Bokaro India’s First global Active City

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Bokaro Steel City has been honored with ‘Global Active City’ (GAC) standard
It has become the first city in India and second in Asia to get this place

The certification of a ‘Global Active city’ is given by ‘’The Active Well-being Initiative’’
The initiative was founded by

Evaleo, a sustainable health association, and
TAFISA, The Association For International Sport for All, with the support of the IOC
EVALEO is a non-profit association whose goal is the development and active promotion of sustainable health for all

The GAC recognises the effort cities make to offer residents the opportunities to improve their physical well-being
The GAC label is awarded to cities having implemented a Physical Activity and Sport for All management system, improving governance and efficiency
The Active Well-being Initiative (AWI) helps cities and organisations to improve the lives of their citizens through the promotion of physical activity, sport and well-being for all
In a world which is facing increasing health problems, the AWI model advocates for more sustainable urban living and calls for new forms of governance.
It provides a suite of standards, tools and services

Bokaro Steel City is now connected to the Global Active City (GAC) network
This nucleus project (through the IOC) is an attempt to give a new direction to the society by connecting Bokaro city under the Olympics in action so that residents of Bokaro district can be prepared in different areas through a healthy and functional environment.