Although VSO Nederland does not focus exclusively on the relationship between sports and development cooperation, it does occasionally use sports as a means. One such case concerned the project Moving the Goal Posts Kilifi (MTGK) in Kenya. In this project football is used to boost self-confidence among girls and women, to offer information about a healthier lifestyle and to make them aware of their role in the community and the opportunities available to them. The members of the community compiled the following list of problems and solutions.

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Challenges for girls in Kilifi

• Not free to attend meetings, go out
• Early marriage
• No schooling
• No decisions, even for herself
• No access to sexual health education
• No leadership or management skills
• Cheap labour (house girls)

Through football she can

• Be reached, mobilised in safe places, socialise positively
• Stay longer in school
• If out of school, delay early marriage
• Build confidence, 'If I can play football I can do lots of useful things in my life'
• Learn life skills, discuss reproductive health issues with trained peer educators
• Learn how to organise leagues, tournaments
• Opportunities to gain work experience as volunteer/staff