From daily labour to businesses from the armed forces to politics, the women of Bangladesh are shattering glass ceilings left and right. They are at the forefront of a new, emerging and confident Bangladesh. According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), Bangladesh is now the second most gender equal country in Asia, tops South Asia in gender equality and ranks 47th among 144 countries of the world in the Global Gender Gap Index.

But when it comes sport participation still there is social taboos, to conservative attitudes, they have to face in the community. Girls and women face a disproportionate number of life challenges to participate in sport or physical activities, which reduce their ability to achieve their full potential. Recent studies show that despite formal guarantees of equality, the overall rate of progress for women, particularly those from the poorest and most marginalized regions has been slow. Women and girls continue to encounter inequalities and deprivations in their daily lives, which prevent them from contributing toward both the creation of more equitable societies and sustainable development within their communities and beyond.

Sports for Hope and Independence (SHI) aimed to overcome the stereotypes of girls participation as well as empower girls through sport.  “Shahosh sports for all training program towards an inclusive society” at PolashBari, Gaibandha, Bangladesh designed to provide the opportunity to girls to participate in football at the same time participate in disability sports to understand the difficulties person with disabilities faces every day in our communities. SHI believes that experiencing impairment will help participants to show empathy towards a person with the impairment.

Specific objectives :

a) Create a safe space for girls where they can come and express themselves
b) To be able to establish rapport with the person with disabilities and provide them with a platform for social interaction with other countries people.
c) To promote the spirit of sportsmanship among the participants with the view of strengthening and boosting mass participation of the girls
d) To overcome the stereotypes of girls participation in sports
c)  spread the understanding and acceptance of Disability

We strongly believe the number of girls participants in sports will increase significantly in the coming years as we have a strong and determined ally by their side: Honourable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.