In honour of #WorldChildrensDay on Sunday, 20 November 2022, UNICEF have delivered supplies to ensure that young girls living in difficult circumstances are given a chance to enjoy sport.
Since 2021, UNICEF has delivered more than 200 000 footballs to 57 countries.
Most of the balls are delivered as part of recreation kits that contain 26 items for individual and team sports, allowing up to 90 children aged 7-18 to play simultaneously.
See below how sport impacts the lives of the girl-child as presented by UNICEF:
Defeating the odds:
India – Nisha Rawat, 15-years-old
In her village, where child marriage persists despite being outlawed, Nisha braved all odds to study and play football and has become an inspiration for many boys and girls. With UNICEF’s support, a local girls’ soccer initiative is focusing on gender inequality and giving teenage girls confidence to fight for their rights.
UNICEF works to end child marriage by addressing it through the entire lifecycle of a child and through the negative social norms that drive the high prevalence of child marriage in India.
Girl to girl marking:
Ghana – To celebrate World Children’s Day in Ghana, UNICEF hosted the football event for schoolchildren who are deafblind. Four schools from the northern and southern regions of Ghana competed in the two-day event.
UNICEF Ghana supports the school with the delivery of first aid kits and school supplies.
Making a comeback:
Ukraine – The sports activity is organized by psychological support group PORUCH, a joint project run by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine to provide mental health support for children and their parents whose lives have been devastated by the war in Ukraine.
UNICEF also partnered with the International Cricket Council to empower the youth of South Africa through cricket. This initiative, which was supported by Momentum Proteas’ Suné Luus, gave hope to many of the young girl-children that they could make their dreams of playing sport a reality.
Click here to check out a post by young cricketer Payton Coppin
Photo 1 Caption: 15-year-old Nisha Rawat from India braved all odds to study and play football and has become an inspiration for many boys and girls. Photo: UNICEF
Article Source: unicef.org
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