GOALS Armenia Soccer Girls' Leadership Camp

Problems:
● Stereotypes towards girls playing soccer
● Lack of youth activism
● No academic curriculum about gender equality, leadership skills and civic activism
● No opportunities and resources for youth sports programs
● Lack of knowledge about informal learning

How we solve the problems:

Youth Training Camp: $10,000

● Develop soccer and life skills for 15 elite soccer players from every part of Armenia through participation in a week-long, eleite soccer leadership training program.

● Improve civic activism throughout the regions of Armenia and bolster youth to become change agents through funding for youth-led and youth-owned programs in communities where participants live to be held after their completion of the training camp.  These small grant programs will further impact 150 rural youth.

● Connect participants with international change agents through international speakers and individual connections to the GOALS network.

Cross-Cultural events: $1,500 (for two events)
● Create opportunity for girls to travel to Yerevan to partake in cross-cultural, competitive matches events, introducing local youth to diaspora Armenians and exposing participants to different perspectives and ideas, broadening their horizons.

Leadership Summer Camps: $6,000 (Each camp $2,000)
● Create three, 3-day summer camps, bringing together 145 youth from 18 different communities.
● Create a network of strong girls in the region, while allowing them to build new friendships, teamwork, and skills to compete.
● Dedicate one of the summer camps to the Women’s World Cup, raising awareness about inspiring women soccer players and World Cup countries.

● Hold public events with the Embassy of France in Armenia raising awareness about Women’s World Cup and drawing support for women’s soccer.

National Tournament: $4,000
● Bring all first-place teams from each of GOALS 8 leagues, from 8 regions of Armenia, to participate in GOALS National Tournament and identify the GOALS champion of the year!
● Create networking event for possible recruitment of GOALS players and chance to meet international and national activists.

Brief timeline of project:
National Tournament will be held in June 2019
1 Leadership Summer Camp will be held during the Women’s World Cup 2019
2 Leadership Summer Camp will be held during July & August 2019
Youth Training Camp will be held during July 2019
2 Cross-Cultural events will be held during July-August 2019

GOALS needs supporters of every kind; donations, sponsors, and volunteers. If you are interested or have questions about where and how GOALS works you can contact us directly at Lorik@GOALSArmenia.org. Investing in GOALS is an investment in the future women leaders of Armenia … and remember, a little bit goes a long way.