to enhance the participant's competence in delivering S4D workshops and monitoring and evaluation skills through mentoring sessions by experts and peer learning methods.
Table tennis fans from around the world can bid to own the exclusive Dang Qiu and Lin Yun-Ju shirts at the 2022 World Table Tennis Championships, being auctioned to support the ITTF Foundation’s humanitarian projects! Auction is now open for the autographed game-wore shirts of these two world-class players.
Points that tear down barriers by FUDELA (Fundación de las Americas) is one of the Dream Building Fund (DBF) projects that has been running since 2019. This project maximises the power of table tennis to integrate migrants and refugees into the host community in Northern Ecuador. The ITTF Foundation supports FUDELA in realising the goals.
The ITTF Foundation in association with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Development Cooperation/GIZ on behalf of Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung/BMZ) held a capacity-building workshop on using Table Tennis for Development (TT4D), hosted in Kampala, Uganda, by the Integrated Community Development Initiative (ICODI).
The ITTF Foundation in association with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Development Cooperation/GIZ on behalf of Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung/BMZ) held a capacity-building workshop on using Table Tennis for Development (TT4D), hosted in Tehran, Iran, by Spin Club. The workshop, the second in a series of three international workshops, centres on the use of Sport for Development (S4D), focusing on using table tennis for specific development outcomes.
The Inspirational Women Series is a series of articles by the ITTF Foundation that supports and celebrates women’s participation in sport, as well as the courage they exhibit in challenging traditional gender roles and stereotypes.
#TableTennisUnited, the fundraising campaign powered by ITTF Foundation and sponsored by ITTF and WTT, has extended its support to the Kherson Sports Club, ensuring the training opportunity for the children affected by the current warfare.
The ITTF Foundation in association with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (German Development Cooperation/GIZ on behalf of Bundesministerium für wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung/BMZ) held a capacity-building workshop on using Table Tennis for Development (TT4D), hosted in Pristina by the Table Tennis Federation of Kosovo (FPPK). The workshop, the first in a series of three international workshops, centres on the use of Sport for Development (S4D), focusing on using table tennis for specific development outcomes.
The ITTF Foundation published its 2021 Annual Report, highlighting the numerous positive impacts it made worldwide during a year still impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The publication details all the projects led by the ITTF Foundation in 2021, the support received from its generous partners, the achievements of its dedicated teams, and the contribution of the global table tennis family.