Advancing the playing field that empowers
adolescent girls and
young women
through sport & play
We support girls and their communities
Since 2007, and thanks to our implementing partners, our grassroots programmes have impacted the lives of over 4.7 million adolescent girls and young women in over 130 geographies. Through sports and play, we champion them in building leadership skills and becoming better equipped to exercise their rights. We focus our work on three areas that are key to advancing girls’ rights globally:
- Gender-based violence
- Sexual and reproductive health and rights
- Economic empowerment
GRLS is built upon strong values
Our values guide our goals and decisions. This set of guiding principles and fundamental beliefs help us to work together as a team and towards a common goal:
- Girls are our purpose
- Sport is our power
- Innovation is our edge
- Collaboration is our strength
- Change is our promise
Playing as a team,
we are unstoppable
Solving gender inequity is no small feat. We understand that to rise to a big challenge you need a big team. Our intra- and cross-sector collaborations with a wide variety of grassroots women’s organisations, corporations, development organisations, sports bodies, and government agencies are essential to achieving the GRLS mission.
Since 2007, and thanks to our implementing partners, our grassroots programs have impacted the lives of over 4.7 million adolescent girls and young women in over 130 geographies. GRLS currently supports initiatives in Asia-Pacific, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and South America.
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