New BFPNG Constitution promotes gender quality

The Basketball Federation of Papua New Guinea (BFPNG) has successfully adopted a new Constitution, which looks to gender empowerment and opportunity.

This follows BFPNG’s Annual General Meeting held in Port Moresby last Saturday.

Under the new Constitution, BFPNG will set a benchmark with members to appoint two athlete representatives, one male and one female, for each of the nation’s four regions.

BFPNG President, Nick Daroa, said the newly-adopted constitution will also see 30 percent of BFPNG executives being female.

He said at the Federation’s 2016 AGM held last November, BFPNG members voted in three female executives, representing 75 percent of the Board overall, reflecting the positive attitude towards gender empowerment and opportunity.

“We are very proud to be a leading national federation that encourages gender equality.

“We’ve been promoting our theme of ‘changing the game’ and this Constitution is certainly another step forward for us to showcase that,” said Daroa.

Author: 
Troy Taule