Netball
In the 1980s, Sape founded the Lae-based netball club DSA Sisters. The club got its name because most of the players were sisters. Sape represented her country in theSports administration
Sape went on to become president of the Papua New Guinea Netball Federation in 1999, a role she would continue to hold until 2001. She was also part of an initiative to encourage girls in more rural parts of the country to get involved in the sport, working on a project towards this goal in 2013. At the time, she commented that if the government can spend money on developing rugby union for men, they can spend money on developing netball for women. These sort of comments were ones she had made repeatedly, including to the media the night before the 2012 PNG Netball Federation's Annual Fundraising Ball. In 2000, PNGSF and NOC created the Women in Sports Commission following the 2000 International Women in Sports Conference. Sape, who was the President of the PNG Netball Federation at the time, was selected as a committee member. Sape continued to support women becoming involved in sports administration, serving as part of the 2016 Women in Sports Leadership in Port Moseby.Business
Sape was initially trained as a teacher before moving into business advising for women. She mentored women to start up and manage small businesses and later started Women in Business in 2005 as a network to support and connect women entrepreneurs in Papua New Guinea. The group began with a small number of women totalling around 50 and grew to have more than 15,000 by 2015, and 20,000 members by 2017. She served as the organization's President and Executive Director. Sape believed that events like the Pacific Games were an opportunity for women entrepreneurs to provide an international platform for their goods and services. When her country hosted the Games, she was involved in encouraging many women to set up stands to sell their goods at. She also encouraged women to take control of their own resources to form their own business, giving specific encouragement to women in rural areas. Sape also founded aPolitics and activism
Sape was well known in her country for her activism related to women's empowerment. Sape was an unsuccessful candidate in four national elections, including the election of July 2017 where she ran for the North-West seat in the Port Moresby general elections. She had previously run for the same seat in 2002, coming in fifth in a 32 deep field. In 2006, she ran for governor of Port Moseby, coming in second. She ran for the same seat in the 2012 elections, finishing third. In 2012, she participated in the PNG Practice Parliament for Women. This was part of her efforts to prepare women to run for Parliament as the country has few women who run, and even fewer who win seats. The Practice Parliament was covered on national radio. Serving on the National Capital District Commission Board, she represented the interests of women and girls. In 2014, she served as the NCDC's commissioner.Background
Sape was born and raised inAwards
In 2015, Sape was named byReferences
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