African Council

The WRF African Council was founded for the administration, development and furtherance of rafting competition in African continent. The aim of the Council is the spreading of rafting sport throughout Africa, supporting closer co-operation among the African National Federations; in particular to coordinate the African of Events and to establish African Championships, to promote technical exchanges among the Member Federations including the organisation of International Seminars for coaches, to coordinate the actions of mass-media and sponsors; to promote rafting touring and help to protect the nature and environment; to maintain existing levels of access to rivers, lakes and waterways etc. and wherever possible to increase access to the above; to influence from the rafting standpoint any alterations to rivers, lakes and waterways e.g. weir constructions dams etc., to influence the setting of standards for safety in the sport of rafting and to implement the WRF Training Programme for River Guide & Coach.