WSL-winning Arsenal footballer Leah Williamson launches coaching programme for girls in Jakarta

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Updated 14 October 2019 at 8:57 pm

Arsenal footballer Leah Williamson taking a wefie with participants of the Coaching for Life programme in Jakarta, which was launched on 22 October 2019. (PHOTO: Jiro Ose/Save the Children)

SINGAPORE — Arsenal and England footballer Leah Williamson launched the Coaching for Life programme in Jakarta on Friday (11 October), the International Day of the Girl.

The programme aims to support girls in Indonesia through football coaching modules to help them better face the challenges in their lives, such as having to work from a young age to provide for their families, risk of child marriage and early pregnancy.

It is a collaboration between Arsenal Football Club and the Save the Children non-profit organisation – funded by The Arsenal Foundation – in hope to influence and protect children affected by violence, conflict and poverty in Jordan and Indonesia.

Coaching for Life supports children from Indonesia’s city slums and is also offering hope to Syrian children at Za’atari refugee camp. The project aims to reach 4,000 girls and boys over three years and consists of six coaching modules which run over 20-week cycles.

Williamson, fresh off the back of her Women’s Super League-winning season with Arsenal as well as her Women’s World Cup campaign with England, visited the Jakarta community centre where the programme will be run, and found the young participants to be an inspiration.

“I’ve been at Arsenal since I was nine and always known about our place and role in our community. It’s in our DNA,” she said.

“We all understand it’s a privilege to use the power of the club to do good. When you apply it in a really special way it can be used to achieve brilliant things – develop confidence, resilience and essential skills for life.

“Whether you’re growing up in London, Jordan or Jakarta, football has the power to bring people together and offer a lifeline. It was amazing to see how Coaching for Life has been built in partnership with Save the Children to create something so special to inspire the girls I met.”

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