Gender Equity and Empowerment
Creating space for women and girls in sport, and the leadership that follows from it.
Where girls play, who coaches them, and whether anyone expects them to lead are not separate questions. Sport is one of the clearest places where assumptions about what women and girls do are either reinforced or broken.
Space to play
The first barrier is usually practical rather than attitudinal: no session, no team, no time in the day that works. Creating programmes specifically for women and girls removes the excuse that there was nowhere to go.
Once a session exists and is well run, participation tends to follow faster than people expect.
From playing to leading
Playing is the entry point, not the goal. Young women who captain a side, organise a session or coach younger players build authority that transfers directly into school, work and community life.
Mentorship and skills workshops run alongside, so that the step from participant to leader is supported rather than left to chance.
What this programme does
- Sports programmes created specifically for women and girls
- Leadership opportunities within teams and sessions
- Mentorship from women already in sport and coaching
- Skills development workshops
Our other initiatives
- Health, Physical Activity and NCD PreventionUsing sport and physical activity to promote health and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases.
- Scholarships for Students in NeedScholarships and mentoring so that money is not what decides whether a young person finishes school.
- Education and Life SkillsUsing sport to teach leadership, teamwork, communication and problem solving.
- Social InclusionPlay that is open to everyone, as a practical way to reduce exclusion and discrimination.
- Conflict Prevention and Peace BuildingUsing sport as common ground where communities can meet, talk and resolve differences.