USAID supported women’s football tournament

The eight-day young women’s football league tournament in Mahendranagar, Kanchanpur, attended by as many as 10,000 people and supported by the U.S. Agency for International Development  (USAID) ended yesterday. The competition was designed to build the confidence, leadership, team building and networking skills of local, rural women.  Jed Meline, the Acting Mission Director for USAID/Nepal, attended the final tournament championship and presented awards to the winning teams.  The sports activity is part of the youth leadership component of USAID’s Flood Recovery Project that seeks to expand the participation of youth and vulnerable populations in the development process of their communities.