Football as a means for awareness raising on Girls’ rights, HIV/AIDS, SGBV and Gender Equality
- At risk youth
- Behavioral issues
- Child protection
- Girls' development
- Play
- Youth development
- Youth leadership
Example: Walk us through a specific example(s) of how this solution makes a difference; include its primary activities.
Abdul
Sheriff
Community Empowerment and Sustainable Program
, LO
Community Empowerment and Sustainable Program
002316341306
Old road sinkor
, LO
, LO
Yes
• Stake holders’ workshop project activities
• County partner’s workshops for project beneficiaries’ identification
• Training of trainers for county coaches and referees
-establishment of female football teams
• Develop promotional items (IEC Materials for awareness raising during football tournaments)
• Holding football tournaments in two Counties
• Improved participation of girls in football activities
• Increased awareness by girls on HIV/AIDS prevention and response
• Increased role of girls in initiating awareness raising activities on girls rights in community programs
• Increased physical and emotional development for girls
• To Promote social integration, conflict reduction and gender equality
• To build self confidence and reduce trauma
Year1:Access to funds;effective stakeholder participation as a result of mobilization activities,willingness of girls to participate; participatory planning activities with girls and communities
Year2: Continued existence of girls and links maintained with the Ministry of youths and sports and other football organizations
Year 3:continued commitment from trained coaches and links with football groups established in the first year;
1. Cultural beliefs about the role of girls in sporting activities
2.Trained coaches wouldn't want to volunteer for so long
3.geographical and occupational mobility of trained coaches and members of established female football clubs
1001‐10,000
Less than $50
Yes
Idea phase
Yes
Community Empowerment and Sustainable Program, Inc Liberia
More than 5 years
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
The innovation falls within the mandate of one government line Ministry; the Ministry of youths and sports.Maintaining linkages with them will help in adding value to the innovation at community and national level.Collaboration with an NGO like Right to play Liberia will support the promotion of football for girls,one that is being pursued by this project.We hope to have access to additional sporting materials that will promote our activities
To ensure project sustainability and ownership a strong partnership for lobbying and policy orientation will be developed with relevant sector Ministries such as Ministry of education, youth and sports. Other community based structures such as Child rights Clubs, Children’s Parliament and Child Welfare Committees will also be involved in the planning implementation of the project.
The percentage of women infected during heterosexual relations (out of all HIV/AIDS cases among women) is obviously much higher than men out of all HIV/AIDS cases among men. This explains the vulnerability of girls in relation to the spread of the virus. Biological factors related to the fragility of the virginal mucous membrane make easy HIV infection. Besides the virus concentration is much higher in the semen than in the virginal secretions.
Apart from the biological constraints it is well known fact the fifteen years civil war used rape as a weapon of war and about (please do a research and insert numbers) women were raped and possibly infected with HIV/AIDS. The situation around women and girls has not changed. There are daily reports on rape and violence against women in Liberia. As government continues to response to the prevailing situation through measures relating to prosecution of perpetrators, it’s prudent to work with girls who are potential victims of the deadly acts. The Community Empowerment and Sustainable Program Inc,CESP is suggesting this project as a means of empowering girls to better protect themselves against exploitation and also to help them realize their rights and responsibilities towards responsible citizenship.
Football is the world’s most popular sport. It can be used in many ways to help create a better world.
Girls’ football was started in 1997. Many of the girls were doing domestic work and had nothing interesting to do in their free time. Football was an unexpected success. Girls playing football in Liberia was an alien concept. Parents weren't comfortable with the idea and the boys laughed it off thinking that girls couldn’t play at all. But some girls were interested and also saw it as an opportunity to get fit, and the Community Empowerment and Sustainable Program is determined to promote the idea.
Seeing girls in action is a great morale boost for them. More and more girls will want to be involved in football. This project with its integrated approach will teach girls how to be responsible for their own security and safety
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