North East Regional Initiative: A Lasting Legacy

Teams square off on the court as a way to build self-confidence and promote collaboration among peers. Girls 4 Peace Sports Tournament champions in basketball.

GIRLS AND SPORTS NERI organized the first interschool girls’ sports competition in Northeast Nigeria to inspire girls to build relationships that nurture positive connections and to improve their confidence to push back against insurgent overtures. About 9,000 schoolgirls from three government girls high schools in Maiduguri LGA, Borno State, participated. Throughout the school year, the girls practiced their team sports and continued to do so after the Girls 4 Peace Sports Tournament in Maiduguri.

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