{"id":87,"date":"2016-06-27T18:34:32","date_gmt":"2016-06-27T16:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/?page_id=87"},"modified":"2017-06-03T14:17:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-03T12:17:09","slug":"ipa","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/organisation\/ipa\/","title":{"rendered":"About the IPA"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-87\" data-postid=\"87\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-87 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_fbfq189 tb_first tf_w\">\n                        <div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n                        <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full  tb_gixw001 first\">\n                            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_subrow themify_builder_sub_row tf_w col_align_top tb_col_count_2 tb_zcmq909\">\n                <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-2  tb_goyx059 first\">\n                    <!-- module fancy heading -->\n<div  class=\"module module-fancy-heading tb_oe59001 \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <h1 class=\"fancy-heading tf_textl\">\n    <span class=\"main-head tf_block\">\n                    About            <\/span>\n\n    \n    <span class=\"sub-head tf_block tf_rel\">\n                    The International Police Association            <\/span>\n    <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module fancy heading -->\n        <\/div>\n                    <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column sub_column col3-1  tb_cnfc010 last\">\n                    <!-- module image -->\n<div  class=\"module module-image tb_53et000 image-center   tf_mw\" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div class=\"image-wrap tf_rel tf_mw\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" alt=\"Emblem of the IPA\">    \n        <\/div>\n    <!-- \/image-wrap -->\n    \n        <\/div>\n<!-- \/module image -->        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_7b8x730   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n        <p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">The International Police Association (IPA) is an international <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">independent apolitical body made up of members of police services, whether <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">serving or retired, and without distinction as to rank, sex, race, colour, language <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">or religion.<\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">Through its Esperanto motto of <span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">\\&#8221;Servo per Amikeco\\&#8221; or \\&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\"><span class=\\\"Normal_text\\\">Service through Friendship\u201d<\/span>, the purpose of the IPA is to <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">create bonds of friendship and to promote co-operation <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">amongst its members and other police services.<\/span><\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\"><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">The <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">Aims of the IPA include the development of cultural relations\u00a0<\/span><span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">among its members, a broadening of their general knowledge and an exchange <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">of professional experience.<\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">In addition, it seeks to foster mutual help in the social sphere and to contribute,<\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">within the limits of its possibilities, to the peaceful co-existence of different <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">peoples and to the preservation of world peace.<\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">The IPA offers its members unique opportunities in establishing friendships and <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">co-operation with other members irrespective rank or status outside the ambit of <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">official policing protocol where members share and exchange knowledge and <\/span> <span class=\\\"xr_tl Normal_text\\\">experience on a more personal level.<\/span><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->        <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The International Police Association (IPA) is an international independent apolitical body made up of members of police services, whether serving or retired, and without distinction as to rank, sex, race, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":110,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"ipa_section":[],"class_list":["post-87","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P80lm5-1p","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"builder_content":"<h1>About<br\/>The International Police Association<\/h1>\n<img src=\"http:\/\/ipasafrica.co.za\/main\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/official-ipa-logo.png\" width=\"200\" height=\"196\" alt=\"Emblem of the IPA\">\n<p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The International Police Association (IPA) is an international independent apolitical body made up of members of police services, whether serving or retired, and without distinction as to rank, sex, race, colour, language or religion.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">Through its Esperanto motto of \\\"Servo per Amikeco\\\" or \\\"Service through Friendship\u201d, the purpose of the IPA is to create bonds of friendship and to promote co-operation amongst its members and other police services.<\/p><p style=\\\"text-align: justify;\\\">The Aims of the IPA include the development of cultural relations\u00a0among its members, a broadening of their general knowledge and an exchange of professional experience. In addition, it seeks to foster mutual help in the social sphere and to contribute, within the limits of its possibilities, to the peaceful co-existence of different peoples and to the preservation of world peace. 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