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"Girl Power" is a youth development sports initiative targeting young underprivileged girls ages 10-14. Its mission is to empower young girls, impact their lives and develop their characters by creating a safe, supervised social space where they can acquire life and social skills, make friends and have fun through playing sport.
The main issues that the project is addressing are the social isolation of girls, gender inequality and the lack of female role models. The project aims to overcome the social, economic and cultural barriers of girls’ participation in sports in under served communities which in return will help overcome these social issues.
Girl power will use sport as a force for gender equality and empowerment by providing sport participation opportunities for underprivileged girls and claiming special, safe spaces for them in youth centers. It will also train female coaches who will act as mentors and role models to the girls.
Through the life skills through sport curriculum the girls will acquire necessary skills that will help them stand up to the challenges they are facing in their communities and will encourage them to lead.