The Women’s Development Programme aligns with Goal No. 8 in FIFA’s The Vision: 2020-2023 (Accelerate the Growth of women’s football) and aims to provide all 211 member associations with the opportunity to access additional resources and specialist expertise to develop the women’s game. Since the launch of FIFA’s Women’s Development Programme, in collaboration with regionally based women’s football experts, FIFA has worked with 84 Member Associations on 212 projects. The eight development programmes of FIFA’s Women’s Football Strategy provide a ‘menu’ for FIFA’s member associations, whilst in recent months, newer programmes and pilots have been added. Including a Menstrual Health hygiene programme in South Sudan, a research project with nurses in Malawi, and a continuation of work following on from the launch of the landmark benchmarking report on elite women’s football.

Next week, following the recent successful conclusion of the UEFA-FIFA Women in Football Leadership Programme, pairings for the new iteration of FIFA’s Coach Mentorship Programme will be announced. 20 female mentees being supported by 20 male and female mentors currently working in the women’s international game. Naturally, FIFA.com will bring you further news on this in the coming days, weeks and months.

Source: FIFA