Portuguese Federation of Traditional Games/IPDJ

The Portuguese Institute of Sport and Youth (IPDJ, I.P.) is the public body organisation responsible to support the definition, execution, and evaluation of the public policies of sport and youth in Portugal. The main IPDJ, I.P. missions are to promote the generalization of sport participation, support regular physical activity and sport practice, and develop high-performance sports through technical, human, and financial resources. Furthermore, the preservation of ethics in sport is also one of the essential scopes of our organisation.

IPDJ main activities developed:

·         Implementation of integrated and decentralized policies for the areas of sport and youth;

·         Definition, implementation and evaluation of public policy in sport and youth;

·         Promotion and generalization of the physical activity and sport among the Portuguese population;

·         Support regular physical activity and sport practice and develop national high-performance sport through the provision of technical, human and financial resources;

·         Contribute to promote education and preservation of ethics in sport;

·         Support to associations, volunteering and promoting citizenship, leisure activities, non-formal   education, information and the geographic mobility of young people in Portugal and abroad;

·         Revitalize the youth travel, particularly regarding the network of youth hostels and youth card, to increase mobility, with gains in efficiency and economy.