Forward Foundation empowers young women through sport

Forward Foundation empowers young women through sporting development

Forward Foundation is set to empower young women and increase leadership and development opportunities through sport with the launch of its first nationwide initiative.

On March 8 – International Women’s Day – female high school students throughout New Zealand will be able to apply for the Forward Foundation Ambassador Programme.

Forward Foundation founder and trustee, Maddy Surie, says the programme will encourage more active sporting leadership involvement from young females, where there is currently an imbalance compared to men.

“Our goal is to see young Kiwi women achieve in both sport and leadership, and in the long run, have a stronger female voice in sporting governance in New Zealand,” Surie says.

“The programme targets the grass roots – if we start giving these awesome young women more development opportunities now, they’ll hopefully have a big part to play in the future of New Zealand’s female sporting environment.”

The Foundation will select 20 applicants to become Forward Foundation Ambassadors, who will receive an ‘ambassador pack’ of goods donated from business sponsors.

Whittaker’s Chocolate, RJ’s Licorice, Countdown, Gooses Screen Design, and Ken’s Cameras are among these sponsors.

Ambassadors will occupy an active role in school or community sport, initiating projects and growth opportunities to assist both personal and sporting development.

“We’re looking forward to seeing some amazing applications – we know there’s some passionate and talented young women out there who can do great things for sport in New Zealand,” says Surie.

The Foundation also hopes this programme will assist its growth and contribute to reaching a long term goal – establishing a tertiary education scholarship for promising young leaders in sport.

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