MIMOSA : eMpowerIng woMen for sOcial incluSion through footbAll

MIMOSA project aims to motivate female individuals who are in disadvantaged groups aged between 14-18 and to create social cohesion between refugees and the local population by using sports as a tool a universal language, to bring people together no matter what their origin, background, religion, or economic status. Main objectives of the project are: 1. Promoting equal opportunities to girls, aged between 14-18 in disadvantaged groups (refugees, lower-income families, early school leavers, remote or rural areas, underdeveloped areas, etc.) 2. Enabling behavioral changes for individual preferences, healthy habits, and lifestyle 3. Teaching responsibility and making the girls aspire for having more active lifestyles 4. Contributing to the development of a bond between refugees and local population with the help of physical activities 5. Using sport as a tool, a universal language, to bring people together no matter what their origin, background, religion, or economic status It serves great importance to contribute the social cohesion and aspire young girls to have healthy and active lifestyles by including them in sports (physical) activities. This will not only improve their health physcially, it willl also have positive impact on their well-being and psychology.Therefore, it is necessary to raise awareness at an early age. A female football team, with a self-sustaining governance structure, will be established in Ömerli Sport Club (ÖFC) Mardin which is an socially and economically disadvantaged area in Turkey. A twininning will be formed between ÖFC and F.C. Ethnikos Kozanis which will enable knowledge transfer between the two organisations.