Sports Management for Women: A Multi-Regional Project

Phelps Stokes enters its second century with vitality and unbridled enthusiasm, knowing that one person can truly make a difference.

Phelps Stokes administers its programs throughout the world – identifying leaders, empowering the disenfranchised, building relationships and making the invisible visible.

Keep abreast of everything that is Phelps Stokes. Learn about what we’ve done, where we’ve been and where we’re going!

This week, the spotlight is on Programs for Latin America & the Caribbean. PLAC recently launched its 2nd cycle of International Legal Clinics in Colombia. Click the arrow to learn more!

Take a look at the recent video by Dr. Badi G. Foster as
he discusses the Global Youth Innovation Network!

Events

“Global DC Initiative” Launch Event

The D.C. Center for Global Education and Leadership (CGEL) in partnership with Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) will be honoring the lives lost on 9/11.

3rd Glenncrest Community Garden Meeting

The Glenncrest MADH and Dreaming Out Loud would like to invite all members of the Glenncrest neighborhood, community volunteers and organizations, to our third Community Garden Meeting.

PAFE Presents: September Palaver Hut: "Women Entrepreneurship and International Partnership"

Every month Phelps Stokes’ Programs for Africa and Freedom Endowment hosts a Palaver Hut, a symposium that creates an environment of productive dialogue on an important issue. This month’s event is entitled, “Women’s Entrepreneurship and International Partnership”. We are extending an invitation to you and hope to see you there. Space is limited, so please RSVP.

Sports Management for Women: A Multi-Regional Project

In the lead-up to the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup and the kick-off to the 40th anniversary year of Title IX, the U.S. Department of State launched a series of international soccer exchanges to highlight the value of sports in empowering women and girls. This initiative builds on Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s vision of “smart power diplomacy” to harness the full range of diplomatic tools at our disposal—in this case international soccer exchanges—to advance United States foreign policy goals and foster greater understanding.

One of these groups included a 10-day international exchange program for six sports management professionals through the International Visitors Leadership Program, that was planned in partnership with Phelps Stokes in July 2011. The 5 visitors were from five different countries: Bolivia, Malaysia, Pakistan, South Africa, and the West Bank, and were a mix of females and males. With an emphasis on the administration of women’s and girls’ soccer programs, the program allowed the visitors to exchange ideas and best practices in the management of sports and recreational programs with their American counterparts. They examined how athletic programs for women and girls promote leadership, teamwork, respect, self-awareness and life skills, and how sports and recreation programs can make a positive impact on at-risk and underserved youth.

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