WSA welcome Central South Active Partnership as Associate Member
The Welsh Sports Association (WSA) is delighted to welcome the Central South Active Partnership (CSAP) to the membership base as an Associate Member.
The CSAP is one of four currently existing regional partnerships set up by Sport Wales to provide strategic leadership, planning and commissioning for sport and physical activity within their areas.
Covering Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, Cardiff, Rhondda Cynon Taff and the Vale of Glamorgan, the CSAP joins the West Wales Sports Partnership, the Mid Wales Sports Partnership, and Actif North Wales as the fourth of these regional entities to join the WSA membership base.
The organisation strives to bring together key stakeholders across Central South who understand the importance and have a focus on delivering the benefits of sport and physical activity.
The CSAP has four key strategic objectives:
Create Active Societies- Social Norms and Attitudes
- Create a paradigm shift in all of society by enhancing knowledge and understanding of, and appreciation for, the multiple benefits of regular sport and physical activity, according to ability and at all ages
Create Active Environments- Spaces and Places
- Create and maintain environments that promote and safeguard the rights of all people, of all ages, to have equitable access to safe places and spaces, in their cities and communities, in which to engage in regular sport and physical activity, according to ability.
Create Active People- Programmes and Opportunities
- Create and promote access to opportunities and programmes, across multiple settings, to help people of all ages and abilities to engage in regular sport and physical activity as individuals, families and communities.
Create Active Systems- Governance and Policy Enablers
- Create and strengthen leadership, governance, multisectoral partnerships, workforce, advocacy, research and information systems across sectors to achieve excellence in resource mobilization and implementation of coordinated international, national and subnational action.
Commenting on the organisation’s membership of the WSA, CSAP Chair, Leigh Robinson stated:
“We are delighted to join the WSA and look forward to being part of one the biggest sporting network in Wales.”
WSA CEO, Andrew Howard, added:
“We’re thrilled to welcome another of Wales’ regional sports partnerships to the membership base.
“Purposefully set up to maximise the benefits and successful delivery of sport and physical activity at regional and local level across Welsh communities, these are crucial organisations within the sector.
“We’re delighted to be able to support all four of the currently existing sport partnerships, and are excited to welcome the CSAP to the membership base.”
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