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Sport  Par)cipa)on  &  Empowering  Women  

Marne  Fechner  

Chief  Execu)ve,  Netball  World  Cup  2015  

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Desired  Outcomes  

Empowering  women  and  girls  around  the  world.  

Across  a  number  of  dimensions:  

o  Health  o  Educa-on  o  Social    o  Economic  Influence  o  Poli-cal  Influence  

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Case  Studies  -­‐  Empowerment  Goal  Program  –  India  o  Developed  by  the  Interna-onal  Netball  Federa-on  with  

funding  provided  by  Standard  Charter  o  Program  delivered  by  NAZ  Founda-on  o  Technical  assistance  provided  by  Netball  Australia  o  Uses  netball,  life-­‐skills  and  health  educa-on  to  empower  

young  women  o  Promo-on  of  self-­‐confidence  o  Communica-on  skills  o  Health  and  hygiene  educa-on  o  Financial  literacy  

o  Reached  9,665  adolescent  girls  

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Case  Studies  -­‐  Empowerment  

Pacific  Sport  Partnership  Program  –  Oceania  Region  o  Build  NSO  capacity  o  Create  more  opportuni-es  for  women  and  girls  o  Create  suppor-ve  environments  that  improve  

women’s  poten-al  to  access  leadership  and  decision  making  opportuni-es  

o  Improve  partnerships  and  informa-on  sharing  

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Case  Studies  -­‐  Empowerment  

Elite  -­‐  Australian  Netball  Diamonds  o  Power  to  connect  and  inspire  

Community  –One  Netball  Award  Winners  2014  o  Power  to  change  communi-es  

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Netball  World  Cup  2015  Legacy  

Interna)onal  o  Interna-onal  Development  –  focus  on  Asia  

Na)onal  o  People  o  Places  o  Products  

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Take  Outs  

Be  responsible  –  take  ownership  

Be  posi-ve  and  produc-ve  in  your  approach  

Don’t  underes-mate  the  incremental  effect  

Use  technology  to  your  advantage  

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Thank  You!