Location and general information
Access to Sport - 
Children with disabilities - 
Employability - 
Gender Equality - 
Healthy lifestyle - 
Infrastructure and equipment - 
Personal developmentContext
Young people in Niger, especially in the Niamey, Dosso and Tillabéri regions, face numerous challenges: school dropout, early marriage, social disengagement and limited access to sports facilities. These are exacerbated by poverty, insecurity and restrictive sociocultural norms. For example, football is largely considered a boys’ sport, limiting girls' access to the personal development opportunities it offers.
Project goals
Use football as a tool to empower 90 vulnerable 12 to 18-year-olds.
- Specific goals
- Foster inclusivity and the participants' psychosocial development through regular sports activities
- Develop participants’ leadership skills and independence and encourage them to engage with their community
- Boost participants’ motivation at school and raise awareness among the community of girls' potential and the importance of letting them play sport
Project content
Girls’ football clubs
Two clubs per region (15 girls per club) offering regular training and educational sessions on topics such as:
- Girls’ rights and gender equality
- Sexual and reproductive health
- Female leadership
- Peace and social cohesion
- Preventing violence
- The importance of education
Personal development workshops
One two-day workshop in each region followed by a panel discussion featuring local female sports leaders to inspire participants through lived experiences.
Interregional tournament
One club match per region, followed by a semi-final in Niamey and a final the following day. The aim of the tournament is to promote social cohesion and solidarity between communities.
Academic support
Supporting 90 participants in their studies for the duration of the project by paying their school fees, providing school supplies and offering individual and group tutoring.
Community awareness-raising
A large-scale community forum in each of the three regions and four radio debates per region on the importance of sport for girls, gender equality and social cohesion.
Partners
