Over 200 girls and coaches from different countries and backgrounds today attended a 'Goals for Girls' leadership summit which sought to address challenges faced by the disadvantaged girls across the globe by empowering them through football.
Since 2007, 'Goals for Girls' has used this platform to provide girls life skills, all taught through the game of football, to address their social and health problems with the help of a customized curriculum and methodology.
The Indian girls and coaches are joined by one of the top American under 17 girls' football teams. It is being led by two-time Olympic gold medalist and 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup winner Cindy Parlow Cone, and a delegation of high level American and Indian coaches.
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The summit invitees -- girls aged 9-18 -- from all over the country have been participating in football exercises and workshops that equip them with leadership and other valuable life skills based on the 'Goals for Girls' customized curriculum.
The soccer activities at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium include technical and tactical training sessions, mini tournaments and competitions, exhibition game, as well as daily training sessions by former US women's national team players. The leadership activities focuses on empowering young women and encouraging them to make healthy choices.
Participating Indian organisations are Magic Bus, Delhi's CEQUIN, Foot & Boot and United Women's Football Club, AMMA FC from Manipur, Nagpur-based Slum Soccer and YUWA from Ranchi.
Sunny Narang, Founder Investor of Anglian Management Group, the organisers of the event, said, "Goals for Girls Leadership Summit is indeed a wonderful initiative and we are extremely happy to support it. Football can play a great developmental role and is a fantastic tool to bring together people from different backgrounds.
