Boxgirls organizes boxing and self-defense training for 160 adolescent girls and young women from disadvantaged backgrounds in the slums of Nairobi.
Boxgirls train as a team to face individual challenges alone. The skills they learn in the ring bring them further in their schooling, family and career. Boxgirls International links innovative projects around the world using boxing as a catalyst for social change for women and girls. A program partner of Women Win, Boxgirls currently operates programs in Germany, Kenya and South Africa.
Boxgirls organizes boxing and self-defense training for 160 adolescent girls and young women from disadvantaged backgrounds in the slums of Nairobi. Boxgirls also builds girls' knowledge and skills on reproductive health, as well as address gender-based violence and economic empowerment.