"Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does. It speaks to youth in a language they understand.”

— Nelson Mandela

Life Skills

Simply by participating in sports, girls are able to develop important skills that set them up for success. We unfortunately live in a world where girls have long been left out of the game. That said, we are working tirelessly to change that by providing girls with the opportunity to run.

Participation in sport is proven to develop key skills including:

  • Leadership

  • Teamwork

  • Confidence

  • Responsibility

  • Time-management

  • Accountability

  • Discipline

  • Goal-setting

  • Resilience

  • Emotional-regulation

  • Patience

  • Self-efficacy

    … and so many more!

  • "Running helps me become self-confident, strong, comfortable. It makes me feel that I can do anything as a girl without fear."

    Happy, SEGA team runner

  • "Girls Run Global gives my body energy, makes me confident, and helps me to be a good leader. In the morning I always feel tired and bored, but running makes me feel better.

    Vedastina, SEGA team runner

  • "In the past I was having low confidence and didn't know how to express myself. Since I started with Girls Run Global, I now have the confidence to be myself."

    Rachel, SEGA team runner

  • "I was able to free my stress when running"

    Maria, SEGA team runner

  • "Through GRG I became a good runner which I did not expect before starting. I became more strong and confident than before."

    Siwema, SEGA team runner

  • I improved my confidence and am faster than the way I was in the past. I've learned many different things now I love to run all because the running team with GRG motivates me."

    Aneth, SEGA team runner & leader

  • "I’ve grown because running makes me feel better and proud of myself. Also, it has made me feel strong and more confident. It has made me have hope that as girls we can do anything we wish."

    Fatuma, SEGA team runner

Taking it a step further.

It is clear that participation in sport is powerful in its own right, but we take things one step further with targeted skills development activities. Alongside experienced professionals, we’ve developed a comprehensive curriculum for in-person programming that focuses on amplifying the development of certain life-skills already promoted through running. These include things like goal-setting, collaborative team building games, confidence-boosting worksheets, identity development, leadership activities, “girl-talk” discussions, and more. In addition to the activities during in-person team-launch programming, teams regularly participate in life-skills lessons as part of their ongoing weekly training in order for girls to continue equipping themselves and improving skills that set them up for longterm success in sport and beyond.

In the numbers:

When girls join a Girls Run Global running team,

100%

improve confidence and self-esteem

 90%

become better leaders

95%

feel more energized and focused in class

92%

deepen connections with peers.

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