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Results are Tagged with "Women and Girls Empowerment"

Soccer in Santiago: Empowering Women and Girls through Sports in Chile

A soccer clinic engages a group of 12-14 year-olds from Lo Espejo, an economically-marginalized community outside of Santiago, Chile.

From March 31 to April 7, former U.S. Women’s National Team Soccer Players Linda Hamilton and Kate Sobrero-Markgraf headed up a female-focused sports envoy program in Chile.

Sports Diplomacy Softball Envoys: A Hit in Nicaragua

As a member of the State Department’s Council to Empower Women and Girls through Sports, Jessica Mendoza truly engaged in “fieldwork” by leading a softball clinic for teenage girls in Nicaragua.

Under the Department’s Empowering Women and Girls through Sports Initiative, Olympians Jessica Mendoza and Ruby Rojas went to Nicaragua as sports envoys in February of 2013.

Empowering Women and Girls: WNBA Basketball Envoys in Ukraine

The girls basketball team works with Tamika Raymond on drills and skills.

The State Department and NBA worked together to send former WNBA players Tamika Raymond and Nykesha Sales to Ukraine as Sports Envoys from January 28 to February 2, 2013.

Envoys Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown Travel to China

Kiesha Brown teaches ball handling to the girls from Shenhe Migrant Workers Elementary School in China.

Working with the Women’s National Basketball Association, the U.S. Department of State sent former WNBA stars Tamika Raymond and Kiesha Brown to Shenyang, China.

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

The Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program sends approximately 800 American scholars and professionals per year to approximately 130 countries, where they lecture and/or conduct research in a wide variety of academic and professional fields.

Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports in Morocco

Marian Dalmy shares tips on soccer techniques with young players in Morocco.

Working with the U.S. Embassy in Rabat, the U.S. State Department dispatched two former U.S. Women’s National Team players and one former coach to Morocco for a sports envoy program.

The U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team Holds a Special Clinic in Japan

U.S. soccer forward, Abby Wambach, meets some potential future members of Japan's national soccer team.

As part of the “Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative,” the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team took to the soccer field with Japanese girls in Sendai, Japan on March 27.

Tony Sanneh, Danielle Slaton, and Cheryl Bailey Travel to Malaysia

A young Malaysian athlete works on her ball handling skills during a clinic in Kuala Lumpur.

Former U.S. Men’s National Soccer Team player Tony Sanneh and former U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team player Danielle Slaton traveled to Malaysia.

Soccer Envoys Keep the Ball Rolling to Empower Women and Girls in Argentina

Former U.S. Women's National Team star Amanda Cromwell demonstrates a kick for the young players in Argentina.

As a part of the Empowering Women and Girls Through Sports Initiative, former U.S. Women’s National Team (WNT) player Amanda Cromwell and former U.S. WNT coach Lauren Gregg went to Argentina as sports envoys.