About Us
We are Africa Zone V Regional Anti-Doping Organization
Regional Anti-Doping Organizations (RADOs) are established by a group of countries to coordinate, manage and implement doping –free sport programs in a specific region. Member countries pool financial resources and expertise to implement quality anti-doping programs that comply with the World Anti-Doping Code.
The African Zone V Regional Anti-Doping Organization (RADO) was established in July 2005 with the assistance of the World Anti- Doping Agency (WADA) and support of the Commonwealth Secretariat. It was pioneered by National Olympic Committees and Government representatives from Egypt, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Kenya, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It was domiciled and functioned under the National Olympic Committee of Kenya. Later Rwanda, Burundi Somalia and Sierra Leone later joined the RADO to make the membership eleven 11 countries.
Provide leadership and foster doping free sport in Africa ZONE V
To promote and co-ordinate the fight against doping in sport in all its forms in Africa ZONE V
Core Values
- We are impartial, objective, equitable and balanced
- We avoid improper influences or conflicts of interest that would undermine our independent and unbiased judgement
- We will conduct our activities in accordance with principles of transparency and accountability
- We will benchmark off and apply best practice standards to all our activities
- We will conduct our activities in accordance with the highest standards of ethical behaviour
- We will develop policies, procedures and practices that reflect justice, equity and integrity
- We will adopt a professional approach when conducting business for and on behalf of the RADO
- We will develop innovative and practical solutions to assist all countries and sporting organisations in Africa Zone V to implement effective anti-doping programs
We believe that the human dimensions are essential to keep sports fair. Athletes start clean and we should aim to help them stay like that through all their career.
Our Member Countries
We have 13 member countries
Services
Africa Zone V RADO assist member countries implement Code Compliant programs through:
- Providing Anti-Doping Rules for members to sign on to.
- Testing (Risk Analysis, Test Distribution Planning, Sample collection, ADAMS Management)
- Results Management
- Appeals
- Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUEs)
- Anti-Doping Education and Outreach Programs
