{"id":1040,"date":"2019-12-20T14:13:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-20T22:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.raliance.org\/sport-prevention-center\/learning-exchange\/the-power-of-sport-in-pakistan\/"},"modified":"2020-05-26T14:38:07","modified_gmt":"2020-05-26T22:38:07","slug":"the-power-of-sport-in-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.raliance.org\/sport-prevention-center\/learning-exchange\/the-power-of-sport-in-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"The Power of Sport in Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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By David S. Lee, Director of Prevention<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From table tennis to cycling to soccer, I recently saw for myself the true power of sport. This month, as part of the United States-Pakistan Exchange on addressing gender-based violence through sport, I joined nine other U.S. violence prevention and sport leaders in meeting with Pakistani programs. The exchange was organized by Women Win<\/a>, an international organization dedicated to girls\u2019 and women\u2019s empowerment through sport, and Right to Play Pakistan<\/a>, with support from the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan. Throughout this exchange, we shared challenges, approaches, and best practices around using sport as a tool to address gender-based violence and create more gender-equitable communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Pakistan, programs are working to empower women and girls by increasing opportunities for them to participate in education and sports. During the exchange, I saw powerful examples of women being empowered through sport with visits to the Diya Women\u2019s Football Club, Pak-Shaheen Boxing Club, Asbar Welfare Foundation (which teaches table tennis to girls and young women), Early Bird Riders Sheroes Cycling Club, and Misbah\u2019s Volleyball Academy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I was impressed with Right to Play Pakistan<\/a>\u2019s programs that utilize sport and play to promote rights toward ending gender-based violence. The Goal Program (Girls Rights and Financial Literacy Through Sport) places young leaders in government schools to engage children and youth in regular play-based activities designed to integrate life skills such as cooperation, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking. At a Play Day in Islamabad, we joined over 100 young boys and girls from local charity schools where they sprinted, high-fived, and played \u201ctug of peace\u201d together under the theme of saying no to violence!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Ending gender-based violence also involves engaging men and young boys to become advocates for gender equity and promoting women\u2019s rights. At Rozan<\/a>, we met with a group of young men who have participated in Humqadam \u2014 a program that teaches men how to take action against gender-based violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We concluded the visit with a two-day convening on using sport to address gender-based violence, where I shared the report <\/a>from RALIANCE\u2019s Sport + Prevention Center<\/a> on how sport can be part of the solution to ending sexual violence in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Across the U.S. and internationally, sport is an influential system. It can be a powerful part of the solution to ending sexual violence, and it\u2019s encouraging to see how various programs are using the lessons from sport to create a safer, more equitable world.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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