The Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) is set to launch a two-month long Qatar Active Campaign (QAC) for women and girls.
The fitness and health programme is meant for those above nine years.
The programme will take place from February 8 to April 9 on a daily basis except Fridays and Saturdays. It will be held between between 6pm and 7:30pm at the Voltaire School sport hall in Al Dafna.
For participation, the candidates need to fill a form which could be found on the QOC website. Those under 18 years need to get the approval of their parents, it said.
Talking about the women’s fitness and health programme, its general supervisor Fajr Abdulmuhsin said the entire programme it is aimed at improving the women’s fitness and meeting their essential need to be in a good shape while being fit. This is in addition to the healthy aspect of practicing sport which contributes to reducing risks of illnesses relating to obesity and overweight.”
Abdulmuhsen said: “The programme includes fitness and aerobic exercises conducted by women specialists. The participants will also have some fun where they would be playing games such as volleyball, basketball besides being acquainted to familiarise with different sport equipment.”
The Qatar Active Campaign organising committee has offered prize money for 10 participants who will manage to reduce their weight the most.
The Qatar Active Campaign aims to encourage mothers and their daughters in the same programme, thus contributing to strengthen the psychological and physical balance, and helping them improve daily stressful life in a healthy atmosphere for the period of nearly two months.
The campaign has called upon women and girls to join the programme which it said would contribute to achieving the ‘Sport for All’ vision, and works towards promoting the practice of sport activities across the State of Qatar as a right for all categories of the society.
WISE invites nominations for education prize
The World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) has invited applications for the 2015 WISE Prize for Education.
Submissions must be made through the WISE website www.wiseprizeforeducation.org by March 31.
The nominations will be reviewed by an international committee of education experts. The final selection will be made by a jury chaired by Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali al-Thani, chairman, WISE.
Sheikh Abdulla said: “Our WISE Prize for Education laureates are all individuals whose passion, energy, and commitment have been an inspirational force in the world of education. And they are not alone. The WISE Prize has focused international attention on the crucial importance of education in building strong, prosperous societies. I very much look forward to identifying the 2015 WISE Prize for Education
Laureate.”
The prize recognises an inspiring, visionary approach as well as a proven track record of achievement in education at any level, field, or sector. Nominations can be made by individuals or institutions - including schools, international organisations and private companies - from anywhere in
the world.
Now in its fifth year, the WISE Prize for Education is the first global recognition of an individual or team for an outstanding contribution to education. The WISE Prize raises the status of education by giving it similar prestige enjoyed in other fields for which international prizes exist - such as literature, peace, and economics.
The WISE Prize for Education Laureate, who receives a gold medal and $500,000, will be announced at the WISE Summit 2015 taking place on November 3 and 5 in Doha.
