FUNDING
Support for all
The WKSF is an international kettlebell sport federation with a dip responsabilities to create the strategy to support all our members, all our community and all our involvement. During all our past, the WKSF have been supporting many members, as following the IOC Guidelines and going forward creating many activities non-profit to support specific situations as the refugees from conflict areas.
Kettlebell Sport For All, must be a way to support those without financial structure to participate and grow on Kettlebell Sport and also those that bring a new light to our lives in each competition. As the WKSF include Children, Youth and Disable in all our competitions, it was developed the strategy to support some on this categories.
Athletes
What can WKSF do?
Into a project “Sport For All”, the WKSF with responsabilities into our community is prepared to share also some responsabilities with our members. Some of the questions that brings to WKSF an internal reflextions, are:
- Who can WKSF help and support?
- Why support?
- What can WKSF do?
- How can WKSF help?
- What is possible to do involving all our community?
- What components are needed to develop a financing project?
- Do we have resources enough?
WHO CAN WKSF HELP?
Young athletes and Disabled athletes are the WKSF priority.
WHY TO SUPPORT?
In many countries doesn´t exist any support, The WKSF believes that, if the Young athletes are the future of our society, our sport and the seeds to plant a better World, the Disable community doesn´t have resources to support many of athletes that are an example of strength, resilience and of life. Developer, promote, help and take care of this two categories of athletes are not the guaranty of an educational and pedagogical example to our young athletes believe in the future but also a way to bring all society to an active life.
WHAT CAN WKSF DO?
Create iniciatives with all community to get a monetary fund to help this to categories of athetes. WKSF is prepared to create a special fund (percentual) by some of WKSF regular incomes and also create online iniciatives involving all community.
HOW CAN WKSF HELP?
The WKSF will support this athletes categories, that arrive to international events, as the World Championship and Continental Championships, with some possible free entries, or free accommodations or even free travel. The WKSF is committed to find, during next times, the possible way to help supporting some of the costs to arrive to the principal stages of Kettlebell Sport.
WHAT IS POSSIBLE TO DO INVOLVING ALL OUR COMMUNITY?
The WKSF will prepare and propose to all our members and commissions to work together to be involved on it. Schools, Disable Associations can be contacted to offer free Kettlebell demos, workshops and bring new young athletes to the sport life as present to all disabled community the possibility to be healthy lifting kettlebells. Also, bring all our members and community to participate on WKSF online events are the best way to help funding the project Sport For All.
WHAT COMPONENTS ARE NEEDED TO DEVELOP A FINANCING PROJECT?
Online Kettlebell Challenges are the best way to get some funds. With symbolic registration all community can help to fund this project. Also, any sponsor are welcome and a great help in this cause!
DO WE HAVE THE RESOURCES ENOUGH?
WKSF believes that any step is welcome. Without expecting any mensurable results or goals, we believe that helping just 1 person is already a great first step.