Project objectives

• Empower girls and women through access to regular basketball practice and leadership spaces.
• Reduce gender inequalities through education and community-wide awareness activities.
• Improve awareness of mental, reproductive and sexual health among youth.
• Strengthen economic autonomy and employability of young women. 

Sport and health component: Basketball for development 

• Daily and weekly basketball sessions for girls, boys and women in rural areas.
• Three-month rural basketball leagues promoting participation and visibility of girls.
• Community basketball events combined with health and gender-awareness campaigns. 

Education and economic empowerment 

• The ‘My Voice, My Power’ programme combining sport with education on sexual health, early pregnancy prevention and gender-based violence.
• Entrepreneurship and basic business training supporting women-led cooperatives.
• Access to mentoring and start-up support for income-generating activities. 

Target beneficiaries

• Direct beneficiaries: approximately 1,850 young girls and women participating in sport, health and education activities.
• Indirect beneficiaries: families, youth, men and boys, and the wider community. 

Scale and expected impact 

• Increased self-confidence and leadership among girls and women.
• Improved knowledge of health services and prevention tools.
• Reduced gender-based discrimination at community level.
• Strengthened social cohesion and well-being.