Unified Women’s Football for Health, Mutual Aid and Equity
Supported by Special Olympics Senegal
Established in 1968, Special Olympics is an international organisation that promotes the social inclusion through sport of persons with intellectual disabilities. The main objective of the Senegalese programme is the inclusion of persons belonging to this population group through their self-development and by highlighting their skills and abilities
This project aims to organise a unified football tournament featuring discussion sessions on the benefits of sport and inclusion, on violence against women and on sexual health. It will also set up medical screening to foster beneficiaries’ access to health. The total cost of the project is €22K.
Context
In Senegal, according to a study from Handicap International, people with disabilities face important obstacles to access health and education services or employment. The inclusion of children with disabilities in the educative system is an essential development challenge in Senegal where around 35% of children from 7 to 16 years old have a disability (2013 census). Among them, 66% are not registered in a school programme.
Objectives
- Improve the health and well-being of children, notably young girls with and without intellectual disabilities
- Help them acquire information on health and knowledge on their rights
- Reduce inequalities
- Extend inclusive sports practice
- Educate participants about their health
Activities
- Organisation of a unified football tournament
- Discussion sessions on the benefits of sport and inclusion
- Gynecological and diabetes screening
- Workshops on violence against women, early marriages, early pregnancies and excisions
- Prevention against sexual transmissible infections
Impacts
- 120 children with disabilities will gain knowledge on their rights, notably related to sexuality and early marriage
- Acquirement of means to defend themselves against abuse and physical and sexual violence
- Education about personal hygiene and hygiene rules for a healthy environment
Laureate of the SMHSC programme 2021 edition, led by AFD, FIFA and GIZ.
Photo credit: Special Olympics Senegal
Location
Senegal
Project led by
Special Olympics Senegal
Start date
Date to be defined
Project status
Project already funded
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