Empowering Women and GirlsThrough Sport

- Kalyani Subramanyam

Skill Development + Netball = Empowerment of Girls

Multi Partner Project

Diversity and inclusion

Women empowerment

Community Investment

Standard Chartered Bank

Prevention of HIV in vulnerable groups

Work with marginalized communities

Building Capacities of

organizations

Naz Foundation(I) Trust

Development and promotion of sport

Project to showcase value of Netball in social development

International Federation of Netball Associations

Location and Impact

2006 - Pilot – 70 girls2008 - 4 sites – 211 girls2009 - 6 sites – 400 girls

Mumbai

New Delhi

2008 - 3 sites – 165 girls2009 - 4 sites – 400 girls

ChennaiLaunch in November 2009

Implementation Strategies of Curriculum

Bi modular – 10 months

Netball

Participatory and interactive sessions

Netball Sessions

Back

Training Curriculum

• Be Yourself

• Be Healthy

• Be Empowered

• Be Money Savvy

Impact/Outcomes

• Personal Empowerment

• Social Empowerment

• Financial Empowerment

Programme Implementation Strategies

• Accessing community through community based organisations

• Not an independent community development initiative

• Building on existing programs

• Choice of sport

• Community mobilization and buy in

A participants Mother participating in a lemon n spoon race at the event says:

“I have never participated in a sport before! Do you think I will be able to make it to the end without dropping the lemon?”

Way Forward

• Participants from who have completed the modules are selected to become Goal Champions

• Training partner NGO to take on Programme

• Delivery in Additional sites

• Roll out in Chennai

Scalability and Sustainability

Challenges

Challenges

• Lack of access to sport facilities

• Community and family support

• Social constraints

• Resources

Thank you

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