Sixteen projects have been selected to share a \u00a31 million fund to celebrate Cymru women’s first-ever European championship football appearance.<\/p>\n
The projects will include screening events, football activities for young people, training for female coaches and referees, and cultural celebrations.<\/p>\n
The fund aims to promote Wales, highlight values of equality and inclusion, and encourage greater participation in women’s sport.<\/p>\n
Among the projects receiving funding are two one-day street football tournaments for women, a dedicated Women’s Coaching Network, and a campaign to increase the number of female referees.<\/p>\n
The initiative also includes murals in communities where Cymru players were born, and internationally focused classroom resources for primary schools to promote language learning and engage pupils in women’s football.<\/p>\n
A poet-in-residence will accompany the Welsh football team during their campaign to record and celebrate the team’s journey.<\/p>\n
An international programme will celebrate Welsh culture on a global stage, including performances and workshops by female Welsh artists in Switzerland.<\/p>\n
Sports minister Jack Sargeant said: “This investment is not just about celebrating Cymru Women’s historic Euro 2025 qualification, it\u2019s an opportunity to create lasting change across Wales.<\/p>\n
“From community murals to international cultural showcases, these innovative projects will inspire the next generation, promote Welsh values globally, and create meaningful pathways for women and girls in football.”<\/p>\n
The Foundation 4 Sports Coaching initiative, which received a \u00a330,000 grant, aims to dismantle barriers hindering the participation of young women from Wales’ oldest Somali, Yemeni, and South Asian communities in football.<\/p>\n
Afrowales – OTID Entertainment’s ‘Cymru Unleashed’ initiative, awarded \u00a360,000, will celebrate Wales Women\u2019s UEFA Euro 2025 by fostering sports participation among girls and marginalised communities.<\/p>\n
The ‘Her Goal’ project, a collaborative initiative between Boys\u2019 and Girls\u2019 Clubs of Wales, the Coalfield Regeneration Trust, and Challenge Wales, received \u00a343,000 to empower young people through football and other activities.<\/p>\n
The FAW will implement a comprehensive strategy to bolster the development of women’s coaching in Wales, including the creation of a dedicated Women’s Coaching Network.<\/p>\n
The programme will foster a lasting legacy by embedding cultural storytelling into the tournament experience, reinforcing national pride and identity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sixteen projects have been selected to share a \u00a31 million fund to celebrate Cymru women’s first-ever European championship…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53404,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5010],"tags":[748,28487,28489,28488,4884,28491,16,15,1764,28490,13582],"class_list":{"0":"post-53403","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-wales","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-coaching-network","10":"tag-cymru","11":"tag-football-activities","12":"tag-great-britain","13":"tag-innovative-projects","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-wales","17":"tag-welsh-football-team","18":"tag-womens-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114407052716242551","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53403","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53403"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53403\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53404"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53403"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53403"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53403"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}