Girl Power Org

GIRL POWER IS A NON-PROFIT INTERNATIONAL GRASSROOTS SPORTS ENTITY, EST 2014. OUR PURPOSE IS TO USE SPORTS AND LEADERSHIP AS TOOLS TO EMPOWER WOMEN. (minorities)

[UNHCR Representation for EU Affairs @Refugees_EU]

All refugees, boys and girls, need access to the classroom.

Making sure everyone has equal access to quality education must be a priority.

[Beyond Sport @BeyondSport]

In our Bulletin:
💪🏽 @Malala backs women’s sports
⚽️ @EE supports girls’ growth through football
🥊 @AFD_France & @IOCmedia tackle youth crime in Asia
🙌🏽 @Enable_Tweets champions disability inclusion

👉🏽 https://t.co/f9PwH4A67i

[Girl Power Org @Girlpowerorg1]

It was an honor for us to showcase our efforts in combating racism and gender-based violence against women, and to highlight how sport has served as a powerful vehicle for positive change. Thank you 🙏 for the opportunity

[UN Genocide Prevention @UNOSAPG]

Next up in Countering Hate Speech Week ➡️ thematic event on building partnerships and reclaiming inclusive spaces free of hatred.

With @Morocco_UN @EssexHRC @gariwo_onlus @Girlpowerorg1 @NazilaGhanea @peacemakersnetw @Ch_JesusChrist @UNZambia

Live now 📺 https://t.co/ic0DQczgfy

[UN Genocide Prevention @UNOSAPG]

Next up in Countering Hate Speech Week ➡️ thematic event on building partnerships and reclaiming inclusive spaces free of hatred.

With @Morocco_UN @EssexHRC @gariwo_onlus @Girlpowerorg1 @NazilaGhanea @peacemakersnetw @Ch_JesusChrist @UNZambia

Live now 📺 https://t.co/ic0DQczgfy

[The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards @sportsbookaward]

The WINNER of the 2025 Overall Sports Book of the Year is...

My Beautiful Sisters, Khalida Popal (@johnmurrays)

Chosen for its extraordinary power, emotional depth, and global relevance, Khaldia Popal’s courageous and compelling memoir tells the story of the Afghan women’s football team — a tale of resistance, resilience, and hope in the face of unthinkable adversity. Her voice is not only a testament to the transformative power of sport, but a call to action that transcends borders. In a year of remarkable books, this story stood out for its humanity, urgency, and impact.

#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport

[Ryan Bartley @_Ryan_Bartley_]

@sportsbookaward @johnmurrays Absolutely loved this book, heartbreaking, inspiring and incredible to read. Thank you @khalida_popal

[Suzy Wrack @SuzyWrack]

Very sad day. Those involved in women's football have spent decades advocating for women to be able to reap all the benefits that sports provides a person (be it socially, emotionally, physically, mentally, or in so many other ways). That has meant that women's... 1/

[The Charles Tyrwhitt Sports Book Awards @sportsbookaward]

Trailblazing stories from the world of sport. 🌟 The 2025 Vikki Orvice Award for Women’s Sports Writing, in association with @LoveReadinguk, shortlist is here...

La Vie Jamais Racontée, @Nancy_Gillen (@pitchpublishing)

My Beautiful Sisters, Khalida Popal (@johnmurrays)

Potholes and Pavements, Laura Laker (@BloomsburySport)

Swimming Pretty, Vicki Valosik (@wwnortonUK)

The Lost Lionesses, Gail Emms (@Octopus_Books)

Warming Up, @maddyjorr (@BloomsburySport)

#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport

[John Murray Press @johnmurrays]

We're delighted to announce that MY BEAUTIFUL SISTERS by @khalida_popal has been shortlisted for the @charlestyrwhitt @sportsbookawards for Women's Sports Writing👏

#CTSBA25 #ReadingForSport

@sportsbookaward @ctshirts

[Displaced International @displacedint]

Displaced International calls on @FIFAcom to end the exclusion of displaced Afghan women footballers. By barring the @AfghanWnt from another World Cup cycle, FIFA is inadvertently reinforcing the Taliban’s systematic oppression of women—an act the @UN and rights groups have called a crime against humanity.

These athletes escaped gender apartheid, yet FIFA’s inaction extends that persecution to the global stage. Afghan women deserve more than empty solidarity—they need their rightful place in international football. Anything less is complicity.

Sign DI's global petition to end gender apartheid as a key driver of forced migration from Afghanistan:
https://t.co/XQaJUZZPP9

Read this call for action:
https://t.co/OUpaUrNOp7

#LetAfghanWomenPlay #FIFA #HumanRights #GenderApartheid
@FIFAWorldCup @FilippoGrandi
@khalida_popal @MAshrafHaidari

[Sport & Rights Alliance (SRA) @Sport_Rights]

📢 For +3 years, Afghan women footballers living in exile have campaigned for #FIFA to intervene and provide them with the official recognition and financial support denied to them by Afghanistan.

https://t.co/YijQ3iwRHC @khalida_popal @Girlpowerorg1

[Athletic Club @athletic_eus]

📽️ @khalida_popal-ekin hitz egin dugu, Afganistango emakumezkoen lehen selekzioko kapitaina, gaur egun Danimarkan errefuxiatua.

Eskerrik asko munduan zehar emakumeen eskubideen aldeko borrokan eredu izateagatik.

❤️ Athleticzale, San Mamesen ikusiko dugu elkar igande honetan.

[Athletic Club @Athletic_en]

✊ Today at Lezama we received a visit from @khalida_popal, captain of Afghanistan's first ever women's national team, who now lives in exile in Denmark.

An honour to learn more about your fight to secure better rights for women in Afghanistan and the rest of the world.

ESKERRIK ASKO! متشکرم

[Enrique @evelascosilva]

Un balón y unas botas para la esperanza.

@khalida_popal 🤜🤛 @Girlpowerorg1

https://t.co/A1VeiwtE5x

[Julia Spicer @telford_julia]

@khalida_popal thank you for your powerful story! I read this book in 24 hours - laughed, cried, held my breath and found myself nodding along with your insights into the role of sport and women's empowerment
A must read!
@AfghanWnt @Girlpowerorg1

[Girl Power Org @Girlpowerorg1]

Even the lowest lows are still highs when you’re on a journey to make sport equal! ⬇⬆ Thank you for an amazing week, @adidas Breaking Barriers & Girl Power leadership Project ❤
#LetsBreakBarriers @adidaswomen @adidas

[Girl Power Org @Girlpowerorg1]

Our Football Tournament 🏟️ South Yorkshire 🇬🇧! Four teams—Girl Power, @furddayLADIES, Republiclia Int., Route 1 Rovers—came together to kick the ball in the fight against GBV, as part of the global #16DaysOfActivism campaign. Unity is our strength, and football is our tool 🏟️⚽️

[FURD @furdday]

Founder of @Girlpowerorg1 @khalida_popal told us how when the @AfghanWnt women's youth team came to England as refugees as their lives were in danger, they were met and intimidated by protesters outside their hotel #Unitingourstreetsandcommunities

[Girl Power Org @Girlpowerorg1]

It was great to host you. Thank you 🙏 for empowering others and making the beautiful game of football more beautiful and inclusive for all.

[Ruth Johnson @rjohnson234]

Great to take part in @Girlpowerorg1's 11-a-side tournament last week with my @furdday team (pictured), @HolbeckMoorWFC , @Republica_FC and Route 1 Rovers from Bradford - the most diverse women's football tournament we've experienced so far 👍🏻

[Ruth Johnson @rjohnson234]

Great to take part in @Girlpowerorg1's 11-a-side tournament last week with my @furdday team (pictured), @HolbeckMoorWFC , @Republica_FC and Route 1 Rovers from Bradford - the most diverse women's football tournament we've experienced so far 👍🏻