21/07/2026
It was an immensely proud moment for us as our team member Renaissan was invited as a speaker to the IWG Global Summit on Women and Sport, held in Birmingham between 9th-11th July. This summit brought together around 900 delegates from 41 countries, all working to advance gender equity in women sports. The summit featured prominent faces, including the President of the International Olympic Committee.
She, alongside fellow innovators from Brazil, Pakistan and Somalia were representatives of the Advancing Olympism365 Innovation Hub, an initiative by the International Olympic Committee, Beyond Sports Foundation and Women Win. She was invited to talk about our initiative of empowering women with intellectual disabilities against gender-based violence through sports. As a speaker, she conducted an interactive workshop navigating the different challenges faced in sports and gender equality at the grassroot level.
We are very proud and happy that our grassroot-level initiative could be represented in the international stage, thereby advancing our aim of gender equity in sports.