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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> WUNRN_LISTSERVE-owner@lists.wunrn.com [mailto:WUNRN_LISTSERVE-owner@lists.wunrn.com]
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<b>Subject:</b> [WUNRN] Women Win - Empowering Girls Through Sport<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:14.0pt">WOMEN WIN – EMPOWERING GIRLS THROUGH SPORT<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges">http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">We know that sport is empowering, particularly for girls, and challenge gender norms. Sport participation offers girls an opportunity to build
their self-esteem, courage and self-efficacy. It is a place where they can take up leadership positions and through sport programs girls' belief in their own ability increases. This translates into everyday life – it encourages them to take initiative, raise
their voices and attempt things they never assumed were possible. When community members see girls achieve in sport, they often recognize their potential to achieve in other domains. Lastly, sport is a powerful tool and platform to strengthen social ties,
networks, engage the community and promote positive messages. In short, wins on the field translate into wins off the field – One Win Leads to Another</span><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222;background:white">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111">Understanding And Overcoming Challenges<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Around the world, girls and women face unique challenges to participating in sport. These challenges are personal, practical, economic,
political and cultural. In Pakistan, the lack of private space where girls can compete without being seen by men is an obstacle. In Zimbabwe, girls are expected to dance, while football is reserved for men.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.25in"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">In order to create a successful sport programme for girls, leaders must first be aware of the challenges. Understanding potential obstacles
leads to the development of positive, sustainable strategies. The most important step to understanding the obstacles girls in a specific region face is to go out in the community and ask parents and leaders their thoughts on girls playing sport. Below are
the challenges faced by Women Win partner organisations and suggestions for how to design a programme that overcomes them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/appropriate-sport-apparel"><span style="color:#0066CC">Appropriate
Sport Apparel</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Many societies impose constraints on what is considered appropriate attire for girls. In tradition-bound and religious societies, expectations often include modest
dress, often...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/fields-and-facilities"><span style="color:#0066CC">Fields
and Facilities</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">In economically disadvantaged communities, especially in urban areas, there is a lack of sufficient spaces to engage in sport. Compounding the issue of limited resources
is the...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/economic-constraint"><span style="color:#0066CC">Economic
Constraint</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Girls from economically disadvantaged backgrounds can find the costs associated with equipment, transportation and competition unrealistic for their families. Additionally,...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/scheduling"><span style="color:#0066CC">Scheduling</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Girls, especially those living in poverty, are often responsible for assisting in caretaking at home, including watching children, doing chores, cooking and cleaning1.
In addition...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/personal-safety"><span style="color:#0066CC">Personal
Safety</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">There are few girls who have never feared for their own safety. Across the globe, in urban and rural environments, girls walk home from school with the risk of being
robbed, raped...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/female-role-models"><span style="color:#0066CC">Female
Role Models</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">If a girl has never seen women participating in sport, it will be virtually impossible for her to imagine playing herself. Similarly, if she sees a woman training
to be a doctor,...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/gaining-government-support"><span style="color:#0066CC">Gaining
Government Support</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Sport is a government-sponsored and regulated institution at local, provincial and national levels in many countries. In some places, sport exists almost solely
within the context...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/media-coverage"><span style="color:#0066CC">Media
Coverage</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">The media plays a pivotal role in showing, or hiding, the images of strong, healthy women athletes who can serve as role models for younger girls. Girls derive their
sense of self...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/religion"><span style="color:#0066CC">Religion</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Sometimes religion is used by conservative societies and institutions to prevent females from participating in sport. These religious groups within society misinterpret
or use...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/prejudices-and-misconceptions"><span style="color:#0066CC">Prejudices
And Misconceptions</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">Many cultures consider sport to be a male domain.1 Despite the increase of women athletes at all levels, from grassroots activities to the Olympic Games, girls are
often barred...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:18.7pt"><b><span style="font-size:14.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#111111"><a href="http://guides.womenwin.org/ig/programme-design/understanding-and-overcoming-challenges/body-image"><span style="color:#0066CC">Body
Image</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#222222">A girl’s perception of her own body and her relationship with her body image can influence if she feels confident or comfortable enough to play sport. In many societies,
beauty is...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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