Pass-SPORT
Project supported by Sages Femmes Sans Frontières
SFSF is an NGO founded in 2009 that advocates for change in North-South aid. SFSF works in a multi-actor network and co-constructs sustainable voluntary actions aiming to improve the global health of populations through a gender and sustainable development approach.
The Pass-SPORT project aims to contribute to the emancipation of girls and to promote gender equality through the practice of sports in a suitable environment. The cost of the project is €67,622.
Context
The Covid-19 has disrupted the local economic fabric, human relations and reinforced gender inequalities. A one-month field diagnosis carried out by SFSF in 2021 established that 75% of young people aged 16-25 are unemployed. According to the same study, 60% of girls aged between 13 and 24 have had unwanted pregnancies, exposing them to maternal mortality, school drop-out and socio-economic insecurity.
Relying on the awareness-raising power of sport, SFSF uses physical activity as a means to fight against unwanted pregnancies. This project is therefore part of a context of awareness-raising and prevention of mortality among young girls and children in Benin.
Goals
- Contribute to the emancipation of girls and promote gender equality through sport
- Promote health, sport and North-South partnership
- Promote physical, psychological and social development through sport
- Encourage behavioral change against forced marriages and against the deschooling of girls.
- Encourage debate and interaction between men and women.
Activities
- Building and developing a multi-sports field for football, basketball, volleyball and handball.
- Develop a health and wellness trail.
- Building a sports
- Provide drinking water for the users of the Pass-SPORT area.
- Light the Pass-SPORT area for night use.
- Local recruitment of the sports management team.
- Recruitment of female and male coaches
- Creation and editing of the sports leader’s manual
Impacts
- 420 children will benefit from the Pass-SPORT project
- 100 girls and boys will be equipped to develop their self-confidence and resilience
- 20 sports supervisors, including 10 women, will be trained
- A future sportswoman will have the opportunity to join a recognised sports club
- Children will have better mental and physical health
- The children will be socially fulfilled
Photo credit: Sages-Femmes sans frontières
Location
Benin
Project led by
Sages-Femmes Sans Frontières (SFSF)
Start date
Date to be defined
Project status
Project already funded
Sustainable development goals
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