Mr Jacob Schouenborg is appointed as new secretary general for International sport and Culture Association - ISCA . Jacob Schouenborg holds a MSc. (Master of Political Science) and has been personal secretary to the Danish Minister of Culture Mr Brian Mikkelsen the last two and a half year.

“I am looking very much forward to this big challenge ahead of me. Sport for All has a huge social impact, and the potential of international cooperation within ISCA is enormous. I am looking forward to “ says Jacob Schouenborg.

See more at http://isca-web.org/english/news/newsecretarygeneralappointed

Dear Friends, Members and Partners,

Another year has past with many joyful and motivating moments in sport, culture and youth. We are happy that you've shared some of those moments with us and we hope that 2008 will be yet another great opportunity to meet, to cooperate and to give a voice to "Sport for All".

We wish you, your families and friends an active and healthy year 2008.

Yours in sport,

Mogens Kirkeby
President

http://www.isca-web.org/english/news/seasonsgreetings

IYLE has been nominated for the "SPORT FOR A BETTER WORLD" competition.
To make it a successful campaign, we need your help, your comments and votes.
The ISCA's International Youth Leader Education Programme (IYLE) has as general aim:
To provide youth of different backgrounds, experiences and cultures from across the globe with the opportunity to meet, learn to understand, tolerate and embrace diversity through a common thread, sport.

THE AWARD:The award consists of a search for good methods, projects and ideas to use sport as a tool to promote social change. For this award, Nike & Changemakers joined hands in the global search for innovations in this area of sport.

VOTE: Please vote, make your comments or contribute to the ISCA youth programme on the following:

Voting begins on the 18th February but you can make your comments before that! (You will have to register, if you wish to comment or vote. Register now and support ISCA's IYLE programme.

LINK: http://www.changemakers.net/en-us/node/3262

Thank you for your support.

Karine Teow, Youth officer 

“Sport for All” organizations have long been active in promoting social and behavioral changes on a mass scale. The responsibilities of such organizations have for a long time included the environment and related issues. ISCA member organizations are taking up the challenges of today by adopting an environmentally-friendly approach in which sport and nature are interrelated.

Sport is generally defined by its mass spectator appeal.  However, “Sport for All” relates to leisure and recreational sports practiced by men and women like you and me. Therefore, it is appropriate that ISCA, with more than 40 million members worldwide, uses its position to promote harmonious co-existence between sport and the environment.

In the report “Environmental Commitments” 9 organisations describe its environmental commitments and initiatives.
Find the report and more at http://www.isca-web.org/english/leaders/internationalagendas/environment

The European Youth and Sport Forum 2008 is planned to take place during the French Presidency of the EU in the second half of 2008. The organisational partnership includes national partners, such as the ENGSO member – French Olympic Committee and the ISCA members - UFOLEP, USEP and FFEPGV. The Forum will try to illustrate how the EU white paper on Sport is implement from a Youth and Sport point of view.

To read more about the EYSF2008, click here.

http://www.isca-web.org/english/news/eysf2008

Since more then 7 years ISCA is an active partner in the European Voluntary Service programme of the European Commission. With the 2007 start of the new « Youth in Action » Programme, ISCA became a coordinating organisation in EVS and coordinates now 4 projects in Denmark. In the coming weeks, 7 young volunteers from different countries will join the ISCA projects.

Mihaela from Romania and Marjan from Slovenia will join Bo Busk’s project at the IYLE programme in Ollerup, David from France and Magor from Hungary will join a Sport and environment project at the Anders Bülow’s university department and Karine from France, Antonio from Italy and Saskia from the Netherlands will join the Youth department at the ISCA office.

We wish all the volunteers a warm welcome and successful project phase 2008.

If you want to know more about the EVS programme, please click here.

http://www.isca-web.org/english/youth/evs/europeanvoluntaryservice