Feminist Football Club "La Nuestra"

Dear Supporter,

Thank you for standing up with La Nuestra Fútbol Feminista in 2025.

Activities done in the last three months

La Nuestra resumed its biweekly training sessions in March 2025, as planned after the summer break. Activities continue across three fields with around 150 players.

In late April, La Nuestra hosted a three-day regional gathering with GOLEES (Costa Rica) and Lésbica Futurista (Uruguay), bringing together players, coaches, and leaders to exchange experiences and strengthen their shared practice.

In late May, the documentary Un juego propio premiered at a local cinema, followed by a public conversation with its protagonists and directors. The film showcases La Nuestra’s story and its work to advance feminist football through the voices of Luciana, Juliana, and Lorena – three women football players, coaches, and feminist leaders.

As always, La Nuestra continued mobilising for the rights of girls, women, and LGBTQI+ communities — including taking to the streets during key dates such as 8M and 3J, especially now in the face of ongoing rollbacks on rights in Argentina.

Upcoming activities in the next three months

La Nuestra will continue to hold biweekly training sessions with 150 players across three fields in the community, creating an accessible space for women, girls, and LGBTQIA+ participants, including those with caregiving responsibilities. We will also remain active in the Liffeba neighbourhood league, continuing our long-standing engagement in community-based football.

In the coming months, La Nuestra and the Coordinadora de Fútbol Feminista sin Fronteras are planning to participate in the 38th Plurinational Women’s Gathering in Corrientes. As we do every year, we will take our football pitch and join dialogues and actions alongside feminist movements from across the country and region.

The Theory of Transformation developed through the Hagamos La Nuestra LATAM Football Learning Community has now been finalised and is in the design phase. It will soon be shared with players, allies, and community members to gather feedback, reflect on lived experiences, and deepen collective thinking around feminist football and governance.

Tangible challenges that can be overcome with financial support

La Nuestra is committed to defending the right to play and live free from violence for women, girls, adolescents, and LGBTQI+ people. Through safe, inclusive, and high-quality football training, we foster both technical skills and leadership, while making visible the presence and power of women and LGBTQI+ people as role models in sport.

Our work goes beyond the pitch. We take a comprehensive approach that includes menstrual and mental health support, access to justice, and community building, aiming to respond to the complex realities our participants face. These spaces empower individuals, strengthen bonds, and amplify voices often left out of mainstream narratives.

In a context where gender justice efforts are under threat and grassroots groups face ongoing funding gaps, this support is vital. It enables us to deepen partnerships and continue breaking down structural barriers that hinder the full exercise of rights for women and gender-diverse people.

Our Successes

In October 2024, 16 leaders and players of La Nuestra travelled to San Salvador de Jujuy to participate in the 37^th Plurinational Women’s Gathering in Argentina, where we delivered a workshop on football and feminism, set up a football field and organised a series of friendly matches, bringing together activists and other women’s collectives from all over the country.

In December, we organised a celebration with leaders, coaches, players and their families to wrap up the biweekly training sessions and celebrate our growth and successes in 2024. These training sessions, which are delivered simultaneously in 3 separate fields for a total of 150 players, will start again in March as La Nuestra resumes its activities for the year following the summer break.

As part of the Football Learning Community Initiative (Hagamos La Nuestra LATAM), we completed a draft version of our Theory of Transformation for a feminist and more equal football, which consolidates the main takeaways from the collective’s gatherings in El Salvador, Colombia, and Brazil. 

Our Plans

This week, we will resume the biweekly training sessions with 150 players. These sessions continue to be held simultaneously in 3 different fields in the community, facilitating the participation of daughters, sisters, and mothers and ensuring nobody is left out due to their childcare responsibilities. In addition to the training sessions, we will continue to participate in the Liffeba neighbourhood league as we have done in previous years.

In April, we will host an in-person gathering with partner organisations in Costa Rica, Chile and Uruguay with the aim of learning from each other’s work and exchanging experiences and approaches to using football to create safe spaces for girls, women, and LGBTQIA+ people to exercise their rights.

In the context of the Coordinadora de Fútbol Sin Fronteras, a regional network that brings together women and LGBQTIA+ activists and leaders in the football ecosystem in Latin America, we will present a documentary that showcases the story and work of La Nuestra.

Our Challenges

We work to ensure the right to play and a life free from violence for women, girls, adolescents, and LGBTIQ+ people. Our goal is to provide safe and professional football training that supports their technical development and leadership skills, while also increasing the visibility of women and LGBTIQ+ people as role models in sport.

Beyond football, we take a holistic approach, addressing menstrual health, mental health, and access to justice to meet participants' broader needs. Our activities and workshops empower individuals, build community, and amplify marginalised voices. Given the challenges in our region, strengthening our capacity to sustain and grow this work remains a priority.

At a time when gender justice initiatives are facing backlash and grassroots organisations are struggling to secure funding, this support is more critical than ever. With it, we can expand partnerships with key governmental and non-governmental stakeholders through the Hagamos La Nuestra LATAM initiative, working together to break down barriers that limit women’s rights.