We are excited to announce our new Judo Girls Rise Fund which will provide clubs the opportunity to access a grant of up to £600.
As we look to increase female participation across Scotland, we acknowledge the role that female-only environments play in attracting and retaining girls and women in sport. Our membership is only 29% female – we have ambitions to improve this and we hope you do too. We believe judo is a sport for all, and we know there are many more girls and women who could benefit from all that judo has to offer. This is why we are looking to grow the availability of girls or women-only participation programmes in our judo community.
Could your club become part of our new Judo Girls Rise network?
We want to inject funding into club’s that are committed to creating a sustainable programme that will allow female participation to thrive in your club.
Our fund will allow up to 8 clubs up to £600 in funding to launch or invest in a new or ongoing female participation programme in their club.
Scotland has a rich history of females participating in judo at every level, which has allowed our judoka to soar domestically and internationally. We want to rise up this next generation and give them the best experience of what judo has to offer. By listening to our female population we know that there is an infinite list of benefits to participating in judo including building resilience, increasing confidence and making lifelong friendships.
If you are successful in applying for the fund you will access wrap around support from JudoScotland that will be in place to develop your Judo Girls Rise programme and provide more experiences for your participants. This will include options to access female-led masterclasses, marketing toolkits and partnership building support.
Club Support Officer, Laura Kirkhouse, is excited to see how this fund can develop female participation in judo: “The Judo Girls Rise Fund is a great opportunity for clubs to invest in a pathway for girls and women to access judo for the first time or keep them in the sport for longer. I am enthusiastic about a network of Judo Girls Rise programmes emerging across the country, and I hope clubs seize this opportunity to inject funding into female participation. With so many outstanding Scottish female role models in judo, now is the perfect time to invest in nurturing new female judoka on their judo journey.”
To make an application to the Judo Girls Rise Fund please click the link below. Please note applications close on the 30th August. Decisions on applications will be made on a rolling basis so we advise applying as soon as possible. Funding can be applied for to begin a new female participation class or project but can also be applied for by clubs to further develop existing programme.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity please get in touch by email laurakirkhouse@judoscotland.com or phone on 07743 937 450.