Throughout the ages, in countries across the globe, women have struggled and fought in pursuit of gender equality. Having a voice in government and living free of lifelong enslavement by another person were once pipe dreams for the women of the world, and are still a distant desire in many nations.

The World Paddle Sport Foundation [WPSF] is distinctly aware that improving the vitality of life is essential to enhance and alleviate the human condition through canoeing and kayaking. WPSF is committed to changing lives through empowering individuals to suspend and transcend the gravity of their circumstances and partake in the fun, excitement, delight and brightness that life has to offer through canoeing and kayaking.

It is the World Paddle Sport Foundation’s commitment to individually touch and infect the lives of women and children, with vibrancy of life, and sharing the passion, creativity, and talent of its volunteers, and a desire to live what you love through inspirational, innovative and personalized canoe and kayak instruction targeting five specific goals:

1. Provide opportunities to realize and reach real life goals through paddle sport
2. Provide a chance to find passion, and maintain passion, through paddle sport and find ways to associate them in daily life.
3. Become confident, well-rounded adults and leaders in society when they return to their home.
4. Allow each person to proudly represent their National, Social and Political culture in a sporting environment in which is intended as a peaceful movement.
5. Allow women to find an equal spot in today’s difficult economic world and achieve gender equity in sport and life.