Guardians Girls Global Karate Project, launched by UNFPA in partnership with KIF & WKF

This project aims to empower girls and young women to fight gender-based violence through Karate training.

Guardians Girls Global Karate Project has been launched by UNFPA Egypt in partnership with the Koyamada International Foundation (KIF) and the World Karate Federation (WKF) on January 28 with aim of empowering young women and girls through Karate training.

The project included seminars on January 28 and 29 where the young girls learned about tools to confront violent situations.

The activities of the Guardian Girls Project have been carried out in several countries in Africa.

Amy Connel of Scotland inaugurated the events with a self-defense Karate Seminar she holds the position of Commonwealth Champion, an expert in women's empowerment activities, an Olympic medallist, a two-time World Champion, and a medallist at the European Championships.

Dr. Ashraf Sobhy, the Minister of Youth and Sports, Frederika Meijer, the UNFPA representative in Egypt, Antonio Espions, Nia Lyte the youth KIF Co-founder and President, Oka Hiroshi Ambassador of Japan to Egypt, and President of the Egyptian Karate Federation Mohamed Al Dahrawy.

On January 29, at the Karate 1 Premier League finals, which took place in Cairo, a special demonstration was held to showcase the importance of Karate's societal contribution to eradicatingGender-based Violence.