Girls Empowerment: Together Through Football
This year-long programme empowers refugees and local girls (aged 12–17) in Cyprus through foodball, leadership workshops and psychosocial support. It builds resilience, confidence and inclusion while fostering intercultural understanding. Digital guide will scale the model across Europe, ensuring lasting impact.
Girls Empowerment: Together Through Football
As a result of a program:
• 100 refugee girls engaged in football training,
• 1 000 girls reached via online leadership workshops,
• 100 girls receive psychological support (10 group sessions),
• 2 community events with 300+ participants,
• 1 digital guide distributed to all Cypriot municipalities.
Geography: Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos, Limassol
To respond to the growing number of refugee adolescent girls in Cyprus, the program aims to engage more than 50 000 girls across Cyprus. This scale-up addresses integration gaps (UNHCR, 2024) and maximizes impact by increasing football sessions to 3/week, expanding psychosocial support and doubling community events. It strengthens resilience, intercultural ties and scalability.
Girls Empowerment: Together Through Football is a project of GOAL STI ZOI, in association with KBF and GDA Sports, and funded by the UEFA Foundation for Children
As a result of a program:
• 100 refugee girls engaged in football training,
• 1 000 girls reached via online leadership workshops,
• 100 girls receive psychological support (10 group sessions),
• 2 community events with 300+ participants,
• 1 digital guide distributed to all Cypriot municipalities.
Geography: Nicosia, Larnaca, Paphos, Limassol
Project activities
Football Training & Team Building
Engage 100 refugee girls (12–17) across Cyprus in regular football activities.
Leadership & Communication Workshops
Reach 1 000 girls online with 12 interactive modules over 12 months.
Psychological Support
Deliver 10 group sessions (10 per group) to foster peer support and trauma processing.
Community Integration Events
Host 2 large-scale events, engaging 300+ participants (girls, families, local community).
Digital Toolkit / Online Guide
A 30+ page trilingual guide (EN/UK/GR), disseminated to all municipalities across Cyprus – impacting an estimated 50 000 adolescent girls (12–17).
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