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Strengthening partnershipsContext
A significant challenge facing football in Poland is gender inequality, notably in terms of access and representation. In 2022, only 6.7% of the country’s 443,525 football players were women and only two of the 12 top-division women's football teams had a female manager. Children learn from an early age that football is only for boys, a stereotype which can be tackled at school.
Project goals
Breaking down stereotypes takes hard work and time. Our experience has shown that schools are a great place to tackle this problem, and teachers, children and parents can all play a part. Over the last three years, we have seen football3 change people’s outlooks. The project encourages girls to get involved in football and boys to support them, while at the same time showing teachers the potential benefits of incorporating football3 into their daily work.
- Promote equal access to football for girls and boys
- Raise awareness of football3 and its use in promoting inclusivity in sports for 7 to 9-year-olds
- Strengthen cooperation with the Polish Football Association to encourage more girls and women to get involved in football3
Project content
- Run 16 in-person certified football3 training sessions in all 16 regions of Poland
- Deliver at least 500 football3 lessons to over 4,500 children over the 2025/26 school year
- Organise 16 football3 changemakers tournaments across the country and a final gala to promote equal access to football for everyone
- Research and assess the project’s impact
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