In celebration of Women’s Day in August, we are running a photo-story competition where girls and women get to share their #challengeaccepted story. To enter, DM or tag us on Instagram @girlsonlyproject with a photo of the challenge you face as a woman in sport, and then in 280 characters or less (the length ofRead more
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Dear 12-year-old Mona When your dad suggests you start weightlifting to help with explosive power for Karate, you are not going to like it at all. You will do it because you know dad knows what’s best for you, but it will take a while to learn to love the sport. You are going toRead more
The latest of our Photo Story winners are the ladies from Celebratelife SA, who raise funds via various extreme sports events to uplift rural women (find them on facebook @celebratelifesa global and twitter @celebratelifeSA) On 12th September 2017, 7 gutsy girls set out for a 28km paddle in hard plastic kyaks across Lake Malawi toRead more
We are pleased to announce two more winners of our Photo Story competition – really wonderful stories of being a woman in sport: Claudia Lepera Bloy (@claudialepera) – Ultimate Frisbee Champion The joy of playing a mixed gender sport as a woman (teams have both men and women in them) is pushing you bodyRead more
Girls Only Project is proud to announce the first two winners of our Photo Story Competition who each win R1000 for their photos of the JOYS and CHALLENGES of being a women in sport. Hayley Nixon – World Champion Surfski Paddler (@hayleszn) A moment of relief and exhaustion- a great CHALLENGE finishing my first CapeRead more
The #MeToo campaign, although spurred into life by the goings-on in Hollywood, has drawn attention to the continuing spectre of sexual harassment and abuse women face. One of the problems is the silence that surrounds this issue, and the #MeToo campaign has done a great job of encouraging women to speak out, many for theRead more
Where did it all start? Since I can remember I had a love and passion for sport. Fortunately I was able to grow up in a sport loving family and I was surronded with sport activities since I was a little girl. From there I discovered my God given talent and build on that. WhatRead more
Girls Only Project will be starting a new feature this year: a Q&A with South Africa and Africa’s top female athletes about the challenges and joys of being a female athlete. We believe in the power of stories to positively impact others and wanted to provide a platform for female athletes to share their personal, unique stories.Read more
The best thing about me being an athlete is the fact that I got to identify and live my passion. It is special and it allowed me an opportunity to live my dream, be responsible and have the feeling of being in control even when things aren’t going well. Being an athlete, I have learntRead more