Panaji
German NGO 'Discover Football' will conduct Women's Football and Women's Rights Festival at Duler Stadium in Mapusa from August 8 to 11. The event will run from 2 to 6pm.
The programme consists of football matches with girls from various states of India taking part, football camp where foreign coaches will advise the players and local coaches, women's rights panel discussions, films and music.
Delhi-based organisation Foot and Ball, Tibet Women's Soccer and Goa Football Association are support
ing the initiative of ‘Discover Football'.
Teams from West Bengal, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Delhi along with the hosts, will participate in the football tournament. The event is free for the members of the public.
"Discover Football is a German-based NGO from Berlin. We do international projects that are focussed on women's football and women's rights. We bring these two together and we want women to come together and play football together. Exchange the problems that they have and empower each other, to fight gender stereotypes, gender restrictions on and off the pitch. This is the first time that we have a ‘Discover Football festival' in India (in Goa). We are very happy to be here," explained Pia Mann of Discover Football.
The event is free for the members of the public.
Teams from West Bengal, Karnataka, Punjab, Uttarakhand, Maharashtra and Delhi along with the hosts, will participate in the football tournament. The event is free for the members of the public.
"Discover Football is a German-based NGO from Berlin. We do international projects that are focussed on women's football and women's rights. We bring these two together and we want women to come together and play football together. Exchange the problems that they have and empower each other, to fight gender stereotypes, gender restrictions on and off the pitch. This is the first time that we have a ‘Discover Football festival' in India (in Goa). We are very happy to be here," explained Pia Mann of Discover Football.
The event is free for the members of the public.
