North embraces Galz & Goals
Brave, Young and Baby Gladiators have all benefited from the Galz & Goals programme.
The Independence Stadium in Oshakati witnessed yet another launch of the popular Namibia Football Association (NFA) Galz & Goals development programme.
Over the past eight years the programme has produced some of Namibia's biggest women football talents, whose skills were on show during the 2014 CAF Women's Championships held in Windhoek.
The programme visited the Oshana Region on Saturday to offer girls a platform to play football and learn about a responsible life in an organised environment.
The festival, supported by Unicef, provided an opportunity to all adults and girls over the age of 16 to get tested for HIV and TB, and to get their blood-sugar levels and blood pressure checked.
Unicef country representative Micaela Marquez de Sousa shared information with the girls visiting the organisation's information booth.
A five-day training workshop was held for 37 teachers prior to the festival, explaining how to integrate life skills and health education into their training sessions. Basic football coaching courses were conducted by FIFA instructor Jacqui Shipanga, and Sport2Life training by SCORE Namibia.
The event included a football competition for under-13 to under-19 girls from schools in the Oshana Region. The winners received trophies, medals and Adidas gift bags courtesy of FIFA. Talent was identified for further assessment.
The event was attended by the mayor of Oshakati, Angelous Iiyambo, NFA president Frans Mbidi and representatives of several government departments.
UNICEF's De Sousa reminded those in attendance that an organised environment was crucial in reducing the risk of HIV/Aids and empowering girls to become valuable members of society.
Mbidi reiterated the NFA's commitment to the Galz & Goals programmes in the Erongo, Khomas, Zambezi, Oshana, Ohangwena, Kavango East, Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Hardap and Karas regions.
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Over the past eight years the programme has produced some of Namibia's biggest women football talents, whose skills were on show during the 2014 CAF Women's Championships held in Windhoek.
The programme visited the Oshana Region on Saturday to offer girls a platform to play football and learn about a responsible life in an organised environment.
The festival, supported by Unicef, provided an opportunity to all adults and girls over the age of 16 to get tested for HIV and TB, and to get their blood-sugar levels and blood pressure checked.
Unicef country representative Micaela Marquez de Sousa shared information with the girls visiting the organisation's information booth.
A five-day training workshop was held for 37 teachers prior to the festival, explaining how to integrate life skills and health education into their training sessions. Basic football coaching courses were conducted by FIFA instructor Jacqui Shipanga, and Sport2Life training by SCORE Namibia.
The event included a football competition for under-13 to under-19 girls from schools in the Oshana Region. The winners received trophies, medals and Adidas gift bags courtesy of FIFA. Talent was identified for further assessment.
The event was attended by the mayor of Oshakati, Angelous Iiyambo, NFA president Frans Mbidi and representatives of several government departments.
UNICEF's De Sousa reminded those in attendance that an organised environment was crucial in reducing the risk of HIV/Aids and empowering girls to become valuable members of society.
Mbidi reiterated the NFA's commitment to the Galz & Goals programmes in the Erongo, Khomas, Zambezi, Oshana, Ohangwena, Kavango East, Otjozondjupa, Omaheke, Hardap and Karas regions.
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