Double Dutch

The double dutch program is an afterschool program that was initiated in Guinea in 2010. It started at one school with 24 girls and currently has increased to 200 schools with 18,000 girls participating.

It promotes health and fitness, and builds self-esteem and leadership skills. It consists of coaches that mentor students on life skills related to education and health. The mentors meet with the students two to four times a week to talk to them about cleanliness, school, disease prevention, gender violence, gender equality, and more.

There are 18,000 girls and more than 200 schools registered for 2015.

Mixed Soccer

This recreational program is designed to give girls opportunity to play soccer at an early age by allowing them to play with boys in 5-on-5 football. Each team is required to have at least two girls on the playing field at all times.

This program is designed as a game to play co-ed soccer and promote gender equality.

Girl Power

Leadership, self-esteem and unity

Girl Power is an IMA motto that signifies leadership, self-esteem and unity.

The design of the Girl Power Program is to bring lecturers from Guinea and different parts of the world to speak to girls in many different types of settings.

Most speakers have come from the Office of Women in Sports and Young Guinean Women on the Move. We intend to continue to put successful girls and women in front of as many young Guinean girls so they can be motivated to stay in school and complete their education.

Books for School

Mariama Sy, National Sports Director of IMA is presenting books to the English School in Conakry, Guinea. The International Medalist Association has presented thousands of dollars worth of books to more than ten schools and one University in Conakry, Guinea.

The International Medalist Association helps schools develop libraries to increase the availability of books to students.

Educational Scholarship

The ESP Program was initiated in 2012 to fill a void in scholarship opportunities for girls from primary school to university level of education who have the desire to attend school, but don’t have the financial means. The scholarships go towards a variety of needs: tuition, transportation, school fees, tutors, internet access, school uniforms and school supplies.

Evidence shows that parents with limited resources generally support their sons in going to school before their daughters, which underscores the lower value society attributes to girls’ education as opposed to boys’ education.

The main focus of this initiative is not only to give girls the opportunity to go to school, particularly Primary School, but also to assist them in staying in school and graduating from Secondary School.

To date more than thirty girls have been assisted through this program.

Girls Mentoring Program

This Girls Mentoring Program is designed to give girls an avenue to talk to an adult who has agreed to communicate at least monthly with the girls through: internet, personal visits, an phone calls.. Mentors have come from: UNICEF, Helen Keller Foundation, NEED inc./USA, Rice Youth Development Corporation/ USA and individuals who have expressed an interest in becoming mentors.