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Foot for Change

The Foot for Change Programme

Foot for Change is a project to promote athletic and academic excellence for young girls in Guinea. Officially launched in January 2019 by the SMB-Winning Foundation, the objective of the Foot for Change program is to offer young Guinean girls who are passionate about sports and aspire to succeed in their academic careers a double quality education, thus facilitating their socio-professional integration.

Fighting against the prejudices on the female sport is the best way to promote the equality between men and women in the Guinean economic and social life. As a guarantee of openness and inclusion, sport can help break down barriers and free Guinean women from the obstacles that hinder them. Through the values it inculcates, sport is a vehicle for performance and personal and professional development. By training the great sportswomen of today, we are preparing the leaders of tomorrow.

 

About Foot for Change

  • In 2024-2025: +300 selected girls benefited from the sport coaching program
  • They are between 6 and 20 years old
  • 10 players from the program have been selected by the Guinean Football Federation to participate in international matches
  • The SMB-Winning Foundation will cover the school fees of the beneficiary players, which will amount to more than 180 000 dollars in 2024-2025