An interesting piece and video by UNICEF correspondent Natasha De Sousa and Heather Sutliff on Pakistan’s first female football club, Diya, which was founded in 2003. From the article: “The football field provides girls with a place to breathe – to get away from their daily tensions, and focus on an activity that will make them confident, healthy and strong,” explained Sadia Sheikh, who founded Diya in 2003. Diya is the only female club started and managed by women. “UNICEF has found that sports programs are an excellent way to reach out to girls – to encourage education, support achievements, enable girls to challenge gender stereotypes and have a voice within their families and society. This is particularly true for adolescent girls across the developing world.”
2 years ago on April 21, 2011 at 05:32pm
The Through Her Eyes Project
The Through Her Eyes Project is an innovative multimedia project designed to profile girls and women in developing countries who play sports and highlight the benefits they gain. Through visual storytelling, this project aims to share these stories both online and on the ground, to motivate a world of stronger women, families, communities and countries. By sharing these stories we hope to improve the well being of girls and women, accelerate community building and promote social change.
The project was carried out for the first time in Ecuador where we interviewed, photographed and filmed girls and women around the country, who play sports. The exhibit was shown in six cities in Ecuador during the summer of 2011. In the winter of 2011, the project was invited to be showcased at the South American Beach Games in Manta, Ecuador.
The exhibit was shown for the first time in the U.S. on June 1-3 at the Chicago Art Department.
From November to January 2013 visit the Chicago Art District showPODs located on the 1800 block of South Halsted Street to see some of the work in person.
Click the Exhibit link above for more details on upcoming events. And you can visit our project site to learn more: www.throughhereyes.org
All videos and photography that are not sourced are original content of the Through Her Eyes Project.
The project was carried out for the first time in Ecuador where we interviewed, photographed and filmed girls and women around the country, who play sports. The exhibit was shown in six cities in Ecuador during the summer of 2011. In the winter of 2011, the project was invited to be showcased at the South American Beach Games in Manta, Ecuador.
The exhibit was shown for the first time in the U.S. on June 1-3 at the Chicago Art Department.
From November to January 2013 visit the Chicago Art District showPODs located on the 1800 block of South Halsted Street to see some of the work in person.
Click the Exhibit link above for more details on upcoming events. And you can visit our project site to learn more: www.throughhereyes.org
All videos and photography that are not sourced are original content of the Through Her Eyes Project.
