Gender Equality South Africa Project #25781

Empower Girls through Sports and Education

A microproject by Cameron Project Group

Project Report | Oct 24, 2018
Boxgirls spreading the word - be part of it!

By Lisa Opel | Project Assistance

Boxgirls presenting

… The Boxgirls team has been busy in the last months compiling all our experiences and tools together to create the Boxgirls Manual – Life skills and sports for strong girls and safe communities!

This manual gives a first insight into Boxgirls methodologies developed and revised in the practical implementation of our award-winning programmes internationally. It is directed at practitioners interested in including girls’ empowerment sessions within existing offerings, or for those who want to establish a new initiative to empower girls within their communities. The sessions are designed to foster the self-confidence, stress relief, violence negotiation skills and healthy relationships of girls from nine to thirteen, but can also be adapted for other age groups.

Check it out on our newly designed website and download your Boxgirls manual to start an initative to empower girls in your community!

www.boxgirls.org

Thanks to your support Boxgirls South Africa has impacted the lives of 110 girls in the last months!

Holidays with Boxgirls

“I like that I can come to Boxgirls in my holidays. It is really fun and we learn a lot of things. I liked the treasure hunt the most and to be with my friends.” – Anelisiswe – 12 years

In this year’s winter holidays in South Africa in July we started our next Boxgirls Holiday Club for one week in Khayelitsha Harare with 50 girls. At the holiday Club the girls have the chance to participate in a program combining sports, stress relief and discussions around self-confidence, identity and setting the own borders.

It was a great week of learning and fun!

Representing Boxgirls on a panel discussion and in the community

Our Head Coach Thembisa Ngamlana was representing Boxgirls South Africa’s work on the panel discussion of the women’s event hosted by Laureus Sport for Good Foundations South Africa. These events are a great opportunity for us to represent the needs of the girls in Khayelitsha, their dreams and how life skill and sports can make a change in girls life’s.

Our Boxgirls organized two events at their schools to promote for strong girls and safe communities. We invited parents and teachers to join them and learn from our Boxgirls how to stand up for yourself and what it means to fight against violence against children and women.

Coming up…

This week we start the last school term with our Boxgirls, which means it is exam time and we will focus on learning methods and revising Maths and English. Learning in a group is more fun and to motivate eachother for the exams gives the right spirit to reach out for good grades on years end.

From the 26^th of November until the 7^th of December we start our two week Holiday Club for 100 girls in Khayelitsha.

Boxgirls Coach Thembisa at panel discussion

Boxgirls group ready for their event

Links:

Download link to the Boxgirls manual

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May 12, 2017
Boxgirls: A driver for social change

By Oliver Bock | Project Assistant

Girls from Luleka Primary School

Poverty and gender-based violence in South Africa’s townships
In the Khayelitsha township, the population’s majority lives in informal dwellings, many have no access to basic needs such as water or sanitation. In connection with poverty there are high rates of crime, violence and substance abuse. One of the major problems in the community is the lack of socio-cultural and economic opportunities – in particular for girls and young women.

Many girls living in the area are faced with gender-based violence on a daily basis. Furthermore, they are denied the personal, social and educational development they require to lead change in their communities and achieve sustainable development through which girls and young women can reach their full potential.

Empowering girls to become leaders for social change
The Boxgirls project seeks to build safe communities through the empowerment of young women and girls and the engagement of the men and boys around them. Boxgirls recognizes that gender-based violence and violence in schools are major barriers to education for many girls around the world. Boxgirls supports girls and young women in developing life skills, learning self-defence and de-escalation strategies and becoming leaders in their schools and communities. Meanwhile, we are cooperating with 19 primary schools and directly impact the lives of 850 girls in Khayelitsha.

Thanks to your ongoing support we could carry out community events within the scope of this micro-project in order to point out the importance of ending gender-based violence and providing safe spaces and education for girls and young women in South Africa. More information regarding the Boxgirls project you could find under https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/boxgirls-international-start/

Best wishes and lots of thanks,

Your Boxgirls Team

Boxgirls at the school campus

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