gsport Celebrates Freedom in Girls’s Sport
As South Africa celebrates Freedom Day, gsport takes a second to replicate on its journey of empowering girls in sport. Since its inception in 2006, gsport has been dedicated to offering a platform for ladies in sport to be acknowledged, elevated, and empowered.
Over time, gsport has supplied a voice for a lot of girls within the trade who’ve been ignored and undervalued. It has given them the chance to showcase their expertise, hone their abilities, and pursue their desires.
As gsport marks this event, we proudly announce 27 younger girls who’ve been empowered by the initiative since 2006. These girls have gone on to attain nice issues of their respective fields, paving the way in which for a brand new technology of girls to comply with of their footsteps.
Ananya Upendran, Babsie Kutwana, Celine Abrahams, Hloni Mtimkulu, Itumeleng Banda, Jo Prins, Julia Stuart, Kea Motlokwa, Lerato Malekutu, Lesego Pooe, Lonwabo Nkohla, Marisa Calvert, Motshidisi Mohono, Nonto Nothana, Oarabile Diphoko, Pearl Shongwe, Rachel Makhura, Rudene Hare, Simphiwe Dludlu, Sinethemba Mbatha, Tlamelo Kganakga, Tumi Ngkepele, Usher Komugisha, Vusiwe Ngcobo, Xoli Zondo, Zanele Mdodana, and Zintle Tunce are the 27 stars that gsport celebrates right this moment.
However we should additionally acknowledge that these 27 girls are only a small fraction of the various girls who’ve been empowered by gsport. It was a troublesome process to slender it down to only 27 names, as there are such a lot of extra who’ve been positively impacted by the initiative.
On Wednesday, 26 April 2023, to mark Freedom Day and have fun how far we’ve got come, we gathered at Huge Mouth on Nelson Mandela Sq., and dedicated to unity in girls’s sport.
Women in Sport Celebrate Freedom and Opportunities at gsport Networking Lunch
The energy of gsport lies in its capability to unite girls from all walks of life of their ardour for sport. The initiative has created a way of unity and satisfaction amongst girls in sport, inspiring them to interrupt boundaries, problem stereotypes, and make a distinction.
As we have fun this Freedom Day, allow us to proceed to help and empower girls in sport. Allow us to create a world the place girls are acknowledged, valued, and revered for his or her contributions to sport. Allow us to proceed to raise new stars and open up the trade for generations to come back.
Photograph 1 Caption: Girls in sport media gathered on the ninth gsport Networking lunch at Huge Mouth in Sandton, Johannesburg on Wednesday, 26 April 2023. Photograph: gsport
