To find out more about women's empowerment projects simply follow the links below.
From the streetfootballworld network
Success stories
AMANDLA EduFootball's website offers a look at some of the success stories of its Girls' Fair Play League.
'Through life with a ball'
streetfootballworld network member KICKFAIR has created a media package called 'Through life with a ball' that tells the stories of women in a number of different countries and includes a DVD with interviews, a poster, and an in-depth look at topics such as integration, culture, equality and a woman's potential to changer her situation.
Find out how to access the media package
'Letting Girls Play: The Mathare Youth Sports Association's Football Program For Girls'
A fascinating insight into the work of streetfootballworld network member MYSA, in a report sponsored by the Population Council.
Read the document
'Playing by their rules: coastal teenage girls in Kenya on life, love and football'
A moving book by Sarah Forde, founder of Moving the Goalposts, on the lives of girls in Kilifi.
Find out how to get the book
Audio report on Moving the Goalposts
Emily Wong of World Vision ran a story on Moving the Goalposts; you can listen to it on the Women Win website.
'Unveiling the inner beauty through sport'
A look into the lives of girls in Kenya and how sport can unveil inner beauty in this report by Vijana Amani Pamoja.
Read the report
From streetfootballworld
Women's Day special
A special online feature created by streetfootballworld to celebrate International Women's Day.
Find out more
It's a woman's world: streetfootballworld press kit
Find out about some of the activities scheduled to
celebrate women in football and read the stories of young women from
around the globe in streetfootballworld's press kit.
Read more
Other sources
'Empowering Girls and Women through Sport and Physical Activity'
A great report by Women Win on the effect of sport and physical activity programmes on the lives of girls and women around the world and how the programmes were developed.
Read the report
Short film on Ladies Turn in Senegal
Helene Harder has produced a documentary about Ladies Turn, an organisation that brings football to women in Senegal. The full film will be released in 2011, but you can already view a short preview.
'Voices from the margins?: Women at the footy'
An interesting academic article that looks at women in Australia, who
watch Australian football in similar numbers to men, and what this means
for space, time and gender.
Read the article
