what we want to achieve
Our mission is to provide meaningful ways for women and girls to connect and thrive across 2 continents; Europe & The Middle East, using sport and education.
We want to actively participate in changing the status quo in these two areas, and we aim to provide ways to help people participate in that goal too.
europe
We use football and education as powerful tools in creating social inclusion and belonging, as well as highlighting the valuable contribution of women and girls from all cultural and social backgrounds, especially ethnic minorities, refugees, immigrants and migrants.
denmark
WE EMPOWER ETHNIC MINORITY GIRLS & WOMEN USING SPORT BASED ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES THAT ENCOURAGE SOCIAL PARTICIPATION, NETWORKING, FRIENDSHIP BUILDING AND CREATE MORE OPPORTUNITIES.
OUR KEY ACTIVITIES IN DENMARK
We provide Fun sport training camps and festivals where ethnic minorities and local citizens can meet eachother and thereby get the opportunity to build friendships and network.
We provide our mentors, consultants, and network to help new community members with enrolment in the Danish education system, job market, and integration programs.
We support our sport instructors through running, swimming, cycling, Zumba dance, connecting to organisations, clubs, schools and volunteer centers when they want to start activities for women & girls and need volunteer coaches.
Coaching courses for volunteer coaches who are keen to learn and develop their knowledge and skills through the Girl Power methodology with an aim of providing activities for girls and women in their community.
We provide Educational Workshops such as leadership, teambuilding, networking to organisations, teams, clubs, who works with our target groups.
Creating opportunities like trail football camps for minority girls and women where scout teams from local and pro clubs are invited to scout talent.
germany
OUR OBJECTIVE IN GERMANY IS TO HELP AND EMPOWER YOUNG GIRLS WHO ARE IDENTIFIED TO HAVE LEADERSHIP POTENTIAL AND HAVE AN AMBITION TO BECOME FUTURE ROLE MODELS AND COMMUNITY LEADERS.
Girl Power Hamburg is led by a team of immigrant female leaders from a variety of social backgrounds and communities. Targeting the Berlin and Hamburg areas, Girl Power works together with local schools across Hamburg City to provide football and educational workshops in schools.
MIDDLE EAST
We provide the opportunity for women & girls in rural areas with otherwise poor-access, to participate in sport and to connect and thrive through educational initiatives. A big part of our Middle-East program is about educating women & girls on their rights and the positive impact of their active participation in society through educational and sporting activities.
JORDAN, TURKEY & GREECE
OUR OBJECTIVES IN JORDAN, TURKEY AND GREECE ARE TO PROVIDE FUN AND ENGAGING ACTIVITIES AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES FOR REGUGEES IN CITY CENTRES THAT BUILD A CONNECTED CULTURE OF EQUALITY AND VOLUNTEERISM AMONGST YOUTH.
We collaborate together with the organisations who work in refugee centers across Turkey, Jordan & Greece, providing sport & educational activities as part of our 'Girl Power School' initiative across refugee centers and refugee communities.
We believe that using sport as a tool through coaching and education will help and encourage refugees to be more active in their communities and live healthier lives.
Our activities include:
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Leadership and coaching workshops for coaches and volunteers
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Football friendly games
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Fun football activities and festivals for kids
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Zumba dance and fitness workshop for mothers
afghanistan & pakistan
OUR OBJECTIVES IN AFGHANISTAN AND PAKISTAN ARE TO USE THE POWER OF SPORT AND EDUCATION AS A TOOL TO RAISE AWARENESS ABOUT THE SOCIAL ISSUES FACED BY MANY WOMEN AND GIRLS WITHIN SOCIETY.
The primary focus of our Girl Power workshops are centred around the importance of having a healthy lifestyle, and raising the awareness on the side effects of child marriages, from the impact on the life the individual as well as that on society.
In both countries, we work together with local female clubs and schools to support and enhance activities and participation of women across rural areas of the countries where we find fewer social activity opportunities for women and girls, through our Girl Power School initiative, which provides educational workshops, seminars and sport events across communities.